Family Historian User Group

I have created a Role Dialog (my very first one) for use with wills, but the Role Name and the Past Tense fields are inappropriate and I need to (ideally) delete or edit them.

How do I get back to the Role Dialog screen for this purpose.

Having just done an export of 20 individuals where the media files were correctly copied across (having followed your advice relayed by Lorna, and your direct advices), I can see now how the problem arose.

Thanks Mike. Excellent advice as usual.

All is good now.

Thanks Lorna,

That's worked perfectly.

One happy bunny!

Works like a dream for the export of the 20 individuals BUT includes not only their media and sources etc. but of everyone else in the project. Not what I need.

What to do?

Another question: does this method import the associated media files?

What is is the best way to transfer (copy) 20 or so individuals (together with their notes, places, sources and media etc) from one project to another. Is there perhaps a plugin?

Context: I have one main project with over 1500 individuals and I just need to put 20 of these into a second project.

The computed age if no recorded age is there.

Is it possible to report the age of an individual at the date of an event into a diagram text box . This might appear as e.g. "Died 1787 aged 42". I cannot find any variable which allows this.

Here is the screen shot

b) It is NOT possible to link an Individual or Source via its Media tab "to an existing media file in the project folder."
The only link option is to Link to Existing Media Record..

I meant Existing Media Record.

It's amazing how just talking it through with a fresh pair of eyes can solve a problem. What I did was: 1.) Delete all Media and source records with zero links. These records all concerned people who are not in the project. 2.) This left 6 for remapping. Job done! Thanks for your gentle prods. One o...

Sorry, I'm not being precise: a) 7 refers to the number of different merges I did in 2014 as evidenced by the "File (merged) C:\ path" sources created at the time of each merge and now present as sources in the current project (called Temp D and G) with all the X'd External Links. b) "I always link"...

Honestly, no; I did not check. So I think it must have happened when I did the merges (there were 7 per the File (merged) C:\ path sources). I did this back in 2014 when creating a trial database. I was experimenting for the first time with the Merge function. I am now forewarned. In response to you...

Thanks. Can't see the wood for the trees! Just what I needed.

Is there a query to identify individual records that are either "single people" or "small groups" (say a small family of 4) in the database, sitting alone and not linked to the anybody else in the main project.

I am attaching a screen shot of some duplicated External File Links which I think they were created during file merges, but i'm not sure. When I go to the media records for these links, I find there is no file for that record. This is logical and when I delete the media record, the associated X'ed o...

Thanks for that advice. I've been spending time following it. I'll get back if I am still having problems.

I have just merged one database into another and I see that the Notes attached the Sources have not come accross. I have 2 questions: 1. Why have the notes not been transferred, and is there a way to ensure this happens. 2. If I need to retype the source notes into the merged database, I will need a...

I'm in the process of rationalising my fact definitions - many years of slack and mis-informed usage have taken their toll! Is there a report I can now use to tell me how many times a fact (or facts) have been used and where?

Of course. More lateral thinking needed!!

Many thanks

I came across this term and I am stumped: eg to delete a property box tab .... use its cog Menu>Customize Data Entry ....
Help!!!

Peter,

Found it. Many thanks.

My diagrams use Expressions to attach Icons to the boxes. Can anyone suggest a method to create a Legend on the Diagram to explain the meaning of each Icon. This would be useful where diagrams are distibuted to third parties who may not be familiar with Family History conventions/notations etc.

Mike, Sorry for the delay in getting back. Thanks for the offer of help, but I think I'll stick with what I have got - you worked so hard to get that right for me. It's no big deal to have to modify the source type. Just got to remember to do it! If things change, may I get back to you?

Mike, the expressions technique that you explained in the "Using expressions (12570)" posting is working like a dream and I want to stick with it. It sets my Icons perfectly.

I have over 230 UK censii alone, so updating existing sources, would be a bit of a chore. I think I'll try and persuade Nick. Thanks for the other info on AS.