RE: [AlpacaTalk] cria name
Heather,
At least with ARI we can search the records, even if limited. AOBA has no
search capabilities for any of its data, whether show results, which shows
are held where (for example, by ZIP code or region), or regional
organizations (which organization includes what ZIP codes).
Best,
Denise
From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Behalf Of Heather Zeleny
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:51 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] cria name
Denise,
Equally important is ease of searchability! ARI has a certain amount of
information in the database already, yet it is tiresome to say the
least to search ARI for info. And forget trying to search AOBA show
results. There's no reason that show results shouldn't be submitted in
a standardized format, and uploaded into a database for ease of
searchability, by ARI# for example. One could easily type in an ARI#
and get all show placings of a particular animal.
I do agree that the "new" ARI software leaves a lot to be desired. I
Maybe in time they'll implement more features to make it easier to find
the info we want.
Heather
On Nov 23, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Denise L. Moss-Fritch wrote:
> Heather,
>
> I doubt lack of accepting an apostrophe is an ARI rule as much as
> poorly
> designed software. The error message I received said I had used and
> illegal
> character, the apostrophe, when identifying L'Etoille's name.
>
> For example, software design problems I frequently see is with a
> hyphenated
> married name. Insurance agencies, credit cards, even various levels of
> government use software that is not designed to accept a hyphen in a
> surname. Another example is gender (or sex). Most software, even on
> printed
> forms, identify only two genders - female and male. The software
> designed by
> the medical device company where I work (radiation treatment for
> cancer)
> identifies six genders, including "unknown" and "not identified". A
> couple
> of years ago we heard a lot about Y2K, yet a two digit vs. four digit
> date
> is minor compared to some software limits I see today.
>
> What concerns me is if the alpaca industry is to use EDPs, the
> information
> needed to make decision must be recordable. If we do not have database
> software that will accept the data we wish to use to make decisions,
> how
> will we be able to make informed decisions?
>
> Best,
>
> Denise
>
> Denise L. Moss-Fritch
>
> New Moon Alpacas
>
> Santa Clara, CA
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