Mary,

Rather than deleting a record in past Perfect,
wouldn't it be prudent to export or move a record to a
"deleted" database?  That way, not only is the record
deleted from the main database, there also remains a
deleted databse as well.

Any thoughts?

--- Mary Parr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear John:
>
> The reindex feature was created specifically to
> permanently remove items
> that have been marked for deletion.  Anything marked
> for deletion, will be
> removed when you reindex.  This is a housekeeping
> feature that makes sure
> you are not wasting space on records you don't want
> in your database.  This
> process is not reversible.  However, anytime before
> you reindex, you may
> recall an item that is marked for deletion by
> pressing the Recall command
> button.
>
> If you backed up your data prior to performing the
> reindex procedure the
> records can be restored from the backup.  Please
> contact our technical
> support office for assistance in restoring your
> data.
>
> If you have collection records that you want to
> remove from your active
> database but still want to keep, I suggest that you
> use the Deaccession
> feature. This feature allows you to remove the
> record from the active
> catalogs and places it in the Deaccession file.
> Deletion and/or deaccession
> should be carefully considered and undertaken with
> great care.
>
> Mary Parr, Collections Management Consultant
> Pastime Software Co. Inc.
>
>


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Cordially,

Brad Holderman
ARTIFACT INK
Documentation for the Archaeological & Biological Sciences

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