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Migrar a sua genealogia para o Ancestris (STELV)

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Uma migração implica dois tipos de dificuldades:

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A migration implies two types of difficulties:

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  2. Open the Gedcom file created by the old software with Ancestris from now on,  without loosing data during the transition

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É por isso que o Ancestris escolheu ser 100% Gedcom!

Para importar uma genealogia para o Ancestris, há duas situações:

  1. Ou o seu programa original é capaz de exportar os seus dados em formato Gedcom e o Ancestris lê-los-á sem qualquer problema;
  2. Ou o seu programa original não é capaz de exportar os seus dados em formato Gedcom. Isto é bastante raro, mas neste caso, o Ancestris não será capaz de os ler, uma vez que o formato de dados do notprogram scrupulouslyoriginal complyé withproprietário thise standard:só theyé useconhecido variouspelos settingsseus andeditores. parametersTerá thatentão arede specificvoltar toa them,introduzir resultingtodos inos theseus lossdados ofno partAncestris. ofMas thedesta informationvez, duringnão datavoltará exchangesa betweenperdê-los.
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Na primeira situação, uma vez que quase todo os programas são apenas parcialmente compatível com a norma Gedcom, o seu ficheiro original é provavelmente imperfeito em relação à norma e os dados que introduziu no seu programa anterior podem não acabar no ficheiro Gedcom produzido por esse mesmo programa. Mas uma vez neste Gedcom, o Ancestris recuperará tudo.

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To importcomeça a genealogyapreciar to Ancestris, two situations:

  • Either your original software is able to export your data in Gedcom format and Ancestris will read them without any problem;
  • Or your original software is not able to export your data in Gedcom format. This is quite rare, but in this case, Ancestris will not be able to read them, since the data format of genealogy software are proprietary and only known to their publishers. You will then have to re-enter all your data in Ancestris. But this time, you will not lose them again.

In the first situation, since almost all software is only partially compliant with the Gedcom standard, your original file is probably imperfect with respect to the standard, and data that you entered in your previous software may not end up in the Gedcom file produced by that same software. But once in this Gedcom, Ancestris will recover everything.

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ImportProcesso processde importação

You have seen, during the guided tour, the Bourbon genealogy, bourbon.ged file. It is an example supplied with Ancestris. Let's close it and create a new one. This is just to save space, we could as well leave it open. To close bourbon.ged, click on the red cross on the tools bar.

So, let's migrate, or import, your genealogy.

From the Welcome page, click on 'Migate your genealogy to Ancestris"" or, from the menu bar, click  "Open a genealogy".

Ancestris then asks you for the name of the Gedcom file to import. Choose it and click Open.

A first message tells you that Ancestris has detected a Gedcom file from another software. In the message below, Ancestris didn't recognise the software, because I don't know yours, but Ancestris knows how to recognise the following software, listed in alphabetical order.

  • Ancestrologie
  • Family Tree Maker (FTM)
  • Genbox
  • Geneanet
  • Généatique
  • Gramps
  • Hérédis
  • Legacy Family Tree
  • Mac Family Tree
  • MyHeritage
  • RootsTrust
  • Other ("unknown, minimal conversion")

Ancestris will then explain to you what is going to happen. Click Convert.

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Now, the exported file is processed following the steps below. Ancestris tells you that your file has been transformed and renamed to preserve the original. The transformed file will then be opened in Ancestris.

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It's done. Ancestris gives you another message with the result of the conversion. It also allows you to see the changes made. Click on Yes to see them, click on No to close this message.

If you want to see the list of these modifications afterwards, you just have to open the Output window, via menu Windows/Output.

At the bottom of the page we listed a few anomalies found with the migration from certain software. Check your software's paragraph for more details.

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How to control the migration

Once Ancestris opens the converted file, we will now perform some checks, including those reported at the bottom of the previous message, namely:

  1. Has all my original data been transferred to the new file?
  2. Were the multimedia files stored correctly?
  3. Are there any data or format anomalies detected by Ancestris that I need to correct?

Verification of the imported data

There are two ways of losing data during the import:

  1. Either the data wasn't transferred to the Gedcom file exported by your old software,
  2. Either the data has been transferred, but it is not in the same place in the Ancestris file.

Only you can perform these two checks visually.

The first is to open your exported Gedcom file before conversion by Ancestris, with a text editor. Explore some entities and see if everything is there by visually checking with your original software.

The second is to look at your new Ancestris file using the Gedcom editor. Take a look at entities likely to have very well known information, and see how it is arranged. Since the same types of information were placed in the same places, this will give you an idea of the conversions made. Use the Output window to do this as well (menu Windows/Output).

Checking multimedia files

The names of the multimedia files used by your genealogy are referenced in lines of the Gedcom file.

If this is the case, or even for an exhaustive check, Ancestris will be able to tell you if all the media is present. To do this, go to the File/Properties menu and launch the wizard.

See the use of this tool in the corresponding section.

Checking for anomalies

Even after converting, it can happen that data still doesn't respect the Gedcom standard. It can be the case when data is wrong or missing.

Since Ancestris does not delete anything from the original file, but does not complete missing data either, compliance with the Gedcom standard may remain imperfect.

More, the genealogical data itself may contain inconsistencies.

This check can be performed from the Menu / Tools / Validate Gedcom compliance and data consistency.

Each anomaly is listed and can be corrected. It is best to do it with the Gedcom editor, because it is the most transparent on the information contained in the Gedcom file.

See the use of this tool in the corresponding section.

Modifying or adding information

Once imported and the checks carried out, your genealogy is ready to be enriched. You can add other individuals or modify or add information.

To do this, choose an individual without parents from your family tree by clicking on it, and see how to create parents and siblings for him by referring to the previous page "Create your genealogy".

 

Issues identified by other users after importing

Many software does not respect the Gedcom standard, it is very likely that you will notice some problems with the migration of your file.

For all software recognised by Ancestris, we already performed the appropriate conversions, and you should not encounter any difficulties, unless there have been changes since our work.

For others unknown, we welcome your opinion. We will write them down below for the benefit of other users, while waiting to be able to make the corresponding conversion developments if possible.

We can only fix problems report by the users. Participate enhancing Ancestris reporting issues to us on the discussion list.

 

Migrating from Genealogie.com

The files generated by the site genealogie.com don't have information relative to the submitter/researcher. Such indication is mandatory to comply with the standard.

Ancestris's solution: create the information from the menu File/Properties and update the author.

 

Migrating from LifeLines

With the default settings, LifeLines doesn't export information relative to the submitter/researcher. Such indication is mandatory to comply with the standard.

Ancestris's solution: create the information from the menu File/Properties and update the author.

 

Migrating from Family Tree Builder

Family Tree Builder (FTB) generates several proprietary tags that clogg the file, rendering it less clear.

Ancestris's solution: remove the useless tags from the Menu Gedcom / Remove tags.

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