Searching for reference numbers

RootsMagic
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It would be nice to be able to type the reference number into the Index search bar to find the person, instead of having to go the Advanced Person Search.

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Do you have record # turned on?

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I mean the reference number fact.

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NOT and option in INDEX VIEW You can add to PEOPLE VIEW however,

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I do not use them so my are blank

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Confirming the request to search by REFN has been reported to development. I’m sure it gets a little dicey when numbers are being used as REFNs.

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It does show the reference number, but when you sort the list by reference number, it gets ordered as if it was a name (1,10,11,12,13,14,…,19,2,20,21).

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Reference ‘number’ is a misnomer. It is an alphanumeric field. Reference ‘code’ would be more accurate but ‘number’ is in the GEDCOM definition established generations ago.

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I believe Reference Numbers (REFN) is being used as in filing systems, like libraries have. They are alphanumeric.

I would definitely have a problem using REFN in the search box because I enter a relationship code in mine. Many people can have the same one. However, there are users that entered their RINs into the REFN field to preserve filing systems referencing them.