* Work with Data for Authors

[AdrianBruce]

FH should be enhanced to provide a facility to 'Work With Data' for the Author item on Source Records. This facility should be analogous to that for Places and Addresses and should (as a minimum) include the ability to Edit, Replace with..., and List Records and Where Used. In addition, the Property Box for a Source Record should bring up a data entry assistant that gives the option of using an existing Author.

Justification: The majority of source records (at least for 'splitters') have Authors that repeat to possibly a large extent, e.g. a parish church. The facility would give the ability to ensure consistency in the forms used (e.g. is it 'Saint' in full, 'St.' or 'St' for the church?)

ID:6222

[Cambiz]

Two wishlist items have been raised for this as I felt they were sufficiently different

Work with Data to include Authors (from Source record) (505)

You can vote for it here

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldispl ... lwlref=505

and

Option to use existing author when creating SOURCE (506)

You can vote for it here

http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldispl ... lwlref=506