* Adding occupation without a date

[Deirdre784]

Another pernickety question sorry.... i don't usually use the 'occupation' field, adding it in the detail in the census / marriage / death notes etc. But for a new project I'd like to add it in. But, it appears in the family group / individual reports in odd places, between census entries (before the 1939 entry in the example below). Ideally i'd like to add it to the main detail, maybe under the parents (first entry in the example), or at the very end.

I've added it to the report options, 'family member main items' tab where i can place it where i want, and i prefer the layout, but it is repeated in the report. See example.....

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Any suggestions? Thanks for reading.

[Mark1834]

Deirdre,

I do something very similar, where I use an undated Occupation fact as a description of the individual's main occupation over time. The trick to placing it consistently in the Property Box and in Reports is to create a new Occupation attribute in your Custom Fact Set, and give this an appropriate Normal Time Frame. In my case, I define it as a Pre-Birth fact, so any undated examples always appear at the top of the listing.

In my experience, it is better to create a new Custom Fact rather than change the standard one, as it is more robust to any future changes in the standard fact definitions.

[Deirdre784]

Cheers Mark, i’ll give that a go. Not planning on leaving the reference to the 1939 register permanently

[tatewise]

Dierdre, there is an option in most reports to include/exclude any selected fact(s).
Family Group Sheet > Report > Options > Contents tab, Family Member Events/Attributes.

[Deirdre784]

Dierdre, there is an option in most reports to include/exclude any selected fact(s).
Family Group Sheet > Report > Options > Contents tab, Family Member Events/Attributes.

Thanks Mike, all sorted now. I had added occupation to the 'family member main items' section but not excluded it from the 'family member events / attributes'. Added to my own 'how to' document.