Thread: Auto linking
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Old 02-20-2006, 07:34 PM
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I can think of a few questions regarding auto-linking search results to Search Info Items, to include:
1) Should the search be updated every time Info Items are updated (ie, added, removed or modified), or only when Searches are manually executed, or?? The first option could easily make the application unresponsive with a large database (especially with complex Saved Searches), but the second option could be misleading...
2) If linking only when a search is executed, should it link partial results (ie, even link when a executed is cancelled before completing), or only auto-link when search execution is completed?
3) How to indicate whether the results actually match the search criteria or are manually linked to the Saved Search?
4) What happens when an Info Item that is linked only to the Search and no longer meets the search criteria? Delete it to the Recycle Bin, just keep it linked, or relink it to some type of "Unmatched" Info Item, or??

I don't ask these questions to say that auto-linking will never be implemented, but rather to identify the complexities and determine how it can reasonably be added to Ultra Recall.
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