# Reminder on Customized facts **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** tip\ **Created:** [October 19, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436 "2026-10-19T00:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/1 "2026-10-19T00:57:07Z")
for those who upgraded to RM 12-- don’t forget to check your customized facts and associations-- especially the built in facts that you customized by checking desc and adding \<[desc]\> to the sentence as my facts had to be fixed ---
**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/2 "2026-10-19T16:21:11Z")
Now did you migrate the RM11 (or earlier) database into RM12? I tested the direct import and did not lose the description checkmark or it in the sentence template. ---
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/3 "2026-10-20T02:58:08Z")
I made a copy of the file and saved it in my RM 12 folder-- then in RM 12, I clicked on open file to convert it-- if there is some other way please let me know.. Most of my customized facts were okay BUT a few were not which is why I posted this-- they were okay in original… ---
**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/4 "2026-10-20T22:53:31Z")
I can see the customized fact types being the same. I’ll have to check the built-in ones because they may not. Though with a direct import and not the GEDCOM I wouldn’t think they would be changed. ---
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/5 "2026-10-20T23:57:23Z")
@rzamor1 – it MIGHT have just been a glitch-- when I convert some other databases, I will check to see if I have any problems with them-- if so , will let you know – otherwise it’s no big deal as I have the same problem when I create a new database with drag and drop or download from ancestry etc–so kind of use to it… ---
**Author:** ![starmanFrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@starmanFrank](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/starmanFrank)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/6 "2026-10-21T05:07:58Z")
You are right, but it will be great if after exporting and importing back from GEDCOM the description field on build-in facts will check the same way as before exporting. This is on my wish list for years. By the way, why not check description field on all build-in facts by the default? ---
**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/reminder-on-customized-facts/16436/7 "2026-10-21T18:27:15Z")
The reason GEDCOM doesn’t change the fact type settings is to prevent unintended changes when imported into an existing files.