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Gramps 4.1 Wiki Manual - Manage Family Trees

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GEDCOM import
=== GEDCOM import ===
[[Image:GEDCOM-import-report.png|right|400px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Import GEDCOM import report- example results.]]
If When you import information from GEDCOM, Gramps main window will show you will see the progress of the operation in the a progress bar of Gramps main window. When the GEDCOM import finishes,a feedback the '''GEDCOM import report:''' window shows any data that was not imported. The '''GEDCOM import report (see fig 4.6) :''' details most of the lines that were either ignored or could not be understood(Most likely as they are not part of the GEDCOM 5.5 standard. See [[GEDCOM Extensions]]). The contents of the line (or lines where there are continuation lines) are also shown. In some cases, the lines may not be exactly what is contained in the input GEDCOM file, because the line is reconstructed following some processing.
Gramps uses a different 'data model' from GEDCOM and therefore some data in GEDCOM cannot beimported into Gramps(See [[Gramps and GEDCOM]]).
The main exceptions are:

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