When you create a GEDCOM the fields containing information in your genealogy file (birth, marriage, baptism, death, etc.) are mapped to the appropriate GEDCOM tags (BIRT, MARR, BAPM, etc.).

There are three items on the WorldConnect Advanced set-up page that allow you to remove specific GEDCOM tags. A list of some GEDCOM tags you might wish to remove can be found at this site: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/wc8.html#2. You MUST elect to clean or remove the living in item #23 to make use of these options. Only these options allow the living filters to process the GEDCOM.

The first two items are #30 "Process Events as Notes" (YES or NO) and #31 "Other tags to treat as notes." If YES is selected in #30, events (EVEN tag) are treated as notes by the filters. Additional tags specified by you in #31 are also treated as notes. Item #28 allows you to remove notes for no one, the living, or for everyone (whether living or not). The treatment of the tags specified in #30 and #31 depends upon your selection in item #28. If you choose to remove notes for the living only, the tags will also be removed only if they apply to living individuals.

The third item available for removing tags is #32 "Tags to Remove." Tags specified here are always removed completely, whether the individuals they apply to are living or not.

In items #31 and #32 enter the tags you wish to remove with a comma between each one as follows: CAUS,BAPM,CONF

By making use of these advanced options you can customize your file to include only the information you wish to display publicly while keeping your database intact.




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from 7/19/2000