Registered: March 25, 2007 | Posts: 2 |
| Posted: December 16, 2008 8:56 PM | | | | I have been a basic user of DVDP for several years, but now I need to use it more effectively. I have two houses, although the way the economy is headed, I may end up with none. Be that as it may, I am moving DVD's back and forth between the two houses. What is the best way to keep track of which disc is where, using DVDP?
I see where there is a Location Field, that I might be able to use, although that field doesn't appear to be searchable using the Filters function. Another thought I had was to use Tags, one for each house, or a Location Tag, with each house listed as a Child to the Location Tag. I am sure that many of you are already doing something like this, but I couldn't find it in my forum search.
Therefore, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that might help me accomplish my goal.
Thanks, and Happy Holidays. |
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Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,459 |
| Posted: December 16, 2008 9:07 PM | | | | You're right - unfortunately we can't currently filter on the location field. However you can sort your collection list based on the location, slot fields and I find this good enough for my needs for now - I can sort my collection, then use the "flag all above" or "flag all below" commands to flag them for reports. If you need them to be more flexible then unfortunately I think Tags would be your best bet, as you suggested. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 1,242 |
| Posted: December 16, 2008 9:08 PM | | | | One way of doing it would be to set up your 2 houses as separate user's, then "Loan" DVD's between them. Which means you can also filter the Loaned DVD's as well.
Steve |
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Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,018 |
| Posted: December 17, 2008 9:59 AM | | | | Yeah, I would use the "Loan DVD" feature for a situation like this: consider one of your houses as the home for your collection and define the other house as a different user you can "loan" DVDs to. Be sure to set the standard loan period (Tools / Options / Default) sufficiently long for your purposes.
BTW: welcome to the Asylum!
And good luck in dealing with your "economy" issues!
DJ | | | Last edited: December 17, 2008 10:01 AM by dee1959jay |
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