Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-25 Thread BMcL Robinson
The tool in Legacy for unique identifier is the User ID, not the RIN. The RIN is used by the machine (software) as an identifier and is rewritten at times, whereas the User ID is your own identifier and is fixed. There are tools to help create the User IDs - see Help: There is a tool on the *O

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread jclinx
ith a name. Jane in Phoenix -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of David Cripps Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 7:16 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Jenny M Benson Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier On 23/01/2024 11:11 pm, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Why on earth not us

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread David Cripps
On 23/01/2024 11:11 pm, Jenny M Benson wrote: Why on earth not use the unique identifier provided by Legacy - the RIN. I'm with you Jenny and have done it this way for ages now, the only issue is you must be aware never to overwrite or alter the current RINs & heaps of backups too of course.

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Cathy Pinner
erGroup on behalf of Jenny M Benson *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM *To: *Legacy User Group *Subject: *[LegacyUG] Unique identifier I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. Th

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Ian Macaulay
d any other documents or photo file names I manage to collect over > the years. > > > > Bob Jones > > Winchester Canada > > > > *From: *LegacyUserGroup on > behalf of Jenny M Benson > *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM > *To: *Legacy User Grou

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Bob Austen
gt; names and any other documents or photo file names I manage to collect over > the years. > > > > Bob Jones > > Winchester Canada > > > > *From: *LegacyUserGroup on > behalf of Jenny M Benson > *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM > *To: *Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Kir Rich
Great point Jenny!!! 🙂 On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:12 AM Jenny M Benson wrote: > I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas > there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as > ridiculous. > > The present prefaced her document filenames with the surname,

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread bob jones
egacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. The present prefaced her document filenames with the surname, forename and year of birth of the p

[LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. The present prefaced her document filenames with the surname, forename and year of birth of the person concerned. he went on to say that if there