| Reference | 642 |
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| 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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