From 20ecc3665f4b6c0fde1fa12c21dde9281ab8dd12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Karl O. Pinc kop@karlpinc.com" Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:42:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that SIGHTING_RECORDS.Priority is used only for swelling --- doc/src/code_tables.m4 | 17 ++++------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/code_tables.m4 b/doc/src/code_tables.m4 index b22385f..f596422 100644 --- a/doc/src/code_tables.m4 +++ b/doc/src/code_tables.m4 @@ -1357,21 +1357,12 @@ Priority '''''''' .. |SIGHTING_RECORDS.Priority_summary| replace:: - An integer determining which code is to be recorded in the - |SIGHTINGS|.\ |SIGHTINGS.Source| column when there are multiple - non-BRec sources. + An integer sometimes determining what is recorded for a source when + the system constructs the |SWELLING_STATES| table. + Other factors being equal, rows with lower Priority values are + chosen before rows with higher values. |SIGHTING_RECORDS.Priority_summary| -The |SIGHTING_RECORDS.Code| with the lowest numbered Priority value is -recorded in |SIGHTINGS|.\ |SIGHTINGS.Source|, when there are multiple -sources recorded for a given individual on a given day in -|NON_BREC_SIGHTING_SOURCES|. - -|SWELLING_STATES| uses a different method than |SIGHTINGS| does of -determining what to record when there are multiple sources of -information. -This means that the Priority value is *not* the sole determinant of -which values in |SWELLING_SOURCES| appear in |SWELLING_STATES|. For further detail see the documentation of |function_build_swelling_states|. -- 2.34.1