Re: Alameda County - superfluous base precinct?

["Talbot Iredale" <tiredale@gesn.com>]

Rob,

    The "missing baseunits" occurs when the import file has
baseunit/district relationships for baseunits that have not been defined in
the reportunit/baseunit section of the import file.  I would suggest you get
DIMS to check their exported data to determine why they exported
baseunit/districts but not the reportunit/baseunit.

    When you try to export the results back to DIMS they will get data for
the "missing baseunits" but their will be no exportId for them to match.

Tab

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Chen" <chenrob@pacbell.net>
To: <support@gesn.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Alameda County - superfluous base precinct?


> GEMS version 1.17.20.0
>
> Imported Alameda database from DIMS-Net 2000 voter reg system and the
import
> process created a new base precinct "260" and report precinct "missing
> baseunits".  The precinct seems to be load bearing because there are races
> and ballots assigned to that precinct.
>
> I am wondering if the precinct was created because of an incongruent
export
> file from the DIMS system, symptom of some bigger problem, or like pi an
> irritating universal constant that I'm going to have to live with.
>
> Since we are just accumulating and exporting back to DIMS, I guess I could
> live with it but would appreciate the blessing of a wizard in Vancouver.
>
> Thanks and take care,
>
> rob chen
>