Re: [Gnumed-devel] More lab test result considerations: groupings

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Karsten Hilbert
<address@hidden> wrote:

>> a look, make sure there's no discrepancies?" and if the info is in a
>> comment
>> field it's not possible to do that.
>
> I know but it`d at least be possible for a human to *see* it.

 yes.

>> but if it's in a
>> clin.lab_request.fk_lab_request_forwarded_from_another_lab field, it is.
>
> I know but, as you hinted, if we go down that route we are likely to end
> up with "lotsa little fields" rarely used and we need to ask ourselves whether
> that would complicate things beyond sanity.

 good point.  diminishing returns.  the
clin.test_result.fk_lab_request is 100% needed, whereas not all labs
send samples to another lab to process.

will update wiki page.

l.