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Introduction
==Introduction==
For more info, see [[Filter]] and also [[Gramps_3.4_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters|the wiki manual on Filters]].
To test the When creating custom filters, always make sure you have the Filter sidebar visible (so you can select this in test them before use: either click on the Filter tab on the View menu)right, or click on 'Add a Gramplet' and select 'Filter'. To test, select the custom filter you made, before clicking on ; then click Find.
Example: People with surname Doe and who lived in Illinois State:===Here is the Logic for it....===If that You create a custom filter exists, by taking the logic would befollowing steps:
1/make place filter1: state = Illinois Click on '''Editor''' in the top bar to display the drop-down list The last item is the '''Filter Editor''' for your current View Click on the '''Filter Editor''' Click on ''''+'''' to start creating a new filter Give your filter a '''name''' Click on ''''+'''' to see the filter rules available to you in your current View Select an appropriate '''rule'''
2/make event filter1 which is an or combination of three other event filters: (type=residence or type =death) and (events matching place filter1) Add further rules as needed
3/make person Set the necessary '''Option''' '''OK''' '''Close''' ''[Note that custom filters: persons satisfying event filter 1. or changes only take effect after Closing the Filters window]''
The extra Some rules allow you to use filters defined for another View and so build up complex filtering with several Views.   == Construction of custom filter examples ==    Please note these conventions for the construction of Filters:  '''''<Viewname> Filter Editor'''''.................Editor for this particular View'''''Filter <filtername>:'''''...........................................................................................................Name of new filter is <rule name> ........................................................Filter rule selected  OR  <rule group name> => <selected rule name> ..........................................Filter rule selected from a drop-down group of rules '''Option selected''' ................................................................................................................. All/At least one rule must be obeyed '''Use regular expressions''' ................................................................................................. Blank if not required '''<Run Filter <filtername> in <Viewname> View>''' .....................................................Where to run the new filter   ---- ---- ----  =='''''1-stage FILTERS'''''==     === Example 1. All sources that hardhave no repository ===  '''''Source Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Sources with <count> Repository references; Number of instances:="1"; Number must be:="lesser than" ''OR'' Sources with a reference count of <count>; Reference count must be:= "lesser than"; Reference count:="1" '''All rules must apply''' '''<Run Filter A> in Source View'''  ----   === Example 2. All individuals with no name === ''Comment: In Person View, click on the Name column to get the code is present names in alphabetical order. All blank surnames will be at the top of the list''  The following filter will display '''only''' the blank given names and/or surnames  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> People with the <name>; Given Name:=^$; Full Family Name:=^$ '''Use regular expressions''' '''All rules must apply''' '''<Run Filter A> in Person View'''  ----  === Example 3. All female descendants of Joan Doe ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendants of <person>: <''here find the ID of Joan Doe''> ; Include original person General filters=> Females '''All rules must apply''' '''<Run Filter A> in trunk Person View'''  ---- ---- ----  =='''''2-stage FILTERS'''''==  === Example 1. All people with only one parent recorded ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Persons with the <name>; Given name:="(^$|[uU]known)"; Full Family Name:="(^$|[uU]known)" '''**Use regular expressions**''' '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter B:''''' Family filters=> Children of <filter> match; Filter name:="B" '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <Run Filter B> in Person View''' ''Comment: If both parents are unknown you probably won't have any gramps ID assigned for them''  ----   === Example 2. Individuals with siblings named “John” ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> People with the <name>: Given Name:="John" '''All rules must apply''' '''''Filter B:''''' Family filter=> Siblings of <filter> match: Filter name:="A” '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <Run Filter B> in Person View'''  ----   === Example 3.“Timeline” of all people associated with a particular place ===  '''''Place Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Places matching the parameters ;Name : <''here insert name of place''> '''All rules must apply''' '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> Events matching the place filter: Place filter name:=”A” '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <Run Filter B> in Events view''' ''Configure the View to show columns for Type, Description, Date, Place.'''' Order the items by Date to get a timeline.''   