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Gramps uses [[GRAMPS_XML|Gramps XML]] which is considered a superior format to [[GEDCOM]] by the Gramps developers. Although Gramps should be able to import most data from GEDCOM through its GEDCOM Import module, many of the Gramps features are not supported by the GEDCOM standard and so GEDCOM Export from a Gramps Family Tree or Gramps XML is a lossy operation. This page shall list all the information that is lost on a GEDCOM export from Gramps, so that users may choose to restrain their Gramps use to those features that GEDCOM can handle. Gramps recognizes the relevance of GEDCOM and attempts to offer the best compatibility possible. The Gramps version used as a reference is Gramps Trunk, currently Gramps 3.3.
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The GEDCOM standard stopped evolving on 10 January 1996. There is a draft for a 5.5.1 version, of which Gramps uses several features as noted below.  
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Gramps uses [[Gramps XML]] which is considered a superior format to [[GEDCOM]] by the Gramps developers.  
  
== Lost information on a GEDCOM export ==
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Although Gramps should be able to import most data from GEDCOM through its GEDCOM Import module, many of the Gramps features are not supported by the GEDCOM standard and so GEDCOM Export from a Gramps Family Tree or Gramps XML is a '''lossy''' operation.
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This page attempts to list information that is lost on a GEDCOM export from Gramps, so that users may choose to restrain their Gramps use to those features that GEDCOM can handle. Gramps recognizes the relevance of GEDCOM and attempts to offer the best compatibility possible.
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{{man note|The Gramps version used as a reference for this page is|Gramps Trunk, which at the time was Gramps 3.3.(Released:2011-06-12)}}
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The GEDCOM standard stopped evolving on 10 January 1996. There is a draft for a GEDCOM 5.5.1 version, of which Gramps uses several features as noted below.
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The following assumes the standard GEDCOM export utility. However, there is also a set of common extensions that have been bundled together. See [[GEDCOM Extensions]] for more information.
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== Lost information on a GEDCOM export from Gramps ==
 
* '''Bookmarks'''
 
* '''Bookmarks'''
 
* '''Preformatted flag on notes'''
 
* '''Preformatted flag on notes'''
 
* '''Markup in notes'''. Most other genealogy programs have markup in notes, but GEDCOM has no support.
 
* '''Markup in notes'''. Most other genealogy programs have markup in notes, but GEDCOM has no support.
 
* '''Roles on events'''
 
* '''Roles on events'''
* '''Children status''': adoption, etc
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* '''One gender on same sex relation''': GEDCOM does not support same sex relation.
* '''Parish''' Church fields in Locations  
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* '''Children status''': GEDCOM only uses child-family relationships, ex: adoption as event not a relation.
* '''Media Attributes''': no equivalent in GEDCOM
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* '''County''' County fields in Locations
* '''Event Attributes different from age, father age, mother age, cause, agency'''. These other attributes have no equivalent in GEDCOM
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* '''Parish''' Church Parish fields in Locations  
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* '''Media Attributes''': no equivalent in GEDCOM.
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* '''Source Data''': no equivalent in GEDCOM.
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* '''Source on places''': no equivalent in GEDCOM.
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* '''Event Attributes different from age, father age, mother age, cause, agency'''. These other attributes have no equivalent in GEDCOM. AGNC and CAUS are exported from Agency and Cause attributes (respectively) of an event. AGE, HUSB:AGE and WIFE:AGE are exported from Age, Father's Age and Mother's Age (respectively) of an event reference. Hence these items of data should be stored in the appropriate place for export.
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* '''Media Description''': set by user, no equivalent in GEDCOM.
 
* '''Reference region of a media reference'''.
 
* '''Reference region of a media reference'''.
* '''Tags''': an organizational tool for data analysis. This is not real genealogical data
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* '''Tags''': an organizational tool for data analysis. This is not real genealogical data.
* '''Shared Notes''': the notes are exported, but the sharing is lost, so shared notes are duplicated in the GEDCOM.
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* '''Shared Events''': will generate the same event for each record. On import Gramps tries to merge equal events.
* '''Shared Events''': will generate the same event for each records. On import Gramps tries to merge equal events.
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* '''Shared Places in events''': GEDCOM does not know the concept of sharing places, so places are duplicated in the GEDCOM. On import, Gramps will automatically merge places with the ''same'' title and street, so this should be of no influence.
* '''Shared Places in events''': GEDCOM does not know the concept of sharing places, so places are duplicated in the GEDCOM. On import, Gramps will automatically merge places with the ''same'' title, so this should be of no influence
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* '''Call Name''': no equivalent in GEDCOM.
* '''Call name''': no equivalent in GEDCOM
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* '''Family Nickname''': no equivalent in GEDCOM. Use an alternate name.
* '''Family Nick Name''': no equivalent in GEDCOM. Use an alternate name.
 
 
* '''Date on Name'''
 
* '''Date on Name'''
* '''Group names''': Used by Gramps for sorting
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* '''Group names''': Used by Gramps for sorting.
* '''Sort As on names''': Used by Gramps for sorting
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* '''Sort As on names''': Used by Gramps for sorting.
 
* '''Alternate Locations''': This full data on alternate locations is not exported as GEDCOM has no support for this.  
 
* '''Alternate Locations''': This full data on alternate locations is not exported as GEDCOM has no support for this.  
 
