If all records are marked as validated, you may transfer them to the currently selected Master table. You must first enter batch tracking information using the tracking form (see File | Create New Working Table) and fill in the Transferred date and time and initials. The number of records to be transferred and the Working and Master table names are shown--please confirm that the data are being transferred to the correct Master table. If not, cancel the Transfer and change the Master table using Project Preferences.
It would be undesirable to transfer duplicate data to the Master table. WRDB tries to prevent this by examining the Master table and looking for records with the same Tracking (or Batch) ID as the currently selected Working table. If some are found, a warning is shown.
Transferring records merely copies the data from the Working table to the Master table. After doing so, you may choose to free disk space by archiving the Working table (see Backup to Archive).
See also Working and Master Table Overview.