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The individual form

Updated28 October 2025

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 that relates to this individual, then

  • use the button on the banner;
  • or right-click on the list and select “Display individual record”.

The lists that allow this action are :

Tip
You can open several individual records from a list. The individual record is opened without closing the window from which it was opened. You can then select the initial window again and open other records. The file will only be closed again if you use the “Close” button in the file window or in the window from which the file was opened

The upper part of the individual file is displayed:

  • a summary of information on the GEDCOM file and the analysis used,
  • the individual’s identifier, surname and first names.

The file has several tabs:

  • One tab displays information about the individual’s life.
  • One tab displays the person’s relationships: parents, children…
  • A tab displays the research to be carried out (resulting from the use of the research assistant).

The “information” tab

This tab displays known information about the individual’s life.

Genealogical Data Analysis - Individual form - Informations view
Genealogical Data Analysis – Individual form – Informations view

Relationships tab

This tab shows the people who are related to the individual.

Genealogical Data Analysis - Individual form - Relations view
Genealogical Data Analysis – Individual form – Relations view

This tab has two parts:

  • the upper part shows the individual’s relationships in the form of an organization chart.
  • the upper part shows the individual’s relationships in the form of a hierarchical list.
Tip
You can display another individual’s file by double-left-clicking on a box in the organization chart or on a line in the list. The new file opens without closing the current file(s)

The “search assistant” tab

This tab contains information from the search assistant for this individual. The search must have been created beforehand.

Genealogical Data Analysis - Individual form - Research view
Genealogical Data Analysis – Individual form – Research view

Compared with the list displayed in the search assistant :

  • the list is limited to the individual displayed;
  • it is not possible to modify the search;
  • It is not possible to open another individual record from this view;
  • Results cannot be exported or printed.