Information Data Store for the Community Garden.

[Mark Grandau]

I would say that we probably want to use Gruppa as the Master DB. This allows multiple people/groups to do what they need with the data (continue adding users, maintain plot records, etc.) all in one place, otherwise data access could actually hold up a group from doing what they need to do. It also alleviates problems with software versions when passing the data around. Because Gruppa is web based data entry could be done from anywhere including the garden with a wireless tablet device, or any grade of hardware or OS.

When it comes to mailings and things like that, you would export the Gruppa DB in csv format. Then import it into whatever application you are going to do the mailing with. The thing is to remember you have a snapshot of the db at the time you exported the csv file. In this way we can use any application that does task based things like emails at the point of doing the task.

That is my suggestion. 

[Mark Grandau]

Post made in response to the Feb 5 minutes.

[Valerie Grover]

Great suggestion. 

The database has been created (and able to have additional fields included as we deem necessary).  For those requesting access to Grubba.net, please email me (citizen...@gmail.com) and I will created a specific user profile to write/read.  Carolyn and Jannette have already received their log-ins and instructions.

Presently there are 73 entries (schools and *some* groups*).

The 22 Field Names:

Contact name

Representing Select One

Affilate Group Name

Address

City

State

ZipCode

Telephone Primary

Telephone Alternate

Email

Committee Assigned to

Status of Internal Activity

Opened By

Priority

Due date

Contact history

Date Added to Contact List

Internal comments

Referral Source

[Valerie Grover]

*EDIT*

19 Fields, and here is an easier to read format

FYI - Here are the 19 fields that are currently in the database:

1. Contact name
2. Representing Select One
3. Affilate Group Name
4. Address
5. City
6. State
7. ZipCode
8. Telephone Primary
9. Telephone Alternate
10. Email
11. Committee Assigned to
12. Status of Internal Activity
13. Opened By
14. Priority
15. Due date
16. Contact history
17. Date Added to Contact List
18. Internal comments
19. Referral Source