Re: Import & Merge tool: Difference between 'Merge Original' and 'Merge Imported'

H Gohel via Gramps-users <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.genealogy.gramps.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello Paul,

Thanks for clarifying the difference. I've updated the wiki with the 
information you shared. Here are the diffs, please make additional 
changes as you see fit: 
https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_Merge_Tool&type=revision&diff=89702&oldid=89149

Himanshu

On 1/3/2022 10:29 AM, Paul Culley wrote:
> The difference between  'Merge Original' or 'Merge Imported' is indeed 
> what IDs are kept as the final object.  This is the Gramps ID.  If you 
> like to keep your starting db the way you have set it up, use Merge 
> Original.  If you think that the imported tree is better, has better 
> IDs etc, then use the imported merge.
>
> Paul C.
>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 1:40 AM Himanshu Gohel via Gramps-users 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>     Gramps 5.1.4 with Import and Merge tool
>     When using the Import and Merge tool on an entry marked
>     'Different', there are options to 'Merge Original' or 'Merge
>     Imported'. 
>
...
>
>     Would the difference in the two methods be about internal IDs and
>     such? When would it make sense to use one vs the other?
>
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