TheocBase/TheocBase

Remove a Discontinued Talk

Open the <strong>Add talks</strong> page in the <strong>Public Talks Settings</strong>.

Uncheck the <strong>Hide discontinued</strong> check box in order to enable editing of discontinued talks. Now the columns <strong>Released on</strong> and <strong>Discontinued on</strong> are visible as well.

Doubleclick the <strong>Discontinued on</strong> field and enter the date of the removal.

If a speaker with this talk is scheduled, a message appears, that scheduled talks with this outline will be moved to the <strong>To Do List</strong>. Click the <strong>OK</strong> button.

Doubleclick the <strong>Revision</strong> field and enter the date of the update.

Enter the public talks according to the instructions in the dialog.

Tip:

After pressing the <img src="../images/add_24x24.png" alt="" /> button, the <strong>Wizard</strong> dialog opens.

If you plan to import further data, containing historical record, it may be beneficial to maintain also a complete list of discontinued and revised talks along with the corresponding dates, in order to match the given talk numbers correctly. See the section <a href="#revised_public_talk_outlines">Revised Public Talks</a> on how to update talks.

Adding Congregations and Speakers

Multiple congregations and speakers, along with their talks, can be added via a tab delimited list at once.

You need to <a href="#revised_public_talk_outlines">add the complete list of public talk outlines</a> first.

In the <strong>Settings</strong> select the <strong>Add congregations and speakers</strong> tab on the <strong>Public Talks</strong> page.

The fields are separated with a tab character and multiple talks can be entered, separated with a comma. 

Select in which order you entered the names (last name first name vs first name last name).

When satisfied with the list, press the <strong>Save to Database</strong> button.

<span>You can copy and paste the talks from the Public Talk List (S-99) or directly from jw.org. The result of the public talk outlines in the documents section may be displayed on multiple pages with 15 talks on each. If this list contains both, the talk number along with its theme, then you can copy and paste the talks directly from each page.</span> 
<br><span>In each case you need to check and <a href="#revised_public_talk_outlines">update revised or discontinued talks</a> afterward. A separate form accompanying the Public Talk List (S-99) may be available, that contains corrections. If this form is not available in your language, you can find updated talks also if you filter the public talk outlines by the revision date found on the S-99 form. Check also the announcements (S-147) regarding public talks for further informations (e.g. discontinued date).</span>

In the dialog, enter the speakers and congregations in the following format:<br><code class="green">Congregation</code><code class="highlight_gray"> TAB </code><code class="green">Speaker's name</code><code class="highlight_gray"> TAB </code><code class="green">Phone</code><code class="highlight_gray"> TAB </code><code class="green">Public talk number(s comma separated)</code>

Open the <strong>Add subjects</strong> page in the <strong>Public Talks Settings</strong>.