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    Forcing a source number?

    Is there a way to re-number a source so that its number can be re-used?

    I have a very important new source and would like for it to be Source #1. But the current Source #1 (obviously the first one I ever established) is taken. I don't want the new one to be the next available (#279)!

    Paul
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    Re: Forcing a source number?

    If you really want to do this, you'd need to

    1 - duplicate Source 1 so it becomes Source 279

    2 - find all people using the current Source 1

    3 - go to each of those people to all events, notes etc where Source 1 might have been used and then assign Source 279 to them

    4 - delete Source 1

    5 - create a new source - it will be given #1.

    Roger
    Roger Moffat
    http://lisaandroger.com/genealogy/
    http://genealogy.clanmoffat.org/

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      #3
      Re: Forcing a source number?

      Makes sense. Thanks Roger.

      Paul

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        #4
        Re: Forcing a source number? - next steps

        oops, not quite done with this ...

        I can:
        - Mark the current persons using "old" Source #1 (these persons will later get the newly duplicated source); snd then
        - duplicate the "old" Source #1 ... now Source #279 has the same information

        Question now is ... how can I assign marked persons, in one step, to the new Source #279?
        (so that I can safely delete the old #1)

        Paul

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          #5
          Re: Forcing a source number?

          With Reunion 11 if seems possible to merge your original source into your duplicated one so say 1 into 60, as opposed to match and merge which would do it the other way round. Or have I misunderstood?

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            #6
            Re: Forcing a source number? - next steps

            Originally posted by PGHJ View Post
            Question now is ... how can I assign marked persons, in one step, to the new Source #279?
            (so that I can safely delete the old #1)
            You can use apply a source to all Marked Cards using the Change screen - but you can only apply it as a general source - i.e. attached to the individual, but not to any specific fact or event.

            If your current Source 1 is applied to Facts and Events, you really need to go and apply Source 279 to all the same facts and events before you delete Source 1

            or

            You can think again about why you want to do this - does it really matter if a source has #1 or #279? - in my opinion it doesn't.

            Roger
            Roger Moffat
            http://lisaandroger.com/genealogy/
            http://genealogy.clanmoffat.org/

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              #7
              Re: Forcing a source number?

              OK, I got this to work as I wanted.
              BTW, I'm using Ver. 11.

              The old Source #1 was only assigned to persons, and all as a General Source ...

              I created the new Source #279.
              Then I merged Source #1 with the new Source #279.
              That automatically assigned all persons formerly using Source #1 to Source #279;
              and the Merge deleted Source #1.
              So Source #1 is now available for my new ("VIS" Very Important Source).

              Didn't need to use marked persons after all.

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