Dec Page/Current App query - history recording

[Andrew Carrick]

What do you do if you have more than one change to a data set on one day? TAM prompts "Do you want to overwrite history?" Id' rather have two entries but it looks like I can only have one per day?

[GeorgeW]

It isn't really overwriting anything as far as I know. It simply puts an "*" in the "Replaced" column. That lets you know which one was there first and replaced by another history save on the same date. Both applications are still there in history.

[Andrew Carrick]

Thanks for that info. I've just done a test but I still only see one line in History. However on previous days I do see there are "replaced" history lines on the same day. I wonder if it refrehses overnight? Not normally something TAM does though.

[Lance Bateman]

The recommended method, so you don't lose anything, is to advance the "good through date" one day.  That has been part of the situation since the beginning, and I don't think it has changed.

[GeorgeW]

It should be putting the "*" in the replaced column immediately.  I don't see the point of changing the date by one day.

[Andrew Carrick]

Done some more tests and you have to say "Yes" to "History record exists, do you want to overwrite?"  to get a separate record, which seems counter-intuitive to me.

[Jeff Zylstra]

Done some more tests and you have to say "Yes" to "History record exists, do you want to overwrite?"  to get a separate record, which seems counter-intuitive to me.

Yes, they need different people writing their response prompts for them.  This sounds to be every bit as intuitive as the night time utilities prompts.