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Matt: /* No Null Responses */

2015-02-14T21:27:02Z

No Null Responses

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	===No Null Responses===		===No Null Responses===
	Please ''don't'' create null background responses by entering a note like "No response needed" or "Background is fine". Just set the response to confirmed if that is the case. You only need to create a background response if you are rejecting a background.		Please '''don't''' create null background responses by entering a note like "No response needed" or "Background is fine". Just set the response to confirmed if that is the case. You only need to create a background response if you are rejecting a background.

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Matt: /* Background Responses */

2015-02-14T21:26:51Z

Background Responses

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	You can edit and delete any background response that you have created from the Note tab of their character record. Only you can edit your own notes, other members of the team cannot do so.		You can edit and delete any background response that you have created from the Note tab of their character record. Only you can edit your own notes, other members of the team cannot do so.

			===No Null Responses===
			Please ''don't'' create null background responses by entering a note like "No response needed" or "Background is fine". Just set the response to confirmed if that is the case. You only need to create a background response if you are rejecting a background.

	{{Plot Further Reading}}		{{Plot Further Reading}}

Matt at 21:22, 14 February 2015

2015-02-14T21:22:54Z

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	==Background Status==		==Background Status==
	The background status is the status of any response set by a member of the New Player team. ~~Since there is no~~ default ~~response - there~~ is ~~no default background status~~.		The background status is the status of any response set by a member of the New Player team. The default status for all characters is "submitted".

	~~When you create a~~ background ~~response for the player, you must assign a~~ status to ~~their background - either Read, Response Sent or Confirmed. These should be used as follows.~~		You can set the background status to one of four entries:

	* Read - you have read the background but taken no action. This is the status ~~to use when there~~ are ~~problems with a background but you are not ready to send a response to the player - perhaps because it is still being discussed~~.		===No Response Required===
			You should only put this status for characters who are now dead.

	* Response sent - indicates that a response has been sent to the ~~player. In theory there~~ is ~~nothing further~~ to ~~be done with this background until~~ the ~~player responds in turn~~.		===Confirmed===
			This is the status you should put if the background is fine and you are happy to confirm the details.

	* Confirmed - indicating that we have ~~now confirmed~~ the background is ~~approved~~. ~~Effectively~~ the ~~sign-off from us~~.		===Read===
			You have read the background but taken no action. This is the status to use when there are problems with a background but you are not ready to send a response to the player - perhaps because it is still being discussed.

			===Rejected - Response Sent===
			If there is a problem with the background then you can reject it. Set the status to rejected '''and then write a response for the player using the "create response" button'''. Please make sure you write a response, otherwise their background will be rejected with no explanation of why.

	==Background Responses==		==Background Responses==
	A background response is a special type of character note that is added to a character. ~~Other types of character note will be added later. When you create a~~ background response you ~~must set~~ the ~~note and a background status. If you set ''Response Sent'' then the note~~ will be visible to the player ~~'''~~(not yet active)~~'''. Otherwise the note is only visible to crew reading the background details.~~		A background response is a special type of character note that is added to a character. Any background response you create using the "create response" button will be visible to the player (feature not yet active). The system automatically reads all the background responses and assumes that the most recent response is the current valid one. In effect it assumes that each new background response replaces the one that went before it. User notes created from the note page will never be visible to the player.

	~~There is no way to delete or edit background responses. This is by design to preserve a data trail~~. The system automatically reads all the background responses and assumes that the most recent response is the current valid one. In effect it assumes that each new background response replaces the one that went before it.

	~~So when you create a new~~ background response ~~- if~~ you ~~set~~ the ~~status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''~~. ~~If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status~~ of ~~''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''~~.		You can edit and delete any background response that you have created from the Note tab of their character record. Only you can edit your own notes, other members of the team cannot do so.

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Matt: /* Searching Backgrounds */

2015-02-14T21:17:08Z

Searching Backgrounds

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	==Searching Backgrounds==		==Searching Backgrounds==
	You can [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/~~admin~~/search?2 search the character backgrounds] after logging in to the PD website.		You can [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire/search search the character backgrounds] after logging in to the PD website.

