Ordinances Ready enhancement request

Sheryl Neal Slaughter · July 4, 2021

(Moved from part of a message I posted in another forum...)

I request that Ordinances Ready include the following features in upgrades:

Allow a patron to select ordinances for either gender;
Add a checkbox to exclude a person from the list presented;
Exclude persons with zero sources. It seems that the names being pulled up from family trees is just a list of people with data problems and no sources. Including those names has a high likelihood of providing the patron with erroneous information and causing duplication of ordinances.
Provide patrons with their closest relative from Family Tree or their nearest expiration date from Temple Reservation list.
Show the relationship of the person in the Ordinances Ready list.

Thanks in advance for considering!

Brett . · July 5, 2021

@Sheryl Neal Slaughter

Sheryl

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

[ And, I happen to be a Member of the Church ... ]

In regard to the 'Message' posted in ANOTHER Forum ...

[ And, I realise that you are ONLY passing the 'Message on here ... ]

I am, Just 'thinking out aloud', here:

Please advise the original poster of that 'Message', the following.

Please be aware that the "OrdinancesReady" feature/function/facility is ONLY, really, for a quick; and, easy, process of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, when one is going to visit the "Temple", that day or the next, when one DOES NOT have ANY "Temple" Cards, 'on-hand', available.

The "OrdinancesReady" feature/function/facility is certainly NO substitute, for doing one's due diligence, well IN ADVANCE of visiting the "Temple" of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, for one's Ancestors, to have 'on-hand', available; regardless, of the "Gender".

As such ...

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I would suggest that Users/Patrons will NOT be able to "Print" the "Temple" Cards, for the opposite "Gender"; as, the "OrdinancesReady" feature/function/facility is ONLY geared (ie. programmed) to do so, for the SAME "Gender" as yourself.

Because, we can ALREADY, "Print" the "Temple" Cards, for members of the opposite "Gender", to ourselves.

I have been doing so, for years; and, my wife has been doing likewise, so when can do the "Temple" Work for our respective "Ancestral" Lines.

One can do that yourself, in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch", in the "Ordinances" 'Tab', of one's Ancestors.

One can (, both, "Reserve"; and,) "Print", the "Temple" Cards for whichever "Gender" one desire, Male; or, Female; as, there is NO restriction.

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We can ALREADY, either, select; or, deselect, an individual/person provided, BEFORE, "Printing" the "Temple" Cards'.

But ...

That said ...

The "System" just wants one to do the Work ...

IF, you deselect an individual/person provided, BEFORE, "Printing" the "Temple" Cards'; THEN, that SAME individual/person will REAPPEAR on the next attempt at "OrdinancesReady".

"OrdinancesReady" was NOT 'Designed' for us to, 'pick'; and, 'choose'.

IF, one wants to, 'pick'; and, 'choose'; THEN, "OrdinancesReady" is certainly NO substitute, for doing one's due diligence, well IN ADVANCE of visiting the "Temple" of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, for one's Ancestors, to have 'on-hand', available.

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"OrdinancesReady" is certainly NO substitute, for doing one's due diligence, well IN ADVANCE of visiting the "Temple" of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, for one's Ancestors, to have 'on-hand', available.

"OrdinancesReady" should NOT, be 'Designed', to "Check Out", the 'status. of each individual/person, as to whether or not, they are, "Sourced"; and/or, "Documented"; as, such is the RESPONSIBILITY of each and every Members User/Patron ▬ NOT the "System".

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As far as I am aware, such is already covered ...

Take a look at the following "Knowledge Articles" in 'FamilySearch'