One more thing to add to the wish list – could the list of
numbers in the Object Package window sort themselves out by Object Number instead
of by the order they were added to the package? This would make removing
objects from the package so much simpler.
Thanks
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Stephanie
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We have a lot of cross-departmentals too and the staff person
who created them is not always relevant (or memorable), so that could get
confusing for us, but the option to bundle some packages by project could work
nicely. I’d like to see the object package name field longer and easier
to read (Like you did with reports in 2010.)
Stephanie
Hansen
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A great many object packages in our database are
cross-departmental, and I think our users would be annoyed by an extra step
required in creating new packages – so would be good if any hierarchy
were an optional feature.
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:48 PM
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That would mean adding department to object packages – at
least in the objects module. We are adding packages to other modules which may
not have the same concept of department as objects. Would you expect department
on object packages to be security related or just for organization?
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:45 PM
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By department
Then by staff member
Then by project
Cheers
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:41 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. It could be organized by owner,
project (a new field), global, etc. How do you see the hierarchy
groupings?
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:27 AM
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We are actually looking at this problem now, folders would
be a really welcome addition to object packages (that is to say, a hierarchical
organization for object packages).
Our present plan is to expose a web interface for
un/archiving object packages on demand (we already have such an interface for
transferring object packages to our DAM).
My other thought was to treat global object packages like a
communal fridge -- periodically (2x year?) turning all global object packages
(with some exception) non-global, and letting people bug my department when
they need it (or use the web interface) to turn object packages back on.
-Ryan Donahue
George Eastman House