[Babase] Phone conf wrapup
Susan Alberts
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:12:06 -0500
Thanks Karl, this is helpful. We'll go over the plan for clarity when
you're here.
Susan
At 11:03 AM -0600 3/24/04, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>Here's what was discussed after Susan left the conversation.
>
>They'll be a lot of work during the data conversion checking
>the data rejected by the data integrity rules, determining
>if the rules are good or whether the data needs correcting.
>Steph can do a lot of this as the bulk of the work involves
>researching why the data is the way it is. I can set
>Steph up with a way to remotely access the Princeton
>foxpro master computer, so it's screen appears on her
>desktop. This will allow her to make necessary corrections
>to the master dataset so that it converts as planned and
>will reduce the amount of communication which would be
>required for Daphnie to make the changes which Steph has
>researched.
>
>While I'll certainly be involved during this process as the
>rules may need adjusting, will need explaining, and I'll likely
>be the one running the trial conversions, for the most part
>I'll be working on the data entry programs while this is
>going on.
>
>Karl <kop@meme.com>
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