I've 1765 x UDFs of either FAM.CHIL._FREL or FAM.CHIL._MREL which appear to have imported from some older software and I'd like to remove them as not needed. I've deleted some but its a bit tedious.
Is there any way of deleting them without having to manually delete the entry from the All Tab under each child please? While I could do it easily, it'll take a while.
Thanks
Nicola
* UDF Tags
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tatewise
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Re: UDF Tags
Yes, see how_to:handling_unrecognised_data_fields|> Handling Uncategorised Data Fields and use the UDF List Plugin.
Then in the Result Set select all the UDF Item column and hit the Delete key.
Then in the Result Set select all the UDF Item column and hit the Delete key.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry
Re: UDF Tags
"Then in the Result Set select all the UDF Item column and hit the Delete key."
That's worth repeating.
The Result set will display the record, not just the offending UDF data, with several columns. That record with icon will appear in a middle (2nd) column as an individual, source, repository, or family.
Do not delete the entire line! Only delete whatever you see (or don't see, see below) in that first column.
I was measuring 4 or 5 times, and as a test did cut an unused record entirely. The line is not the offending UDF. The line is the record in which the UDF appears.
Only delete the data in the first column! And that will remove the connected UDF in the record.
Oh, and that data may appear to be blank. Rest assured something is there that can be deleted, so you do need to go and delete all the "blank" entries in the UDF column to catch them all.
As a check, once you delete something, you can double click the record (the entry in the 2nd/middle column) to bring up the property window and on the All tab check to see that the *-UDF has been eliminated.
That's worth repeating.
The Result set will display the record, not just the offending UDF data, with several columns. That record with icon will appear in a middle (2nd) column as an individual, source, repository, or family.
Do not delete the entire line! Only delete whatever you see (or don't see, see below) in that first column.
I was measuring 4 or 5 times, and as a test did cut an unused record entirely. The line is not the offending UDF. The line is the record in which the UDF appears.
Only delete the data in the first column! And that will remove the connected UDF in the record.
Oh, and that data may appear to be blank. Rest assured something is there that can be deleted, so you do need to go and delete all the "blank" entries in the UDF column to catch them all.
As a check, once you delete something, you can double click the record (the entry in the 2nd/middle column) to bring up the property window and on the All tab check to see that the *-UDF has been eliminated.
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Re: UDF Tags
Excellent advice Stewart, especially the bit about checking afterwards.
BTW: You cannot select the whole row and delete everything in it. Only multiple cells in one column can be selected.
Finally, if you accidentally delete the wrong things, use Edit > Undo Delete Selected Data Items before closing FH.
BTW: You cannot select the whole row and delete everything in it. Only multiple cells in one column can be selected.
Finally, if you accidentally delete the wrong things, use Edit > Undo Delete Selected Data Items before closing FH.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry
Re: UDF Tags
Thanks Mike and Stewart.
I tried that this morning with the plugin as I thought that would be how it worked, but it didn't seem to want to delete. That said, after two hours sleep my brain may not have been functioning correctly when I read the alert. So I just clicked cancel and reverted to manually deleting each entry.
Having had a few hours kip this pm, I'm now reading the alert correctly and it works as expected. 
The moral of the story is not to try something like that on two hours sleep.
I tried that this morning with the plugin as I thought that would be how it worked, but it didn't seem to want to delete. That said, after two hours sleep my brain may not have been functioning correctly when I read the alert. So I just clicked cancel and reverted to manually deleting each entry.
Having had a few hours kip this pm, I'm now reading the alert correctly and it works as expected. The moral of the story is not to try something like that on two hours sleep.