Even if the use of the import wizard to exchange data did not exist, we do still need to be able to import using existing keys from other sources, particularly Rodis and other data entry portals (I'm guessing indicia will be able to be set up similarly).
Spreadsheet templates we give out to recorders - e.g. for recording bats or butterflies - could easily have the TVK added to speed up import, and we could tell individuals their individual key etc.
Whether intended or not, the import wizard has become one of the most important and most used facilities in Recorder so improvements to it are really important to the users.
Apologies for muddying the waters. There is undoubtedly a discussion to be had/research to be done on why so many using Recorder day to day are not using it as it intended by the designers regarding transfer of information between Recorder systems, whether the original idea will ever be achievable, and how to persuade busy people to do things the difficult way rather than the easy way [the easy way being to keep comprehensive metadata]. However, I personally do not think that failing to respond to current developments in online recording is a good way to make this happen - or that improvements to R6 data exchange should take priority over import wizard improvements.
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Teresa Frost | Wetland Bird Survey National Organiser | BTO
Other hat | National Forum for Biological Recording Council
(Old hats | NBN Board, ALERC Board, CBDC, KMBRC)