A caveat. Check the archives for a solution to the FMP replace problem, the only drawback of the checkboxes. I routinely do replaces on checkbox fields with a calculation that works.
Carl Walt Daniels wrote: > > There are V1 workarounds, but V2 has a concept of roles people play which is > more flexible and probably what you want long term. > > The problem with checkboxes is doing fmpreplaces on the fields. Underneath > they are just text fields with separators so they are like your "B E" in a > field. If multiple values appear for an individual, then replaces don't > append new values to ones that are already there, rather they replace the > contents. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Reagle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:18 PM > > To: TechRocks Support > > Subject: [support] disadvantage of checkbox, how to structure properties > > of constituents > > > > > > I'm using ebase v 1.0.3. I'm wondering about whether to use the > > checkboxes in the affiliation list. > > > > Our old system uses a text field called "Codes". I have imported > > this field into ebase as one of the User Fields. We use the > > field in order to keep track of certain properties of our > > constituents. For example, we use "B" for members of our Board > > of Directors, "E" for endorsers, "H" for members of Congress, "Q" > > for Media (magazines, newspapers), "Z" for libraries, and so on. > > We have about 30 of these codes. The codes for a particular > > record are strung together with spaces, order does not matter > > > > It seems to be a flexible and powerful way of structuring the > > data. One problem is that the codes are not user friendly, being > > arbitrary. > > > > I am tempted to use the Affiliation List Checkboxes, and make an > > affiliation for "Congress", "Media", "Library", and so on. > > However, I remember reading somewhere that the checkboxes have > > some sort of disadvantage or deficiency. > > > > Do the checkboxes have a disadvantage? What should I do? > > > > Thank you very much. > > -- > > Greg Reagle of the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund (NCPTF) > > http://www.peacetax.com/; 888-PEACE-TAX (888-732-2382); 202-483-3751 > > The NCPTF is a member-supported non-profit lobbying organization > > dedicated to passing the Peace Tax Fund Bill in order to enable > > conscientious objectors to pay their full federal income taxes > > without funding the military. > > > > ------------------ > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and > > enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase > > support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email >address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Carl Paulsen New Hampshire Rivers Council 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301 603-228-6472 603-228-0423 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
