Search for people entered more than once (duplicates)
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 duplicates] button ;
- right-click on the list and select the “Search for duplicates” option.
.Select duplicate searches
The window displays the available searches.
The following searches are available:
- All individuals with exactly the same surname, first names and date of birth.
- All individuals with exactly the same surname, first names and date of birth within the permitted range.
- All individuals with exactly the same surname and first names.
- All individuals with exactly the same surname and whose father has the same ID.
- All individuals with exactly the same name and whose mother has the same ID.
- All individuals with exactly the same name and place of birth.
- All individuals with exactly the same name and at least one given name in common.
You can select one or more searches as required. Each search may indicate potential duplicates.
Modify criteria values
The window displays criteria that influence the results displayed:
- The period to be taken into account: indicated in number of years, this allows you to specify how many years before and after the search period extends. For example, if the value is 20 and you’re looking for people with the same name who were born in the same period, the results will include people born between 20 years before and 20 years after the person.
- Show searches without proposals: this option displays searches that have not led to the identification of any proposals. This option is disabled by default to reduce the amount of information displayed in the results.
- Show individuals without proposal: this option displays individuals for whom none of the selected searches identified a proposal. This option is disabled by default to reduce the amount of information displayed in the results.
These criteria can be modified.
Start search
Before starting the search :
- Select the searches that seem most relevant to you.
- Select the display criteria:
- Period to be taken into account before and after dates.
- Display searches with no duplicates.
- Display of persons for whom searches do not suggest duplicates.
- Start the search with the [Start search] button.
View duplicate search results
All proposals for duplicate persons (or more…) are displayed in the window. They are grouped for each person and for each search performed.
Proposals are displayed using a color code for each piece of information:
- green: information matches.
- red: information does not match.
The more information in green, the greater the probability that this person is a duplicate.
Print or export duplicate search results
Once you’ve completed your duplicate search, you can print out the resulting list, or export it in Word or Excel format.
To do this, use the [Print results] button.