Where Do ID Numbers Appear?
Using ID Numbers to Find People or Families
ID Numbers in Lists, Reports, and Charts
User-Defined ID Numbers
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Numbering Ancestors, Descendants, Relatives
As you enter new people and families, each new person is assigned a unique person ID number and each new family is assigned a unique family ID number. There is no genealogical significance to these numbers and the numbers can't be edited, replaced, or changed.
Note: | If you need to assign your own numbers, Reunion does have a User ID field. In addition, you should take a look at the automatic Numbering feature. |
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Reunion's person and family ID numbers are simply used internally by Reunion, although you can display the numbers in the family view, in reports, and in charts. And you can search for people by ID number.
Person and family ID numbers are assigned serially. When you add a person or family to the family file, Reunion starts at 1 and counts upward until it finds the first unused number and assigns that number to the person or family. Person and family ID numbers assigned by Reunion are independent.
By default, person ID numbers will appear at the bottom of the fields under the main couple in the family view.
ID numbers can optionally appear inside people's buttons, if you prefer. ID numbers are one of many fields that may be inserted into buttons in the family view. Learn more.
Family ID numbers appear near the left side of the bottom bar (under the family view).
To navigate by ID number, click the person or family ID number and enter an ID number in the Find ID window.
The Find ID window shows the name and key event dates for the person or family matching the ID number entered in the box.
Clicking the
button takes you to the corresponding record.You can also search for people by typing their ID number into the search box at the top of a sidebar and then pressing the Down Arrow key on the keyboard (which will select the person in the list and display her in the family view).
Many of Reunion's lists can display ID numbers and allow you to select people by ID number.
If person ID numbers are included in reports and charts, they will be appended to names. Although some feel that ID numbers are as repulsive as line numbers in a word processor, other people like to use them for cross referencing different genealogical documents.
To record your own ID numbers for people, you should use the User ID field that appears in the Name section of the Edit Person panel (click a person's name or choose ). Use of this field is optional.
Like any other field, the User ID field can be...
In addition, User ID numbers can be the criteria for match & merge.