Re: [Gnumed-devel] limbo table entries

[Horst Herb]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 23:58, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> >> - commit+audit limboed 'original' modification
> >
> > Commit, but no audit since this is the first time the record was truky
> > committed.
>
> Oh, you want to apply the limbo flag to semantically new
> records only ? That is to original (not rewritten-to) INSERTs
> only and not to original UPDATEs ? Must have misunderstood
> that somewhere.

Yes. Otherwise the audit trail would be pointless. 

The point in having the limbo is to allow the author of a record some time to 
finalize his thoughts and to edit his narrative without subjecting him to the 
perils of a volatile platform, user interface or connection. But, once a 
record exists outside of the limbo, the author should make his mind up 
*before* he starts changing records. After all, health records are not 
something that is changed on a regular basis, isn't it?

Horst