OR Alternative 2: '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Events with data : Place:= <''here insert placename''>''Comment: if the Event type default is "Birth"., just delete it''  '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <run Filter A> in Events View'''  ''For an ordered list of the people '''add''' the following filter:'' '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> Persons with events matching the events filter: Events filter name:= "A". '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <run Filter B> in Person View'''  ----    === Example 4. All marriage events on the ancestral tree dated after 1837 for a named individual ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Event filters=> People with the personal <event>; Personal event:= Marriage; Date:= after 1837 Event filters=> People with the family <event>; Family event:= Marriage; Date:= after 1837  '''**At least one rule applies**''' '''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> People with the name; <''here insert name of individual''> General filters=> People matching the <filter>; Filter name:=”A”. '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <run Filter B> in Person View'''  ----    === Example 5. All persons called "serge" having some connection with London ===  '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Events with <data>: Place:="London" '''All rules must apply''' '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> Persons with events matching the <event filter>: Event filter name:= "A" People with the <name>: Given name:="serge" '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <run Filter B> in Person View'''   ''Comment1: There is no way of going between people and places except by way of events they were involved in at those places'' ''Comment2: What looks like a minor bug appears when Person filtering on names: a few extraneous individuals appear.''''They are spouses, included because their married name (or occasionally spouse) is recorded in the database as their Alternative Name''    ----     === Example 6. Obtain a ‘focused’ descendant chart containing only a subset of the people === ''Select the subset by tagging manually in your direct ancestral line up from your living relative. Call the tag, say, LINE 1.''  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> People with the <tag>; Tag:="LINE 1" '''All rules must apply''' '''''Filter B:''''' Family filters=> Children of <filter> match: Filter name:="A" Family filters=> Spouses of <filter> match: Filter name:="A" Family filters=> Siblings of <filter> match: Filter name:="A" '''**At least one rule must apply**'''  '''THEN <run Filter B> in Person View''' to display the “focussed” tree ''OR:'' ''Reports=> Graphs=> Relationship Graph=> Report Options=> Filter "B"'' to obtain a chart. Save as SVG for further manipulation''OR:'' ''Family Trees=> Export=> Forward=> select Gramps XML package=> Forward=> Person Filter.'' Click the drop-down list and ''select filter B'' to save the filter results as another family tree. Name and export that gpkg; then you can create a new family tree and import the gpkg back into it.  ----    === Example 7. All people related to me but not my wife ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Ancestral filters=> Ancestors of <person> ID:= <here find YOUR ID>; Inclusive:=0 ''i.e.note: don't include yourself'' '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter B:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendant family members of <filter> match; Filter name:="Filter A" '''All rules must apply'''  '''THEN <Run Filter B> in Person View''' ''Comment: note the difference between the UP filter ("Ancestors") which is '''restrictive''''' ''and the DOWN filter ("Descendant family members of filter) which is '''inclusive'''.'' The former keeps the line of relationship away from the wife; the latter brings in your own in-laws("Matches people that are descendants or the spouse of anybody matched by the filter")  ''Comment 2: the filter falls down on people who are not strictly connected to easily you by marriage but only indirectly''i.e. people who were married at some time to one of your in-laws, i.e.."in-laws of in-laws". ''If you want to incorporate those links as well, add a further filter as follows:'' '''''Filter C:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendant family members of <filter> match; Filter name:="Filter B" '''**At least one rule must apply**'''  '''THEN <Run Filter C> in Person View''' ''Comment 3: you can widen the reach of the links further by adding more filters in the same form as filter C'' - until your patience runs out  ----  === Example 8. All married males with family name containing rechter/richter ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Event filters=> People with the family <event>: Family event=> Family:= Marriage General filters=> Males '''All rules must apply''' '''''<Run Filter A> in Person View''''' ''to check'' THEN in the '''Filter sidebar''', enter ''r[ei]chter'' in the '''Name''' field, for the '''Custom filter''' select ''Filter A'', check '''Use regular expressions'''. Click '''Find'''.   ----  === Example 9. All descendants of Joan Doe of female or unknown sex ===   '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Males  '''All rules must apply''' '''**Return values that do *not* match the filter rules**'''  '''''Filter B:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendants of person:=<here find the ID of Joan Doe>; Include original person '''All rules must apply''' '''THEN <Run Filter B> in Person View'''  ---- ---- ----  =='''''3-stage FILTERS'''''==     === Example 1. All marriages where the event is a "Personal" event but not part of a Family ===  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Event filters=> People with the family <event>; Family Event:="Marriage" '''All rules must apply''' '''**Return values thatdo *not* match the filter rules**'''  '''''Filter B:''''' Event filters=> People with the personal <event>; Personal Event:="Marriage"; Primary role:="1" '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter C:''''' General filters=> People matching the <filter>; Filter name:= "A" General filters=> People matching the <filter>; Filter name:= "B" '''All rules must apply'''  '''<Run Filter C> in Person View'''  ----   === Example 2. People with events with place, to show an ancestor's descendants with no known birthplace ===  '''''Place Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Position filters=> Places with no latitude or longitude given '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> Events with the particular type: Event type:="Birth" General filters=> Events of Places matching the <place filter>: Place filter name:=”A”  '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter C:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendant family members of <person>:= <''here select the particular ancestor ID''> General filters=> Persons with events matching the <event filter>: Event Filter name:=”B” '''All rules must apply'''  '''<run Filter C> in Person View'''   ----    === Example 3. All direct ancestors (and their siblings) of some person in set periods, e.g. 50 yrs ===  ''Comment: For example, to show when the migration from country to town took place''  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Descendant filters=> Descendant family members of <person>; select the person's ID; Include the original person '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''''Filter B:''''' General filter => Events of persons matching the <person filter>: Person filter name:= "A" General filter=> Events with <data>: Event type:= "Birth"; Date:="between 1650 and 1750" ''(say)''  '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Place Filter Editor''''''''''Filter C:''''' General filters=> Places of events matching the <event filter>: Event filter name:= "B" '''All rules must apply'''  '''<run Filter C> in Place View'''   ----   === Example 4. End of the line ancestors from a particular person X (Jones) ===  ''Deal with the father's and mother's side separately.'' '''[father's side]'''  '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' Family filters=> People missing parents '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter B:''''' Ancestral filters=> Ancestors of <person>: ID := <''here find ID of person X''> General filters=> Males General filters=> People with the <name>:Full Family Name:="Jones" '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter C:''''' General filters=> People matching the filter; Filter name:="A" General filters=> People matching the filter; Filter name:="B" '''All rules must apply'''   '''<Run Filter C> in Person View.''' '''[mother's side]''' repeat A, B, C but in Filter B substitute the ID of the mother of X for the ID of X, and the family name of the mother of X for the name “Jones”. ''Comment: if the spelling of the surname has changed over the generations, you'll need to use a regular expression for the Full Family Name in Filter B and enable “Use regular expressions”''   ---- ---- ----  == '''''5-stage FILTERS''''' ==   === Example 1. People with surname Doe who lived in Illinois State ===  '''''Place Filter Editor''''''''''Filter A:''''' General filters=> Places matching parameters: Name:= "Illinois"; Place type:= "State" '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Event Filter Editor''''''''''Filter B:''''' General filters=> Events of places matching the <place filter>: Place filter name:="A"  '''All rules must apply'''   '''''Person Filter Editor''''''''''Filter C:''''' General filters=> People with events matching the <event filter>: event filter name:= "B" Event filters=> People with the personal <event>: Personal event:="Residence" '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter D:''''' General filters=> People with events matching the <event filter>: event filter name:= "B" Event filters=> People with the personal <event>: Personal event:="Death" '''All rules must apply'''  '''''Filter E:''''' General filters=> People matching the <filter>: Filter name:= "C" General filters=> People matching the <filter>: Filter name:= "D"  '''**At least one rule must apply**'''  '''<Run Filter E> in Person View.'''  ----
== Example: All female descendants of Joan Doe==
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