Membership Database/Editing
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** [[Help:Starting a new page|create a new page]] called "<code>Members:John Doe</code>", using the person's name instead of <code>John Doe</code>.  Note that the first part of the name <code>Members:</code> is plural (with an 's'), because we want it to be stored on the part of the wiki that only members can view.  | ** [[Help:Starting a new page|create a new page]] called "<code>Members:John Doe</code>", using the person's name instead of <code>John Doe</code>.  Note that the first part of the name <code>Members:</code> is plural (with an 's'), because we want it to be stored on the part of the wiki that only members can view.  | ||
** Copy the contents from an existing member and edit it to match the new member  | ** Copy the contents from an existing member and edit it to match the new member  | ||
| - | *** Use the "edit" view of the existing member, so you copy ''everything''  | + | *** Use the "edit" view of the existing member, so you copy ''everything'' including the <code>{{MemRecord|i=</code>.  | 
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* [[Activities]] lists the activities we have had  | * [[Activities]] lists the activities we have had  | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 22 January 2012
The Membership Database is edited by Adam Grose. Other people that have done this task: Brett Wuth, BobCosta.
He uses
- the changes that members make to their personnel record sheets at regular meetings
 - event/course sign-in sheets which are passed to him
 - individual changes which are e-mailed to him.
 
Process
Edit the membership records on the secure part of the wiki.
- existing membership records
 -  new members or applicants should be added in a similar fashion, namely
-  create a new page called "
Members:John Doe", using the person's name instead ofJohn Doe. Note that the first part of the nameMembers:is plural (with an 's'), because we want it to be stored on the part of the wiki that only members can view. -  Copy the contents from an existing member and edit it to match the new member
-  Use the "edit" view of the existing member, so you copy everything including the 
{{MemRecord|i=. 
 -  Use the "edit" view of the existing member, so you copy everything including the 
 
 -  create a new page called "
 
- Activities lists the activities we have had
 
-  update membership statuses
- Any changes (e.g. an applicant becoming an associate member) should be added, not deleting the old membership information. This is a requirement of the Alberta Society Act.
 - check list of newly approved members
 
 
- review any e-mailed updates (done to 23:47, 28 February 2011 (UTC))
 - Review Brett's copy of the call-out list
 - Review the call-out list in the membership binder
 - Review the personnel records in the membership binder
 
Brett Wuth has abandoned development of a
java application for structured editing of the database using
a graphical user interface (MembershipDatabaseEditorTask).
Tasks
- receive changes
 - type changes: MembershipDatabaseFormat
 - validate database: Validate Membership Database Task
 

