[Ldsoss] Re: HT and VT Tool

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On 5/22/07, Jay Askren <jay.askren at gmail.com> wrote:
> In the CSV export from MLS, there is also a unique identifier created
> by MLS for both the family and for the individuals.  I used this as my
> key in my Emergency Preparedness Program.  Does anyone know how stable
> these columns are?  I use it to tell if someone is new to the ward
> when an update happens, because I didn't want to store the membership
> number for privacy reasons.
>
> Jay
>

I also use this field for uniqueness and for matching up members of
families for certain reports (e.g., getting the names of the parents
for a child approaching baptism). I don't use them for tracking new
members, I have an "insert date" column which contains the date the
record was imported from the CSV file. That way I can look for any
given day who the new members were, or when a members records were
imported. From all I have seen, those fields are unique.

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