Well, there's always something new to learn! Not that I would ever wish to renumber the MRINs
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ "Mike Fry" <mike...@iafrica.com> wrote: >On 2012/05/25 10:47, RHS Consulting wrote: >> Where can I find info on the MRIN numbering system? Under Show Help Index ... >> MRIN > Number > Renumbering does not open. Also there is nothing listed >> under > >> Options > Customize. I am trying to clean up recommended File Maintenance > >> Check/Repair discrepancies. > >It opens on my system, thus:- > > >Renumbering RINs and MRINs > > > > > >The Renumber RINs screen is reached by choosing Renumber RINs from the Tools >menu. > > > >Background > >Each individual and marriage record in a family file is assigned a unique >record >number when it is added. If all you did was add new records, these numbers >would always be sequential with no holes. But, in reality, numbers are >abandoned when you delete people or merge duplicate records together. In >theory >this does not cause any problems. Many people, however, would like to keep the >numbers as small as possible and so Legacy provides a way to manage this. > > > >The first way that Legacy manages the reuse of abandoned record numbers is with >an option in the Customize area that tells Legacy to fill in the unused numbers >whenever new records are added. This option is set by choosing Options > >Customize and then going to the Data Defaults tab and selecting the Reuse >Abandoned RINs at the center-left. This takes care of most of the situation. >But sometimes you might want to take a more proactive measure to fill in a lot >of "holes" created by a large merge. Here is where the Renumber RINs option >comes into effect and gives you many choices. > > > >Both Individual and Marriage record numbers can be changed. > > >Marriages > >Renumber Current MRIN # to: ______ - Use to change the MRIN of the current >marriage to a different number. When the change is made the marriage that was >using the new number gets the old number. For example, if you take a marriage >with a MRIN of 50 and renumber that marriage to #1, the marriage that had #1 >will now be #50. They just swap numbers. If no marriage had #1 then #50 is >just changed to #1 leaving #50 as unused. This option is usually used to >renumber a few marriages at the beginning of a file. For example, if your >mother gave you a copy of her file you might load it in, find your marriage and >renumber it to #1. You might then renumber your parents to #2, your >grandparents to #3 and #4, and so on. After a couple generations it just >doesn't matter any more so you stop. > > > >Fill Missing MRINs from MRINs greater than or equal to: ______ - Takes records >from the end of the file that are numbered greater than or equal to the cutoff >point you specified and renumbers them to fill in holes below your cutoff >point. > This fills in the holes without changing any of the MRINs below your cutoff >number. (This might not fill all the holes below your cutoff point if there >are >not enough numbers above it. You also might end up with holes above your >cutoff >point.) > > > >Fill all Missing MRINs from highest MRINs - Takes records from the end of the >file and renumbers them to fill in all the holes. The end result is that there >are no more holes left in the family file marriages. They are all filled in. > > > >To apply the renumbering option you have selected, click Apply in the >upper-right corner. After confirmation, the renumbering is done. > > > >You can also create a log file of all the changes made by checking the Log all >changes to a text file option. Each renumbering is recorded in a file called >RINLog.txt in the Legacy program folder. The file is not erased by Legacy. >Each renumbering is appended to the end with the current date. (If you keep >printed copies of records containing RINs and MRINs, and especially if you >share >them with others, this RINLog.txt file will be helpful in avoiding confusion.) > > > >5-106 > >-- >Regards, >Mike Fry >Johannesburg > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
