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Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 16:13
by longfield
Using v 4, I've recently removed several unrelated branches.

Is there a tool available to find single individuals floating about, which may have been missed? I thought there was mention of Orphans, although that may have been in relation to parent-less children.

If I need to create a 'Report' to find them, how do I do that please?

Thank you.


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Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 16:18
by PeterR
Have you tried the Standard Query Search For Orphans?

Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 16:24
by longfield
Thank you for replying.

I tried to see the other day if there was a prepared query along that line, but couldn't find one.

If there isn't one, how would I create one? I've only 'split trees' using that feature before, and had to be talked through it. [confused]

Not very good at technical stuff, unfortunately!

Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 16:52
by PeterR
As well as chapters 13 and 14 in the book Getting the Most From Family Historian 4, I would also strongly recommend the Knowledge Base article on Creating a Query:
http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... ng_a_query

In this case, searching the FH Help for 'orphans' quickly found three references to the required function and to the desired Standard Query.

Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 17:32
by Dagwood
longfield said:
Thank you for replying.

I tried to see the other day if there was a prepared query along that line, but couldn't find one.

If there isn't one, how would I create one? I've only 'split trees' using that feature before, and had to be talked through it.

Not very good at technical stuff, unfortunately!
Did you try View> Standard Queries> Search for Orphans? That's how I get what I think you are asking for.
Dagwood

Finding unrelated entries

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 20:20
by longfield
Sorry for the delay in acknowledgement - my email account has been playing up and notification didn't come through.

I have another play around, following the suggestions made.

[grin]