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Re: re flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos
Subject:Re: re flashpoint of the week: editors and writers egos From:k k <turnleftatnowhere -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:40:39 -0800 (PST)
>
> > If you are required to provide a stand-alone
> > explanation of the Name text box, what can
> > you write that does not sound stupid?)
>
>
> Search the code to find out how the application usss
> the data entered in
> that field. I am usually surprised to discover
> unexpected bits of business
> logic that make use of the data.
>
Or maybe just ask the developer.
There can be differences in what the "Name" means on
that system. Is it the literal name of the person
entering data, or a system-generated user logon name,
or something else? So in effect you don't describe the
field, you explain the required format or the usage of
the data entered in that field.
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