I like your idea of using the AFN field or Cathy's in regard to v or nv in
brackets after the name..  It occurs to me that instead of a letter you
culd use a number system: e.g., 0=no sources; 1 = extremely poor citations,
3=mediocre sourcing; 4= fair sourcing, 5=good sourcing, etc.

Pat


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote:

> Bruce,
> I had a similar problem. What I did was add a V for verified in Privacy
> brackets to the name until I was happy I had verified a particular branch
> and added reliable sources and then removed it.
> So John [[V]]  - I guess I could have gone the other way and had John
> [[nv]] for not verified.
>
> An alternative is to dedicate a tag number to the task and remove the tag
> when you are happy.
>
> But your idea of using the Ancestral File Number field is quite a good one
> as it can be displayed on Family View if it hasn't actually been used for
> the AFN.
>
> Also maybe helpful.
> On the Assigned Sources screen for each person, if you are showing all
> events, you'll find source fields for relationship to father and
> relationship to mother. You may find them helpful.
>
> In the Search, you can search for people with missing sources - a variety
> of alternatives on which fields to look at.
> This may help you identify the people who need more work and once
> identified the search list can be tagged.
>
> Cath
> y
>
> Larry Lee wrote:
> > Bruce,
> >
> > What version are you using?
> >
> > When you say "if it showed" are you referring to whether there is a
> > source attached to the information or a surety number for those that
> > do have an attached source?
> >
> > Source information does not show on the Pedigree View, however you can
> > do a Pedigree Report and select to display source citations as
> > footnotes under the Sources tab. You can do a preview or print the
> report.
> >
> > Larry Lee
> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Bruce Jones <[email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> >     I have many individuals in my file.  Many have no sources and I
> >     don't remember where I got the name and information.
> >
> >     O would like to have some indication when I feel comfortable about
> >     the name and relationships.
> >     It would be nice if it showed on the pedigree chart so I could
> >     follow a line and see where to spend time in res
> earch.
> >     The best I have come up with is to show it in the UserId or
> >     Ancestral File Id fields (I'm not using either right now).
> >     Am I missing a better way?
>
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