Hot on the heels of RE 7.85 news about query folders we have this release from
Kevin Brunson :
Does your database have attributes that you no longer use? Maybe you converted to Raiser's Edge from another system and now have all sorts of miscellaneous data in attributes; or you simply have historical data stored in attributes that are no longer used. Maybe there are so many values in the attributes table that when you adding a new attribute to a constituent, it takes forever to find the attribute category your you’re looking for. Have I got great news for you!
The Raiser's Edge 7.85, which is scheduled for release in July, gives you the ability to mark attributes as inactive. When you mark an attribute inactive, it no longer appears in the attributes drop down list as a selection when you adding a new attribute to a record. To mark an attribute as inactive, go to Configuration and select Attributes. On the Attributes page, mark the checkbox in the new Active column for each attribute to appear as available in Records. If you do not mark this checkbox, the attribute is inactive. For more information, see the Configuration and Security Guide.
All attributes will still appear in other areas of The Raiser's Edge such as Query, Export, and Reports. Having inactive attributes display in these areas allows you to continue to use this information in queries, or other areas.
If you have an attribute in your database that you no longer use and want to completely remove it from your database, check out Knowledgebase solution
BB133434. This solution will assist you in removing the attribute completely from your database.
I was personally approached by Jennifer Neher on this but had no idea they'd be able to implement it so fast. Amazing
Make sure you comment in this thread, or in
Kevin's blog post to say thank you.