I’m not sure what you mean by ‘original sort order’ but that would depend on the data. You could employ a sort of ‘record number’ I suppose similar to the concept of a database record ID.
But if say, you sort by last name ‘originally’ then you wouldn’t need a special column. Just sort by last name. Make sure anyone doing a sort always chooses to sort the entire table and not just a portion of it or you’ll get a mess. (and maybe why you think you need a sort order column) As for how else to share data, that answer is endless. There are many online or self-hosted systems that employ some sort of database for managing members, projects, events, activities, employees, vendors, customers, et cetera and that also tie into accounting and things like inventory management. Enterprise Resource Planning ‘ERP’ is the overall term there, but there are subsets like ‘CRM’ (Customer Relationship Management), Point of Sale, Project Planners, and more. One could try to find an out-of-the-box solution, customize a generic one, or have one custom made from scratch. Some individual components can also be used and then tied together so they all ’talk’ to each other. Regards, Adrien > On Aug 26, 2019 w35d238, at 10:10 PM, doncram <donc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh, another complication for my botanical garden society, is that some of the > donations create obligations that need to be tracked. Similar to how Michael > Hendry needs to track the multiple purposes for each individual's payments. > Contributions might be earmarked for one of our subgarden areas, to fund a > tree or bench, or might "earn" placement of a memorial brick in one of our > patios. The donor might want the brick done, or might not. I think the > previous treasurer kept all this in her head somehow, or in some separate > file she might have kept, and she arranged for the bricks to be done > periodically, with text chosen by donor. I cannot do any of that, because I > am limited and also the organization has been growing. But the info needs to > go to the right other people. > > Oh, by the way, for a shared spreadsheet or even for any non-shared > spreadsheet, one absolutely has to have an "original sort order" column, to > bring the spreadsheet back to regular format, when anyone sorts it > differently for some purpose, and those with access need to understand that > and not mess up that column, which is okay by everyone else in my case. > Again, I cannot imagine myself generating reports or whatever, I do not have > the time. No way can I run multiple accounting systems for pledges or > whatever, either. I can only imagine sharing the info in a joint-access > spreadsheet so others can add whatever they need to, and sort it however they > like and get what they need. How else could this possibly be done? > > Donald Cram > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
