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This chapter describes the various {{man label|Tools}} available in Gramps.

== Tools ==

The tools can be accessed by choosing the menu {{man menu|Tools ->''Tool Section'' ->''Particular Tool''}} .

=== Tool Selection dialog ===

The {{man label|Tool Selection}} dialog allows you to browse the complete selection of available tools along with their brief descriptions when invoked by clicking the {{man button|Open the tools dialog}} icon on the toolbar from any of the categories and use the {{man button|▶}} arrows to expand the listings.

====<u>Compare Individual Events</u>====

[[File:CompareIndividualEvents-EventComparisonFilterSelection-dialog-default-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Compare Individual Events" - "Event comparison filter selection" - dialog]]

This tool compares events across the selected group of people.

Once the report finishes the {{man label|Name and title extraction tool}} dialog results window will be shown.

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[[File:FindPossibleDuplicatePeople-PotentialMerges-result-dialog-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Potential Merges" result dialog window for "Find Possible Duplicate People" - dialog - example]]

Once completed the {{man label|Gender statistics rebuilt}} result dialog will be shown.

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[[File:CleanInputData-dialog-tool-example-dialog-51.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Clean input data]]

See also:

====<u>Find database loop</u>====

====<u>Media Manager</u>====

[[File:Introduction-page-MediaManager-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Introduction - page for "Gramps Media Manager" - Tool wizard]]

=====Convert paths from relative to absolute=====

[[File:ConvertPathsFromRelativeToAbsolute-FinalConfirmation-page-MediaManager-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} 'Convert paths from relative to absolute':"Final Confirmation" page for "Gramps Media Manager" - Tool wizard - example]]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Absolute_and_relative_paths Absolute and relative paths], From Wikipedia.

=====Convert paths from absolute to relative=====

[[File:ConvertPathsFromAbsoluteToRelative-FinalConfirmation-page-MediaManager-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} 'Convert paths from absolute to relative':"Final Confirmation" page for "Gramps Media Manager" - Tool wizard - example]]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Absolute_and_relative_paths Absolute and relative paths], From Wikipedia.

[[File:NotRelatedTo-dialog-NotRelated-Tool-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}}. "Not related to '...'" - dialog - showing results for "Not Related" Tool]]

You can use this tool via menu {{man menu|Tools->Utilities->Not Related...}}.

[[File:RelationshipTo-dialog-RelationshipCalculator-Tool-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Relationship to '...' " - dialog - showing results for "Relationship Calculator" Tool]]

Selecting the Relationship Calculator tool will open a list filtered to all people connected, '''but not necessarily related''', to the [[Gramps_Glossary#active_person|Active Person]]. To calculate relationship to different person, close the window, make that person Active and select the tool from the menu again.

The filtered list will grouped and alphabetically sorted by surname. (Regardless of whether the View menu setting of the Person category has been set to '''Grouped'''.) The list columns cannot be re-sorted.

Essentially, any two people are directly related by blood if they have an ancestor in common. One of these individuals may actually be an ancestor of the other - such as a great grandparent. Even in the cases of aunts and uncles, you still can calculate the relationship by searching for the common ancestor. In this case, the father or mother of the aunt or uncle will be a grandparent to the nephew or niece.

====<u>Verify the Data</u>====

[[File:VerifyTheData-DataVerifyTool-dialog-General-tab-defaults-50.png|right|thumb|400px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Verify the Data..." - "Data Verify tool" dialog - "General" tab - defaults]]

Select this via the menu {{man menu|Tools->Utilities->Verify the Data...}} you will get a {{man label|Data Verify Tool}} window. The window has four tabs; {{man label|General}}, {{man label|Women}}, {{man label|Men}}, {{man label|Families}}. Those tabs show a list with criteria and a input field where you can alter the criteria value. In the lists below I show some ''workable'' values.

======General======

=====Data Verification Results window=====

After you run the tool you will be presented with the {{man label|Data Verification Results}} window.

On the bottom of the window four buttons are available to make a selection easier. Those are {{man button|Mark all}}, {{man button|Unmark all}}, {{man button|Invert marks}}, and {{man button|Hide marked}}.

*:The warning showed 'late marriage': checking the data: male person °1738 female person °1756 : marriage X 1804 [Gregorian Calendar] : Everything seemed to be OK: so they (re)married at the age of 66 and 48 years! The warning showed up because the '''General criteria''' was set to '''60'''.

{{man tip|Difference between {{man label|Verify the Data}} tool and the [[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Check_and_Repair_Database|Check and Repair Database tool]] |The Check and Repair Database tool detects inconsistencies in the database structure. The {{man label|Verify the Data}} tool, however, is detecting the records that do not satisfy your particular criteria.}}

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When the python <code>-O</code> optimise flag is not turned on, an additional {{man menu|Debug}} entry appears in the {{man menu|[[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools|Tools]]}} menu.

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====Check Localized Date Displayer and Parser====

This test tool will create many people showing all different date variants as birth. The death date is created by parsing the result of the date displayer for the birth date. This way you can ensure that dates printed can be parsed back in correctly.

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[[File:GenderStatisticsTool-dialog-DumpGenderStatistics-Tool-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Gender Statistics tool" dialog results example - for "Dump Gender Statistics" - Tool]]

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The {{man label|[[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Error_and_Warning_Reference#Undo_history_warning|Undo history warning]]}} dialog will be shown and you can either {{man button|Stop}} or {{man button|Proceed with the tool}}.

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This tool generates sources and citations for each source in order to populate the database for testing with significant numbers of sources and citations.

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