Integration Family Search Duplicate Persons Merging

RootsMagic
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HI,
unfortunaly Familie Search is unable to identity duplicate Persons.
Therefore I use Roots Magic to merge this Persons.

So I have 6000 persons matched.

But how can I bring changes and additions in RootsMagic back to FS?

Many Thanks

Thomas

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The only way you can merge duplicates in RM’s FamilySearch Person Tools is to have them appear on the same Share data tab under family members or on the Find Matches tab. With family members if you have one duplicate matched in RM you click on the gray icon on the FS side for the other person not matched. Then select to match them to the one already matched. It will open the browser for you to go through the merge on FamilySearch.

Another option is copy the FSID of the person in RM that you are going to merge. Then after the merge right click on the remaining person and select Jump to, Jump to FamilySearch and merge them there. If the duplicate is not showing then find them by FSID.

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I would customize and add the FSID to the person view grid

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well that could mean many things.

  • Duplicate people only in RM?
  • Duplicate people only in FS?
  • Duplicate in Both?
  • There are many things with the FSC tree share screen that are not always obvious what things mean
  • Blue Icon on FSC right side mean FSID matches (one or more) people in RM database
  • Gray Icon - FS Person not matched
  • Green highlight means match (or near perfect match)
  • those are basic – but there are sometimes where the exact same screen might mean two different scenarios as why

Here are some help files

@sbankscharles might have some things to add