[Babase] final errors and prep of PPA update programs

kfenn kfenn at princeton.edu
Wed Mar 7 11:59:41 EST 2007


Hi Karl,

Leah and I agreed that I would try and correct the last few ranks errors 
this week and then give the database to her for 2006A updates this 
weekend.  At that time I will run the dumptext program like we discussed 
on Fri.  Does this sound OK?  Is there any reason we can't run another 
conversion this Thursday when I finish? 

After this I'll be needing to work with you on the update programs for 
PPA.  Below is a summary of what I update and my current method in 
FoxPro, just to get us started.  Repstats/Cycstats, Members and Census 
updates are already working, right?  So maybe F Repro Cycles, and Demog 
update programs are next ...?


Maturity (Puberty) date ( F)
    entered manually directly into the BIOGRAPH table

Female reproductive cycles
    'cycle' (mtd) dates entered into a .dbf table by group.  Valcycle 
and Upcycle used to validate and upload to Babase

Pregnancy (conception) dates
    conception dates entered into a .dbf table.  Dbf table manually 
proofed and appended to PREGS

'New' individuals (infants, immigrant males, aborts/stillbirths)
    All relevant BIOGRAPH field data entered into .dbf table, manually 
proofed and appended to BIOGRAPH.  (this includes immigrant male birthdates)

Death dates
    entered manually directly into the BIOGRAPH table (relevant fields 
are statdate, dcause, status)

Census data (for 5 primary groups)
    entered into .dbf table by group.  Validate using valcen, upload to 
Babase using upcen.
 
Demography data
    5 primary groups entered into one .dbf tables by group for the 
entire 6 month period.  Validate using valdemog, upload to Babase using 
    updemog
    All other groups demog info entered one .dbf table for the 6 month 
period.  Validate using valdemog, upload using updemog
 
Maturity (Puberty) date (M)
    entered manually directly into the BIOGRAPH table

Dispersal date (natal and immigrant M)
    entered manually directly into the BIOGRAPH table

Update/Rebuild Cycstats/Repstats
    do Makerep

Update/Rebuild Members
    do buildmembers


Did I miss anything?

Tabby

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Tabby Fenn
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Princeton University
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