Data entry conventions
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Data entry conventions
 MarcShepherdNYC
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Posted: 6 Jun 2008 5:35PM GMT |
Classification: Query
I'm new at this, and I had a few questions about data entry conventions.
If you know that A & B are siblings, but you know nothing whatsoever about their parents, do you enter an "imaginary" person to capture the relationship? Is there a standard naming convention that people use, so that in a long list you can quickly find these "fabricated" ancestors?
Is there a particular naming convention used when you know someone's last name, but not their first; or when you know their first name, but not their last? Do people enter "Joseph ?", or just plain "Joseph"?
If you know that a couple had a son, but you don't know the son's name, do you enter a person with a name like "Son#1"? Or do you just make a free-form comment without trying to create a "person"?
If you know that A & B are siblings, but you know nothing whatsoever about their parents, do you enter an "imaginary" person to capture the relationship? Is there a standard naming convention that people use, so that in a long list you can quickly find these "fabricated" ancestors?
Is there a particular naming convention used when you know someone's last name, but not their first; or when you know their first name, but not their last? Do people enter "Joseph ?", or just plain "Joseph"?
If you know that a couple had a son, but you don't know the son's name, do you enter a person with a name like "Son#1"? Or do you just make a free-form comment without trying to create a "person"?