* Adding Generic Source 'Author' field into AS

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Adding Generic Source 'Author' field into AS

Post by ADC65 » 17 Feb 2023 22:43

Hi Nick,

There was a discussion some time ago (which, as normal, went a bit off track quite quickly!) about the Author field used in Generic Sources. The discussion was here: Recording Source Author, Type & Publication Information in AS (14034).

In your reply in the discussion you said that Ancestral Sources does not use the Author field. You gave a workaround but it would be a bit clumsy to use all the time. Would there be any possibility of adding the Author field into AS at some point, please?

Thanks.
Adrian Cook
Researching Cook, Summers, Phipps and Bradford, mainly in Wales and the South West of England

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Re: Adding Generic Source 'Author' field into AS

Post by ADC65 » 20 Feb 2023 11:33

I've found a workaround by using the Reference ID / Publication Info field, and then going into the source in FH and swapping it from PI to Author. This works because I only use both fields in about 50% of sources. However, it would be much easier to have the Author field in AS if possible, as I sometimes forget to go and swap them!
Adrian Cook
Researching Cook, Summers, Phipps and Bradford, mainly in Wales and the South West of England

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