* '''Private objects'''
 
* '''Private objects'''
 
* '''Persian, Islamic, Swedish calendars'''
 
* '''Persian, Islamic, Swedish calendars'''
 
* '''Dual date and non 31/12 new year'''
 
* '''Dual date and non 31/12 new year'''
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* Some '''Gramps' Types''' (Note, Repository, Repository reference, etc ...)
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* No GEDCOM data structure exists for the [[Hierarchical Place Structure|place hierarchy]] introduced in Gramps version 4.1.
  
 
== Information written in other form on GEDCOM export ==
 
== Information written in other form on GEDCOM export ==
* '''compound surnames''': all name grouping info is present using comma-seperated lists. Using the ''Extract Information from Names'' tool, such a GEDCOM can be converted again in grouped names
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* '''Compound surnames''': all name grouping info is present using comma-separated lists. Using the ''Extract Information from Names'' tool, such a GEDCOM can be converted again in grouped names.
  
 
== Information available in GEDCOM 5.5.1 form ==
 
== Information available in GEDCOM 5.5.1 form ==
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* '''Custom attributes on Person, Family''': FACT tag is used of GEDCOM 5.5.1
 
* '''Custom attributes on Person, Family''': FACT tag is used of GEDCOM 5.5.1
  
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== Information in GEDCOM 5.5 not in Gramps (lost on import) ==
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{{man note|Gramps 4.1 GEDCOM Import|Details of GEDCOM import for Gramps 4.1 are provided in the [[Gramps_4.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Importing_data|Gramps 4.1 manual]], '''not here'''}}
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Details for earlier versions of Gramps.
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* Multimedia object in source citation
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* EVENT_TYPE_CITED_FROM and ROLE_IN_EVENT in source citation
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== GEDCOM X ==
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* [[GEPS 037: Support GEDCOM X]] - a proposal to support the GEDCOM X file format
  
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]

Revision as of 04:29, 21 July 2015

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Gramps uses Gramps XML which is considered a superior format to GEDCOM by the Gramps developers.

Although Gramps should be able to import most data from GEDCOM through its GEDCOM Import module, many of the Gramps features are not supported by the GEDCOM standard and so GEDCOM Export from a Gramps Family Tree or Gramps XML is a lossy operation.

This page attempts to list information that is lost on a GEDCOM export from Gramps, so that users may choose to restrain their Gramps use to those features that GEDCOM can handle. Gramps recognizes the relevance of GEDCOM and attempts to offer the best compatibility possible.

Gramps-notes.png
The Gramps version used as a reference for this page is

Gramps Trunk, which at the time was Gramps 3.3.(Released:2011-06-12)

The GEDCOM standard stopped evolving on 10 January 1996. There is a draft for a GEDCOM 5.5.1 version, of which Gramps uses several features as noted below.

The following assumes the standard GEDCOM export utility. However, there is also a set of common extensions that have been bundled together. See GEDCOM Extensions for more information.


Lost information on a GEDCOM export from Gramps

  • Bookmarks
  • Preformatted flag on notes
  • Markup in notes. Most other genealogy programs have markup in notes, but GEDCOM has no support.
  • Roles on events
  • One gender on same sex relation: GEDCOM does not support same sex relation.
  • Children status: GEDCOM only uses child-family relationships, ex: adoption as event not a relation.
  • County County fields in Locations
  • Parish Church Parish fields in Locations
  • Media Attributes: no equivalent in GEDCOM.
  • Source Data: no equivalent in GEDCOM.
  • Source on places: no equivalent in GEDCOM.
  • Event Attributes different from age, father age, mother age, cause, agency. These other attributes have no equivalent in GEDCOM. AGNC and CAUS are exported from Agency and Cause attributes (respectively) of an event. AGE, HUSB:AGE and WIFE:AGE are exported from Age, Father's Age and Mother's Age (respectively) of an event reference. Hence these items of data should be stored in the appropriate place for export.
  • Media Description: set by user, no equivalent in GEDCOM.
  • Reference region of a media reference.
  • Tags: an organizational tool for data analysis. This is not real genealogical data.
  • Shared Events: will generate the same event for each record. On import Gramps tries to merge equal events.
  • Shared Places in events: GEDCOM does not know the concept of sharing places, so places are duplicated in the GEDCOM. On import, Gramps will automatically merge places with the same title and street, so this should be of no influence.
  • Call Name: no equivalent in GEDCOM.
  • Family Nickname: no equivalent in GEDCOM. Use an alternate name.
  • Date on Name
  • Group names: Used by Gramps for sorting.
  • Sort As on names: Used by Gramps for sorting.
  • Alternate Locations: This full data on alternate locations is not exported as GEDCOM has no support for this.
  • Private objects
  • Persian, Islamic, Swedish calendars
  • Dual date and non 31/12 new year
  • Some Gramps' Types (Note, Repository, Repository reference, etc ...)
  • No GEDCOM data structure exists for the place hierarchy introduced in Gramps version 4.1.

Information written in other form on GEDCOM export

  • Compound surnames: all name grouping info is present using comma-separated lists. Using the Extract Information from Names tool, such a GEDCOM can be converted again in grouped names.

Information available in GEDCOM 5.5.1 form

  • Coordinates: Latitude and Longitude use MAP.LONG and MAP.LATI fields of GEDCOM 5.5.1
  • Custom attributes on Person, Family: FACT tag is used of GEDCOM 5.5.1

Information in GEDCOM 5.5 not in Gramps (lost on import)

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Gramps 4.1 GEDCOM Import

Details of GEDCOM import for Gramps 4.1 are provided in the Gramps 4.1 manual, not here

Details for earlier versions of Gramps.

  • Multimedia object in source citation
  • EVENT_TYPE_CITED_FROM and ROLE_IN_EVENT in source citation

GEDCOM X