BRIAN Open Items

This page listes outstanding feature requests and bug fixes. The order has no bearing on priority or sequence of implementation. If you've requested a feature or reported a bug in BRIAN and don't see it listed here, feel free to bring it to my attention so I can add it to the list.

Outstanding Feature Requests

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Description Status
Allow selection of sessions to be exported via XML.
Issue Index, Composer Index, Songs by Title for Leader Listings
Session report for a particular song
Session report for a particular composer
Implement use of country code on Labels window. Field already exists and data entry is supported, but use in reports is not supported at this time.
Notes field for Issue window.
Implement a global options selection for reports that can also be used in the Session Display and Issues Display.
Integrate Composers/Lyricists window into a composite Songs/Composers/Lyricists window
Statistics for reports - to count how many sessions are included; how many issues are included; how many performers; how many performances; etc. etc. - in a perfect world it would be wonderful to have this information available *before* printing a report, but better late than never!
Support right mouse button use for Windows.
Option to allow sorting by catalogue nbr, format, title and release date in the HTML issues report.
Enable direct navigation to first or last record on windows that have a next and prev button. This can be enabled by holding down ctrl key while pressing next or prev.
Use CSS Stylesheet functionality in reports. In progress
Include issues in XML import/export.
Hyperlink dates in indices back to session report.
Support generating reports for selected groups of performers.
Support hyperlinks for pictures of issues
Expand issue "on hand" to allow multiple choices - number system: 1 - on hand (in my collection), 2 - seen firsthand (in someone else's collection), 3 - reported secondhand (to be named in work notes), 4 - listed in printed source (to be named in work notes)

Outstanding Bugs

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Description Status

Notes only sessions cannot be deleted without first manually deleting the personnel assigned to them.

Importing a text with an ampersand does not work. Date information (exported May 28 & 29 turns into imported May 28&29).

Medley indicators are being lost on import.

unconfirmed

Medley - It could happen that 2 sets of medleys are entered for a session, medley a and medley b. If later on, medley a is removed, then only medly b will remain. This will cause the medley notes to appear as: ; f,g performed as medley The leading semi-colon can be removed by going back and setting medley b to a. This is done by selecting the tunes and toggling the medley button. But, this should be fixed in Brian so no manual intervention is needed.