Open a genealogy

This action launchesopens thea openinggenealogy.

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In Ancestris, a genealogy is stored in a file in the Gedcom format.

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

Two cases can arise:

• Either the file you specify is a file originating from Ancestris
• EitherOr the file isoriginates from another genealogy software or site.website.

 

File originating from Ancestris

In case the file is originating from Ancestris, it will open directly and display it in the state you last saved it.

YouAncestris could have opened this file from the home window which storesremembers the last savedopened files.genealogies. You can find them in the Welcome window.

 

File not originating from Ancestris

If the file is not originating from Ancestris, you probably want to migrate the filecorresponding in questiongenealogy to Ancestris, or at least import it to see what it looks like and use some functions from Ancestris to manipulate it.

Ancestris will detect its origin and will propose to import it, that is to say to "convert" it into a more orthodox Gedcom.

Please find the full description of this process in the section Discover Ancestris > Import process.process.

 

 

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Warnings onwhen opening

If your Gedcom file has got Gedcom anomalies, Ancestris will tell you in a window that willlooks opensimilar whileto thethis file is opening.one:

If anysome errors are too serious, Ancestris will not be able to finish opening the file and will askjust tell you the line number that causes the error. You will have to fix themit first.outside of Ancestris. The best way to do this is usually with a simple text editor. In order to fix it, you would have to know the Gedcom file structure.

If Ancestris opens the opening ends,file and shows such a window, it means you may be able to fix the errors from within Ancestris.

Each line in this window appears,is eachan lineerror and is clickableclickable. andWhen you select en error, the corresponding entity shows you the entityup in the otherAncestris views ofand Ancestris.editors.

The best way to fix these errors is to use the Gedcom editor.

You can possibly correct these anomalieserrors at this time, or laterlater. inTo display these errors again, go to the Menu > Tools > Validate Gedcom standard verificationcompliance and anomaliesdata report.consistency.

The example above was created fromon scratchpurpose tofor illustrate.the documentation.

The first warning indicates for example that the label of the places is missing in the header. ItThis is that whichformat defines the structure of the places of the genealogy. See the LocationsPlaces section for more details.

In this case, you can add it immediately using the Correct header button at the bottom of the window.