Manage

This tab allows you to locate existing custom event types, then edit or delete them.

Search for
Enter a keyword (or part of a word) matching all or part of any of the following fields: Tag, Type/Description (for EVEN events), Display. A cookie will store the value entered here for future searches. Click the Search button to execute the search. Click the Reset button to blank out the field. If the Search button is clicked with no search criteria, all custom event type records will be returned.

Associated with
Choose an option from this dropdown box to limit the search to custom event types associated with individuals, families, sources or repositories. A cookie will store the selection for future searches.

Accept/Ignore/All
Select one of these options to limit the search to custom event types that are being accepted or those that are being ignored. Choosing 'All' will allow all defined custom event types to be displayed.

Edit/Delete
Click on the appropriate icon in the Action column to edit or delete the custom event type record listed on that row.

Add New / Modify Existing Custom Event Types

To add a new custom event type, click on the Add New tab, then fill out the form. To edit an existing custom event type, click on the Manage tab, then locate the custom event type using the Search utility and click the Edit icon next to that custom event type.

Fields available on both the Add New Custom Event Type and Modify Existing Custom Event Types screens include:

Associated with
Choose an option from this dropdown box to associate this custom event type with individuals, families, sources or repositories. A single custom event type may not be associated with more than one of these options. The choice made here will dictate what options show in the Tag dropdown box.

Select Tag or enter
This is a 3 or 4 character abbreviation (all uppercase) or mnemonic code. Many common non-standard event types are listed in the Tag select box. If you do not see the desired tag here, enter it in the box directly beneath. If you select a tag from the list AND enter one in the box, the tag you entered in the box will be accepted and the tag selected from the list will be ignored.

Type/Description
This should match the "Type" output by your PC/Mac genealogy program for this event type. NOTE: This field will only be displayed if you choose "EVEN" for your tag. For all other tags, this field should be left blank.

Display
This will appear in the column to the left of the event data when it is displayed for public viewing. If you have set up multiple languages, you will see a section below this field titled "Other Languages". If you click on the plus sign, a separate Display box will be presented for each language supported. To have the same label display for every language, fill in the Display box above and leave the language-specific display boxes blank.

Display Order
Events with associated dates are always sorted chronologically. Those events without dates are sorted within that list, in the order they appear in the database. The order of this sublist can be affected by assigning a Display Order here. A lower number will cause an event to be sorted higher.

On Import
To accept imported data corresponding to this custom event type, select Accept. To reject data corresponding to this type and cause it to not be imported, choose Ignore. Once an event of this type is imported, you may still elect not to display it by setting this option back to Ignore.

Required fields: You must select or enter a GEDCOM tag for your event. If you choose "EVEN" (generic custom event) for your Tag, you must also enter a Type/Description. If you do not choose EVEN as your Tag, you must leave the Type/Description field blank. You must also enter a Display string.

Accept Selected / Ignore Selected

To flag multiple custom event types as Accept or Ignore at the same time, check the Select box next to each custom event type to be updated, then click either the Accept Selected or Ignore Selected button at the bottom of the screen.

Delete Custom Event Types

To delete one custom event type, click on the Delete icon next to that custom event type on the Manage tab. To delete more than one custom event type at a time, check the Select box next to each custom event type to be deleted, then click the Delete Selected button.