Re: Import & Merge tool: Difference between 'Merge Original' and 'Merge Imported'
H Gohel via Gramps-users <[email protected]>
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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? > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... -- Gramps-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users https://gramps-project.org