We identified a need to update fields with null values in certain contexts, primarily coverage dates.
The main use case is a title with an end coverage date, which then changes to open-ended coverage. Under the current conditions, the new blank end date will never overwrite the old date.
Owen and Ian suggested a flag for certain fields that indicate that blank values should be coded as null and be allowed to overwrite existing values.
We identified a need to update fields with null values in certain contexts, primarily coverage dates.
The main use case is a title with an end coverage date, which then changes to open-ended coverage. Under the current conditions, the new blank end date will never overwrite the old date.
Owen and Ian suggested a flag for certain fields that indicate that blank values should be coded as null and be allowed to overwrite existing values.