[Babase] [Fwd: Re: OFR error 9 feb]

kfenn kfenn at princeton.edu
Tue Dec 23 08:33:14 EST 2008


Just a reminder to Jeanne and Susan that we still need a decision on the 
OFR point sample.  Her statdate will be wrong in Babase until this is 
resolved.

Tabby



Lacey Maryott wrote:
> Hey Tabby,
>
>  I'm sending this to the babase list because I'm honestly not sure if 
> it can just be deleted.  I'm assuming it can.   Karl, is there a 
> validation rule that is creating this error? Make sense that there 
> would be.  If I can get the all clear from the powers that be (Susan, 
> Karl, Jeanne if you are following this) I will go ahead and just 
> delete these since I know there is no data other than that she was out 
> of sight.
>
> Lacey
>
> Thanks for the lookup, Lacey.
> Are you allowed to delete the sample?  I can't update the statdate to 
> her true deathdate because the validation rules are telling me that 
> she can't be recorded as dead the same day she has a row in 
> SAMPLES....?  Probably a new (and rare) problem with the validation 
> rules.
>
>
> Tabby
>
> Lacey Maryott wrote:
>> Hey  Tabby,
>>
>>   I just looked at this, and OFR was out of site for the whole sample 
>> on 9 Feb. That just means they had her picked to sample that day, but 
>> when she wasn't there, they just went through her 10 minutes entering 
>> that she was out of site, presumably incase by chance she rejoined 
>> the group. Hope this helps!
>>
>> Lacey
>>
>> kfenn wrote:
>>> Hi Lacey,
>>>
>>> I'm not even going to attempt to explain how I found this screwy 
>>> thing, but I need your help to correct it so I can update the statdate.
>>>
>>> OFR (Omo's) has a demog note for 9 Feb 2008 that says she was not 
>>> found during the census.  However, she has row in SAMPLES for this 
>>> date (it didn't throw an error for you because I put the demog note 
>>> in so Babase assumed she was really in the census that day.).
>>>
>>> Can you check on this and let me know what we ought to do?  Deleting 
>>> the SAMPLES row would make sense it unless OFR was actually there 
>>> that day.  In that caseI need to change the census from absent to 
>>> present.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tabby
>>>
>>
>

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Tabby Fenn
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