[austechwriter] Re: Links and attachments

In this case I disagree with you.  The concept of how the linking works is
quite important for the user to understand because "linking" saves them much
time and effort in having to update and maintain the same information in
multiple modules.  The record that is linked/referenced can only be edited
and saved when open in its own module.  Any changes are automatically
updated in any "linked" records. Users who do not understand this concept
seem to ask why we do not add another field to the module so they can simply
add the information in there.

Thanks for your help.  So far the most appropriate terminology seems to be
the following:

The source module maps to a record in the target module and creates a join.
The field in which the join is created is called a mapping field.  The
records in the target module map back to the source module.

Ilana Cohney


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From: "MHT" <runfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:25 AM
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Links and attachments


> Brain freeze=85Try asking "an" Engineer.  Got to get a better grip on
these
> flying fingers <sorry>.
> Mary
>
> At 08:38 AM 6/26/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Good Point Elizabeth! =20
> >I'm reminded of the expression "Ask and Engineer what time it is and
> >s/he'll explain how to build the clock".  There's often the inclination
to
> >trot off on the theory of the application, when all that the customer
> >really needs is the practical "How to".
> >Mary
>
> >>At 01:44 PM 6/26/03 +1000, you wrote:
> >>Do they need to know *how* it happens? Can you just tell them that it
> >>does?
> >>
> >>The first module connects to the target module.
> >>The record in the target module appears in the first module.
> >
>
>
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