Category - Genealogical Data Analysis

Genealogical Data Analysis helps you to improve the quality of your genealogical information and to advance your research. Genealogical Data Analysis checks your information for events (births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, funerals), performs consistency checks (dates, places, sources) and alerts you to inconsistencies and errors; Genealogical Data Analysis tells you if people are entered more than …

Prerequisites This software runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 11. English and French are supported for installation and use. Editions available Genealogical Data Analysis is available in several editions: License A license is required to use the application, including the “discovery” edition. The license must be activated using the activation …

Genealogical Data Analysis uses the following pictograms. Buttons Hierarchical lists Results

This page shows the application’s update history.

Genealogicial Data Analysis can read all GEDCOM files meeting the specifications of versions 5, 5.5 and 5.5.1. The list below shows the applications from which we have tested GEDCOM data export and reading in Genealogicial Data Analysis. This list is not exhaustive. Normally, all GEDCOM files produced by a GEDCOM-compliant application can be read.

Genealogical Data Analysis complements your current tools. It allows you to perform checks and searches that are not possible with your existing software. We’ve studied the leading software and websites, and we’re proud to be able to compare ourselves(*) with them: (*) Study based on information available in April 2025.

This procedure explains how to install Genealogical Data Analysis.

Updates to Genealogical Data Analysis are published on this site to bring you new features (or improve existing ones) and correct defects or anomalies. How can I find out about the changes contained in the updates? The content of updates is shown in the application history. How can I obtain updates? There are two ways …

This page explains how to use Genealogical Data Analysis.

The Genealogical Data Analysis main window is displayed when the application is launched. From this window you can: manage GEDCOM files (add or remove them), perform a GEDCOM file analysis, consult the analyses performed, check whether GEDCOM files have been updated since their last analysis, access options and tools, consult this documentation, and report an anomaly.

Genealogical Data Analysis analyzes your genealogy data exported in GEDCOM format from your genealogy application. Export your data in GEDCOM format Genealogical Data Analysis does not read data directly into your genealogy software (or website). You must therefore start by exporting your data in GEDCOM format. Add a GEDCOM file to your list of files …

GEDCOM files must be analyzed before you can explore the results and search for duplicates, ascendants and descendants.

Genealogical Data Analysis displays the results of analyses performed on a GEDCOM file in the analysis results window.

The results explorer displays detailed information for an analysis performed on a GEDCOM file. The results explorer To display the results explorer : Select an analysis in the results window. You can then : use the [Explore results] button, or right-click on the list and select the “Explore detailed results” option. The hierarchical list The …

This window lets you perform searches to identify people who have been entered in more than one copy of your database. The duplicate person search window To display the search window for people entered more than once (duplicates): Select an analysis in the analysis results window. You can then : either use the [Search for …

Genealogical Data Analysis allows you to identify potential ancestors already present in your data. The ancestry search window To display the ancestry search window : Select an analysis in the analysis results window. You can then use the [Find ancestors] button, or right-click on the list and select the “Search for ancestors” option. Select the …

Genealogical Data Analysis lets you search for potential descendants already present in your genealogical data. Descendant search window To display the descendant search window : Select an analysis in the analysis results window. You can then : use the [Search for descendants] button, or right-click on the list and select the “Search for descendants” option. …

Genealogical Data Analysis enables you to search for “isolated” people, i.e. those who are not linked to other people in your genealogical data. Three cases are checked: people with no known parents (or no known father or mother); people with no known union or spouse; people with no known descendants. The search can be made …

Genealogical Data Analysis helps you advance your research by identifying missing sources of information and organizing their retrieval. To guarantee the completeness and traceability of your information, Genealogical Data Analysis : checks that the information is correct (e.g. date of birth); checks that the information is sourced, i.e. that the document from which the information …

Genealogical Data Analysis displays a record for each individual. Each individual record includes : information on the individual, including life events; people related to the individual, including parents, spouses and children; missing information and advice on how to find it. View an individual’s file To display an individual’s file, select a line in a list …

You can customize the application’s behavior by modifying the choices in the options. To display the options window, you can : use the “Tools” menu / “Options” option; or use the button on the banner. Options are organized by the application’s main functions, grouped by tab: global options; tracked GEDCOM files; analysis; results explorer; duplicate …

This tab contains options concerning the application’s main parameters, such as operating language, application updates, directories used and backups. This tab contains two sub-tabs. Application” sub-tab This sub-tab contains the application options. Data” tab This sub-tab groups together options for application data.

This tab lets you modify the application's behavior when adding a GEDCOM file.

Cet onglet regroupe les options qui concernent les analyses réalisées sur les fichiers GEDCOM suivis par l’application. This tab contains 2 sub-tabs: “Options” sub-tab, “Consistency checks” sub-tab. Options sub-tab This sub-tab contains options for modifying the application’s behavior during data analysis. The “Consistency checks” sub-tab This sub-tab contains options for modifying the application’s behavior during …

This tab lets you modify the data displayed by default in the Results Explorer.

This tab lets you modify how the application searches for duplicates in the database.

This tab lets you modify how the application searches the database for ancestors.

This tab lets you modify how the application searches for descendants in the database.

Cet onglet permet de modifier comment l’application recherche les descendants dans la base de données.

This tab groups together the options for the search wizard, including the rules to be applied, the method selected and the filters applied by default. This tab has 4 sub-tabs: “rules to apply” sub-tab, “method to apply” sub-tab, “Limitations” sub-tab, “Options” sub-tab. The “Rules to apply” sub-tab This sub-tab lets you modify the behavior of …

Genealogical Data Analysis comes with tools for : Backup data Restore data Delete a backup Verify data Optimize and reindex data Update data structure Purge data These tools can be accessed via the “Tools” menu

This tool generates a data backup. This backup can then be used to restore data following an error, for example. Confirm the backup by clicking on [Yes].

This tool replaces current data with data from a backup. A list of backups is displayed. Select the backup you wish to restore and click on [Restore this backup]. Caution: All data is deleted and replaced by that of the backup.

This tool allows you to delete previously made backups. A list of backups is displayed. Select the backup you wish to restore and click on [Delete this backup]. Warning: this action is irreversible.

This operation identifies any errors in the application data (such as orphaned information) and – if possible – corrects them. It is advisable to perform this check periodically. An option allows you to set the frequency of these checks.

If the application is used intensively, and in particular if many analyses have been deleted, the application database may need to be optimized and reindexed to regain its full performance. This action does not delete any data. Confirm by clicking [Yes].

This option allows you to force the application to update its data structure. Confirm by clicking on [Update data structure].

This option clears the application of all data. Confirm by clicking on [Wish]. Warning: this action is irreversible. Only by restoring a backup can you recover the data you have saved.