Beware deleting Source records with 0 Citations
Posted: 26 Feb 2021 16:01
In the Records Window on the Sources tab the Citations column is 0 if the record is unused.
So it should be safe to delete any such Source records. Do you agree?
But if that Source record is associated with a Prepared Citation that is being composed then both the Source record and the Prepared Citation will get deleted.
You need to check View > Record Links... to see if the Header > Prepared Citation is listed before it is safe to delete.
Also, if File > Import/Export > Export > GEDCOM File... is used with Unconnected records ticked (the default) then that Source record will get excluded from the exported GEDCOM file.
The Citations column ( =LinksTo() ) being set to 0 even when linked to the Prepared Citation is "by design" according to CP.
So it should be safe to delete any such Source records. Do you agree?
But if that Source record is associated with a Prepared Citation that is being composed then both the Source record and the Prepared Citation will get deleted.
You need to check View > Record Links... to see if the Header > Prepared Citation is listed before it is safe to delete.
Also, if File > Import/Export > Export > GEDCOM File... is used with Unconnected records ticked (the default) then that Source record will get excluded from the exported GEDCOM file.
The Citations column ( =LinksTo() ) being set to 0 even when linked to the Prepared Citation is "by design" according to CP.