managing attributes

LuffmanA · #1 05-19-2005, 08:31 AM

I have created over 3 dozen custom attributes to help me track articles.

1) Is there any way to copy attributes AND their values from one document to another? I have two different articles about the same person published on different days but 90% of the custom attribute values are the same. If not, is there a way to print the values related to the attributes so I can just type them in again instead of scouring the article a second time?

2) Is there a way to change the order in which the custom attributes appear? For example, I have a 'before' and 'after' on the list. Alphabetically, 'after' comes first but I really want 'after' to come, well, after.

I found the Choose Columns dialog and it allows you to change the order within the dialog but doesn't affect the order in the attributes pane.

Thanks,
Amei

LuffmanA · #2 05-19-2005, 08:37 AM

I figured out how to export to CSV. This isn't the greatest but will work in a pinch. If there is a better way to do it, please let me know.

Is there any way to get the Notes to export as well?

Amei

kinook · #3 05-23-2005, 05:45 PM

The next release of Ultra Recall (Version 1.3 - Code Name "Lawton") will include extended printing options that may meet your printing needs.

See http://www.kinook.com/Forum/showthread.php?threadid=993 for more details on the roadmap for future versions of Ultra Recall.

To answer your previous questions:

1) There currently isn't a way to copy the attributes (and their values from one Info Item to another, but this capability has been added to our todo list).

2) Currently there isn't a way to reorder the display of attributes in the Item Attributes Pane.

3) The next version of Ultra Recall (mentioned above) will also have much enhanced import/export capabilities that provides the capability requested (the ability to export notes in csv exports as well as other formats (such as XML).

LuffmanA · #4 05-24-2005, 02:43 PM

Two of the attributes that I wanted to have in order were...

status (before)
status (after)

or, more correctly... "status[space](before)"

Since attributes are alphabetized by default I ended up with 'after' first in my list.

In order to make '(before)' appear before '(after)' I have added another space....

"status[space][space](before)"
"status[space](after)"

So now it looks like...

status (before)
status (after)

Not the perfect solution but it will have to do until something better is available. At least I have them in the order I need them in now.

Amei