This is why our listserv is so quiet -- we're all so busy trying to make this thing work on top of our normal duties! -----Original Message----- From: Frances Francis [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:39 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Yes...Just Quiet I'll bite. We just recently commissioned a custom report from Gallery Systems we're referring to as The Silver Bullet. It is essentially the detail view of the Fact Sheet, including attributes and artist alpha-sort. The format is columnar, and it is intended for export. The purpose is to provide our casual users with a quick and easy way to grab-and-go. They can conduct simple queries in TMS, export The Silver Bullet to Excel or Access, and do further sorting and filtering to their heart's content. Then, they can use the table to design reports or mail merge documents. I can throw in more fields as needed, confident that Dimitry has already linked all the tables correctly, etc. Our power users were tired of designing Crystal Reports on the fly for so many users, and Crystal has proven too difficult for our casual users to learn. The Silver Bullet has enough fields to satisfy routine data needs, leaving us free to design the more difficult reports (or actually free to be registrars, as nature intended!). I'll let you know how it turns out. Frances *************** Frances R. Francis Registrar High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30309 tel: 404/733-4480 fax: 404/733-4502 email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Gill, Margie [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Test Lucretia, Yes, I think we're a quiet bunch!!! or messages aren't getting through to me. Margie -----Original Message----- From: Baskin, Lucretia [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 5:18 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Test I joined this listserv recently, but I have received no messages. Is the group just very very quiet? Lucretia Baskin Associate Registrar - Collections Inventory The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10128