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Bringing Up Batch: Constituent Giving History in Batch
Using history to solve mysteries is a popular trend in entertainment; there's the Robert Langdon books, the National Treasure movies, and The Librarian . The heroes in these stories usually spend a lot of time tracking down some obscure old tome to...
Bringing Up Batch: Global Change Batch Magic
What makes Batch such a handy tool is that you can enter a large amount of data on one screen to add records to the database en masse. Using Batch, you can save time by selecting prompts to automatically display for each record or by adding default fields...
Bringing Up Batch/Query Qualities Crossover: Cleaning Up the House
You may find yourself hunting through a long list of queries. And you may find yourself scrolling through batches that have lost their relevance. And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?" As the days go by, your database will likely...
Bringing Up Batch: Saved!
When it comes to saving batches while you're working in them, you could be Francisco Rodriguez or you could be Manuel Corpas . If your network goes down or your power goes out while you're working in Batch, you could lose loads of data entry....
Bringing Up Batch: Adding and Editing Constituents
Like a Swiss Army knife , a gift batch can be used for more than one purpose. If you need to make a change to a constituent's name, address, or other information during gift entry in Batch, you can do so using the constituent window. To use the constituent...
Sarah's Shortcuts: Preparing for Pledges
So I realize I'm probably starting a little late, but I'm finally beginning to map out a budget of sorts and am taking time to monitor my expenses. It's been rather eye-opening. For one, I don't make as much as I thought I did (good to...
Bringing Up Batch: Sometimes it's Good to Repeat Yourself
Like the tides, the cycles of the moon, and the inevitable sequels to popular action movies, some donors give gifts with clockwork reliability through payroll deduction or other means. Re-entering these gifts each time busies hands that could be doing...