Re: newbie: using id's or total desciption

In message <b8ar30$he4$1$8302bc10_at_news.demon.co.uk>, stu <smcgouga_at_nospam.co.uk> writes

>> I think at this point i have to make an compromise or give the user a
>> selection by what data he wants to make his statistics
>
>Users would run a mile if they were asked "Do you wish to collect statistice
>by Unique ID or Name?" !!

That's very true. However the system designer must know the answer to the question. It's necessary to translate the question into something that the users understand then translate the users' answers into system specifications. Then when the users say that the system doesn't do what they want the developer can point at the specifications and say "then why did you ask for it?"

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