Michael will still need a sort item if he wants the sort to be on date +
school + etc. (or if the date mentioned is not the entry date).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Mullen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Sort Items & Primary Paths


> Michael,
>
> You said:
>
> >So, if that
> >is true, and my data is never updated or deleted, then I should be able
> >to change my sort item to a X2, with a VALUE of 'XX', and it would still
> >be sorted correctly, right?
>
> If your data is never updated or deleted then you don't need a sort at
all.
>
> Image puts the newest entry at the end of the chain.
>
> The primary path designation was originally intended for DBUNLOAD/DBLOAD,
> now utilities will offer it as a default in certain operations (Adager and
> its Repack command, for instance)
>
> A good rule of thumb would be to deisignate a primary path as the path
that
> your users access the most and has a > 1 average chain length (for sets
> that have > 1 path).
>
> Patrick
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