Problem with tags linking correctly

[GrayGene1760 0]

I'm a new user to TMG.

I recently (after a number of practice conversions) converted my FTM data to TMG and have started a process of carefully redocumenting my sources and ensuring my tags are correct (about a week into this process).

Today I ran into a situation as follows:

When I attempt to edit a tag associated with a particular person on the detail screen (that is with a particular focus person - appears to apply only to this one focus person and not to any other) and click OK (after an edit or without editing the tag) the focus person changes to an unrelated individual (something like a great-great grand niece of the focus person - so seperated by number 528 vs 4880 and generations). I have run file maintenance - reindex, optimize and validate file integrity but the situation persists. However, after just running these file maintenance options again my problem is now betwee 528 and 8203 - go figure! Running these file maintenance options several more time has not resulted in another change.

This appears to happen no matter what type of tag I work on; whether I actually change anything in the tag or in a source attached to that tag, but not if I click on cancel, as opposed to OK, to get out of the tag.

Any ideas?

 

Tom

[GenerationGoneBy 0]

When you run VFI does it find any errors? If so, run optimize, then VFI, then optimize until you find no errors. Then run a reindex.

I am sure someone else has seen this and will have better suggestions.

This is not normal. It should return to the Person View of the person you were working on.

[GrayGene1760 0]

When you run VFI does it find any errors? If so, run optimize, then VFI, then optimize until you find no errors. Then run a reindex.

I am sure someone else has seen this and will have better suggestions.

This is not normal. It should return to the Person View of the person you were working on.

 

I've run File>Maintenance>Reindex/Optimize/Validate file integerity a number of times with no errors indicated and the problem still persisted.

 

Finally I closed the program and restarted it and now the problem has disappeared (at least on this focus person). I'd still be interested to learn if others have experienced this problem.

 

Tom

[GrayGene1760 0]

I spoke too fast.

After a while the same problem developed but went back to the original mixup between focus persons 528 and 4880. Once again last night I ran File>Maintenance>Reindex and validate file integrity several times with no errors and also not fixing the problem (nor changing the mixup to other than these two focus persons). Finally exited TMG and restarted and once again the mixup has disappeared - but for how long?

Any ideas?

Tom

[Virginia Blakelock 0]

Try setting your Project Explorer to the basics (if it is not now): unfiltered, the Sort set to Surname, and open in your layout.

 

Virginia

[retsof 0]

When you run VFI does it find any errors? If so, run optimize, then VFI, then optimize until you find no errors. Then run a reindex.

I am sure someone else has seen this and will have better suggestions.

This is not normal. It should return to the Person View of the person you were working on.

I have also found a couple of other situations indicating that the file needs validation.

 

A name could be in the picklist, but not in the details window.

An update to a tag in the details window will not "take", and the original line stubbornly remains.

Edited December 6, 2007 by retsof

[Duane Funk 0]

Finally I closed the program and restarted it and now the problem has disappeared (at least on this focus person). I'd still be interested to learn if others have experienced this problem.

 

Tom

 

I have run into this problem several times. Closing and then reopening the project seems to correct it. Validate does not. I usually get "no problems found" but still have the problem when I try to correct it with a vaildation.

 

Duane Funk

[Mike Talbot 0]

I'm a new user to TMG.

I recently (after a number of practice conversions) converted my FTM data to TMG and have started a process of carefully redocumenting my sources and ensuring my tags are correct (about a week into this process).

Today I ran into a situation as follows:

When I attempt to edit a tag associated with a particular person on the detail screen (that is with a particular focus person - appears to apply only to this one focus person and not to any other) and click OK (after an edit or without editing the tag) the focus person changes to an unrelated individual (something like a great-great grand niece of the focus person - so seperated by number 528 vs 4880 and generations). I have run file maintenance - reindex, optimize and validate file integrity but the situation persists. However, after just running these file maintenance options again my problem is now betwee 528 and 8203 - go figure! Running these file maintenance options several more time has not resulted in another change.

This appears to happen no matter what type of tag I work on; whether I actually change anything in the tag or in a source attached to that tag, but not if I click on cancel, as opposed to OK, to get out of the tag.

Any ideas?

 

Tom

 

I have not had this exact problem, but have had other wierd problems associated with a particular person. The only fix was to document and delete that person (in your case 528). Then redefine the person from scratch.

 

Hint: If you have any loooong memos, copy them to a word processor before deletion. Wish I'd have thought of that sooner!

 

Hope this helps,

Mike Malbot

[pktropics 0]

I'm a new user to TMG.

I recently (after a number of practice conversions) converted my FTM data to TMG and have started a process of carefully redocumenting my sources and ensuring my tags are correct (about a week into this process).

Today I ran into a situation as follows:

When I attempt to edit a tag associated with a particular person on the detail screen (that is with a particular focus person - appears to apply only to this one focus person and not to any other) and click OK (after an edit or without editing the tag) the focus person changes to an unrelated individual (something like a great-great grand niece of the focus person - so seperated by number 528 vs 4880 and generations). I have run file maintenance - reindex, optimize and validate file integrity but the situation persists. However, after just running these file maintenance options again my problem is now betwee 528 and 8203 - go figure! Running these file maintenance options several more time has not resulted in another change.

This appears to happen no matter what type of tag I work on; whether I actually change anything in the tag or in a source attached to that tag, but not if I click on cancel, as opposed to OK, to get out of the tag.

Any ideas?

 

Tom

 

I've experienced this problem a few times. The only solution I found was to close down and then re-open the program. I should add that it was with data entered directly into TMG, not imported from any other program, so the problem seems to be within TMG, not necessarily with imported data.

 

pktropics