Hey all!
I have an extraction that I'm running regularly and for this particular extraction I want the results to be randomly assigned into 4 segments of constituents. As far as I know I've got everything set up correctly... I have 4 identical segments each with a random select % value assigned (in order they go 25%, 33%, 50%, and 0%). When I generate my counts everything works except the constituents aren't randomly selected. They are selected in constituent ID order. So the first segment has all of the lowest account IDs (in order) going all the way to the last segment which has all of the highest constituent IDs (again, in order).
From what I can see in the documentation, the results should be randomized and not simply pulling the top X% IDs in order.Is it possible I've misinterpreted what should be happening and what I'm seeing is normal? Or am I correct in assuming that some error has occured somewhere? Has this happened to anyone else?
Thanks!Beth
Yes, this was a bug in version… 12, I believe. If there isn’t a Hotfix for your version (I’m going to have to check for that myself, thanks Nick), Random Extract still works, and I’ve used it as a workaround for this problem. It’s a more involved process, but you basically extract the whole content of your extraction to a list, and then random extract the appropriate portion of it. Then suppress that list if extracted patrons from another extraction that randomly extracts the next portion, and so on, until you have the appropriate lists. It takes a while and creates a bunch of extractions, but it does work.
From: Tessitura Technical Forum [mailto:forums-technical@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Nick Reilingh Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:12 PM To: Matthew Lazorwitz Subject: Re: [Tessitura Technical Forum] Extractions - Random Select isn't Random?
I have a faint recollection that there was a hotfix related to random select recently... so if my brain isn't making this up, you might want to check out what's available in TASK for your version!
From: Beth Hawryluk <bounce-bethhawryluk7830@tessituranetwork.com> Sent: 10/22/2015 5:58:46 PM
From what I can see in the documentation, the results should be randomized and not simply pulling the top X% IDs in order. Is it possible I've misinterpreted what should be happening and what I'm seeing is normal? Or am I correct in assuming that some error has occured somewhere? Has this happened to anyone else?
Thanks! Beth
This message was sent automatically to you by www.tessituranetwork.com because you subscribed to the Tessitura Technical Forum. You may reply to this message to post to the Technical forum or visit the site to search, read and post to the forums. In the interest of keeping the forum posts from becoming cluttered, we encourage you to delete previous message text from your reply before sending. Thank you!
Ah the hotfixes! I don't know why I always forget to check those out before posting these things. :)
I did have a look and there is indeed a hotfix for only for v12.1.2 and I"m still on v12.0.3 (although working towards 12.5 in the near future). So I'll have to keep manually randomizing my results. Which isn't too bad. The extraction results have been pulling very few people these days so it's entirely manageable. I'm more concerned about the random select working again in a few months when the extraction should be pulling lots of people again!
Thanks to you both!