* Multiple 'Census' templates for a given Year

[RSellens]

Hi Nick,
Whilst using AS to enter an entry from the 1939 Register, it has become apparent, that a lot of the more recent Census can have multiple document layouts (e.g 1911 i have the regular census page, a different page for the army and another for the Navy, in the 1939 register i have a different page layout for a hospital patient to the regular page). Each of theses documents needs a slightly different templates layout in AS to be able to best capture the data in the appropriate fields/comments. Currently i am getting around this by having to define a 'dummy' county/region value (i.e. i have the regular 'UK' when then contains the 1841 thru 1911 census, but have then have 'UK Army' with a 1911 census). In a future version, would it be possible to change the template logic so that instead of just a year you could also define the 'form type', i am thinging either via expansion of the year box (e.g. you could allow '1911 Army' or '1911 RN' as well as just 1911), of by adding a third selection box) ?

Thanks

Richard

[tatewise]

Personally, I think the solution you are currently using is preferably, because it involves fewer clicks to select than having to also select a Form Type.

There are several Census Template downloads that have adopted your solution:
fhugdownloads:contents:template_census_canada_1916|> Ancestral Sources Template ~ Census Canada 1916
fhugdownloads:contents:template_census_iowa_1846-1925|> Ancestral Sources Template ~ Census Iowa 1846-1925
And others are for various USA States not a Country.

Perhaps all that is need is for the legend Census Country to be replaced by something more general such as Census Locale.

[RSellens]

H Tatewise, if Nick can just expand the 'year' box to allow extra text there is no more clicks.

Richard

[tatewise]

Unfortunately, it is a bit more involved than that, because that Census Year field is also used for other things.
e.g.
In Auto-text and elsewhere the Template Keyword {YEAR} substitutes that Census Year value for Census data, but also the Year the Event took place for other types of data.
Whereas, the Template Keyword {COUNTRY} only applies to Census data for the Census Country field, and probably works satisfactorily for a Census Locale such as UK Navy, Kansas, etc.