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- From: dly@vms.macc.wisc.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle
- Subject: Double data entry comparisons
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.154617.11411@macc.wisc.edu>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 14:26:14 GMT
- Sender: news@macc.wisc.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
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- I have a database design question on double data entry comparisons.
- If it matters, we will be using ORACLE 7.0 (we haven't got it yet),
- SQL*FORMS 3.0, on the Sun platform.
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- We will have different data entry clerks entering the same data.
- Then we would like to compare only selected fields. If there are
- no disagreements, then the data is ready. If not, then the data
- is not ready for analysis (we have a manual arbitration step here).
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- The reason why I say selected fields, is that we will not be comparing
- the long text fields (comments, etc). Nor will we be comparing the
- auditing information (clerk id, time of start, time of post, etc).
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- I want to make sure that I can make comparisons fairly easily (there
- will be about 30 different types of data entry forms, each with
- 6 to 80 fields).
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- So, is it easier to have just the fields to be compared in one table,
- and the auditing information in another?
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- Should I have two different tables for each form, one for the first
- data entry, the second for the second data entry?
-
- I would appreciate any ideas. Especially, if you have any stories,
- good or bad about similar designs.
-
- Thank you!
- Debbie Yoshihara
- Department of Biostatistics
- DLY@MACC.WISC.EDU
-