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Have you ever had a situation where you need to edit a whole list of records? There are many ways you can do this, from editing each record individually, to global change , to import . But what if what you are trying to accomplish can't be done with...
Ever wonder, "How am I going to get a list of this information?" Oftentimes, you need to pull data from our system, but how can you? These are the times to look to a query. What is a query? Queries retrieve raw data and present it in a list...
One of the most common query questions we get has to do with the static and dynamic format. Which should you choose? Let me tell you a story that will explain the difference. You have two file clerks in the office: Static and Dynamic. You ask them both...
As the years go by, the number of saved queries can grow very quickly. The more queries you have the more difficult it is to find the one you need. So what should you do? Well, you have a few options: organize your queries , add links to them on your...
Do you run the same reports and queries everyday or every week? Would you like to hire an assistant to just run these reports so you can focus on more important things? FE has your assistant waiting. Please meet Ms. Accounting Queue: Ms. Queue is proficient...
Was I able to get your attention from this title? Hopefully so... At the 2008 Conference, I taught an FE Query & Export session. Most of the attendees really enjoyed some, or maybe a little, of the content so I want to build on it here. Recently a...
Hello loyal readers, For those of you attending Blackbaud's upcoming Conference for Nonprofits this November, this is specifically for you. While everyone here is enjoying the November weather, I will be presenting the session (as the title of my...
Duplicate query results is extremely frustrating, but are they really duplicates ? When a record appears more than once, it could be that the record meets the query criteria multiple times or the output includes one or more one-to-many fields . The good...
Trying to locate the one query amongst dozens or hundreds can feel like finding a needle in a hay stack. If you hate searching through all of your queries, t he answer is in the upcoming release of The Financial Edge version 7.77, due out in Quarter 4...