Keying Duplicate Check Registry entry

Specifies which Duplicate Check Registry entry is used to check for duplicates as a record is being keyed.

The Duplicate Check Registry entry defines a list of fields to use for duplicate checking and creates the Duplicate Check menu item. One or many entries may be defined and accessed at any time from the Duplicate Check menu. The Keying Duplicate Check Registry entry specifies which one of these Duplicate Checks is used by default as a record is being keyed by an operator.

Usage

This Registry entry can be assigned to users and groups:

KeyUserGroup
Key 1 UserGroup
Key 2 usergroup
Key 3 Table
Key 4 table
Key 5 Keying Duplicate Check
Value Duplicate Check Name
UseruserTabletableKeying Duplicate CheckDuplicate Check Name
GroupgroupTabletableKeying Duplicate CheckDuplicate Check Name

where:

Duplicate Check Name

is a descriptive label for a duplicate check defined in a Duplicate Check Registry entry (Key 6).

Example

This Duplicate Check Registry entry defines a duplicate check that will be available as a Duplicate Check menu entry:

KeySetting
Key 1 Group
Key 2 Default
Key 3 Table
Key 4 ebirths
Key 5 Duplicate Check
Key 6 Mother's Name, Child Gender and Date of Birth
Value MotherFirstName;MotherSurname;ChildGender;ChildDateOfBirth:Month

The following Keying Duplicate Check Registry entry specifies that this Duplicate Check entry will be used by default when a record is being keyed in the Births module:

KeySetting
Key 1 Group
Key 2 Default
Key 3 Table
Key 4 ebirths
Key 5 Keying Duplicate Check
Value Mother's Name, Child Gender and Date of Birth