	You can search for backgrounds that have been are ~~''Read'', ''Response Sent'' or ''Confirmed'~~' using the drop down box on the character search page. If you select a specific status then it will only return characters with a background with that current status.		You can search for backgrounds that have been are 'using the drop down box on the character search page. If you select a specific status then it will only return characters with a background with that current status.

	===Submitted===		===Submitted===
	You can select a status of ''Submitted'' in the search options. The system will return every character that has submitted a background, regardless of whether it is Read, Response Sent, or Confirmed~~. This is how you search for characters who have '''any''' background on the system.~~		You can select a status of ''Submitted'' in the search options. The system will return every character that has submitted a background, regardless of whether it is Read, Response Sent, or Confirmed. This is how you search for characters who have outstanding backgrounds that nobody has looked at yet.

	~~===No Response===~~
	~~You can select a status of ''No Response'' in the search options. The system will return every character that has submitted a background, but nobody from the New Player team has created a response yet~~. This is how you search for characters who have outstanding backgrounds that nobody has looked at yet.

	==Background Status==		==Background Status==

Matt at 08:04, 14 November 2014

2014-11-14T08:04:50Z

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	So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.		So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.

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Matt at 21:12, 12 November 2014

2014-11-12T21:12:02Z

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	So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.		So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.

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Matt at 00:32, 4 April 2014

2014-04-04T00:32:25Z

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	===No Response===		===No Response===
	You can select a status of ''No Response'' in the search options. The system will return every character that has submitted a background, but nobody from the New Player team has created a response yet. This is how you search for characters who have outstanding backgrounds that nobody has looked at yet.		You can select a status of ''No Response'' in the search options. The system will return every character that has submitted a background, but nobody from the New Player team has created a response yet. This is how you search for characters who have outstanding backgrounds that nobody has looked at yet.


	==Background Status==		==Background Status==

Matt at 00:32, 4 April 2014

2014-04-04T00:32:14Z

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 You can [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/admin/search?2 search the character backgrounds] after logging in to the PD website.
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 So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.

Matt at 00:08, 4 April 2014

2014-04-04T00:08:33Z

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	Anyone who is a member of the plot team, god team or ref team can read backgrounds - but only the New Player team can write a response or tag a background. If you want the ability to tag backgrounds or write responses, then please talk to Clare Evans.		Anyone who is a member of the plot team, god team or ref team can read backgrounds - but only the New Player team can write a response or tag a background. If you want the ability to tag backgrounds or write responses, then please talk to Clare Evans.

	==Searching Backgrounds===		==Searching Backgrounds==
	You can [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/admin/search?2 search the character backgrounds] after logging in to the PD website.		You can [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/admin/search?2 search the character backgrounds] after logging in to the PD website.

Matt: /* Background Responses */

2014-04-04T00:08:11Z

Background Responses

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	==Background Responses==		==Background Responses==
	A background response is a special type of character note that is added to a character. Other types of character note will be added later. When you create a background response you must set the note and a background status. If you set "Response Sent" then the note will be visible to the player '''(not yet active)'''. Otherwise the note is only visible to crew reading the background details.		A background response is a special type of character note that is added to a character. Other types of character note will be added later. When you create a background response you must set the note and a background status. If you set ''Response Sent'' then the note will be visible to the player '''(not yet active)'''. Otherwise the note is only visible to crew reading the background details.

	There is no way to delete or edit background responses. This is by design to preserve a data trail. The system automatically reads all the background responses and assumes that the most recent response is the current valid one. In effect it assumes that each new background response replaces the one that went before it.		There is no way to delete or edit background responses. This is by design to preserve a data trail. The system automatically reads all the background responses and assumes that the most recent response is the current valid one. In effect it assumes that each new background response replaces the one that went before it.

	So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to "Confirmed" then the background becomes "Confirmed". If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of "Read", then that background becomes "Read".		So when you create a new background response - if you set the status to ''Confirmed'' then the background becomes ''Confirmed''. If someone later creates a '''new''' background response with a status of ''Read'', then that background becomes ''Read''.

	==Background Searches==		==Background Searches==