Cecily, Create related records does just that, it will create records for the current individual in certain related files. When you add a name (using the Add Name button), ebase automatically creates records for that individual in three additional files (besides what you see in the Names file). These are the Summary, Profile and Custom files, and ebase needs these records entered to function properly.
If you add new records using the Filemaker Add record menu item, these related records won't be created. If you try to do certain things with any record improperly entered, ebase gives you a warning that this record was improperly added and needs these related records. You should run this script any time you get this message. The same thing can happen if you import records without using the ebase import routine. Using the Filemaker import routine (for instance, if you are "upgrading" to an uncorrupted copy of ebase after a crash and doing so directly instead of through the ebase import routine), you only create the records in the file you are working in. When this happens, you need to add related records for each of the records imported. The Check for related records script checks every record in the Names file and creates the related records for any that don't have them. This is a much easier way to "correct" records that were imported or added incorrectly. When done, every record will have the proper related record. This script can take some time to run, though, so I don't recommend using it unless you know you need it. For example, if you recently did an import as described above, or if you frequently get the warning to "create related records," you should run the "Check for related records" script. Got it? Carl Cecily Clemons wrote: > > Part 1.1 Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > Encoding: 7bit -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
