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Reference 642
Title Tabulating Templated Source data fields
Category General
Description Problem Statement
When using Generic Sources, splitters can use the Sources tab of the Records Window to
compare the detailed fields of related sources, and either the List all Citations for
a Selected Source plugin or View > Citations to Source Record... menu option for
tabulating lumped citations.

FH7 introduced Templated Sources, but with no corresponding options to display
tabulated data, and no easy “out of the box” method for typical users to create them.
Tabulating data from split Templated Sources requires a dedicated Query for each
Source Template and having to create fairly complex Data References manually. This is
described in the FH help as an advanced topic only of interest to technically-minded
users. Tabulating data from lumped citations to Templated Sources is impossible
without writing a new plugin, as neither of the methods referred to above support
tabulated data from Templated Sources.

Proposal
FH provides a simple “point and click” option for displaying detailed data fields for
either;

1. All sources linked to a selected template.
2. All citations to a selected source.

A suggested method is via an upgraded View > Citations to Selected Source menu option,
with a new option to View > Sources from Selected Template.

The tabulated data should contain existing generic source fields, plus each data field
in a separate column, entitled with the field name, and fully sortable either
alphabetically or chronologically, as appropriate (similar to the Records Window).

Note:
This request is directed at generating tabulated data from Templated Sources. It is
related to, but separate from, Wish List Ref 635, Better ways to find where records
are used, as the support for Templated Source data fields requested here could be
integrated into any changes made to locating and detailing record links if the two
requests were implemented concurrently.

Web Link https://www.fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22871
Votes 7
Rating 3.7
Added Saturday 13th April 2024
Last Vote Friday 14th June 2024

 

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