* Understanding the link between AS and Family Historian

[Triplog]

Hi , please forgive this question from a complete novice. I've come from the Legacy programme a while back, and (in my initial enthusiasm) entered data in a not terribly consistent way and am now trying to become more disciplined in my approach, hence starting to use Ancestral Sources. When I enter marriage details through AS for an existing couple, then view the couple in FH there is no marriage fact or details there. Am I missing a vital step somewhere?

[LornaCraig]

Did you definitley save the data you entered in AS? If you had FH open at the same time, did you re-load the file in FH afterwards?

[Triplog]

Hi Lorna, Yes I saved the file. I've just tried a test with a completely blank project. I created two people in FH, opened the project in AS and created a marriage (and saved it). Then went back to FH and the marriage event is there. It's obviously something to do with the having pre-existing people in FH (and my having done something wrong in creating them !!)

[tatewise]

Have you discovered the 'Ancestral Sources Data Entry' plugin from the Plugin Store?
That ensures that you use the correct Project and the correct existing person when invoking AS.
See the Getting Started with Ancestral Sources advice and tutorials.
AS happily works with preexisting people and even preexisting events usually.

[Triplog]

Thanks Mike - I'll do that. I deleted the Marriage event in FH before re-entering it in AS so maybe that has caused a something strange to happen! A steep learning curve!

[Triplog]

Installed and used the Plugin. Deleted the citation and any references to the Marriage Certificate in FH, entered the Marriage details through AS and it worked perfectly this time. As I said - a steep learning curve and a long way to go!
Thanks to both of you for your help