Michael, This is something I've always done using a Note tag. It never occurred to me to use a special Duplicate or DupNil tag. That is a great idea! I love that it stands out from other Note tags, could be set to print or not separately from my other Note tags (which never print), and could be made to stand out even more using a tag accent color. Thanks, Joyce Rivette -----Original Message----- From: TMG [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Coughlan Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 2:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMG] Duplicate Persons Listings An excellent suggestion - thank you Michael. Tom On 15/12/2017 18:54, Michael J Hannah wrote: > Tom Coughlan wondered: >> ... is it possible to only output those suspected matches that I have >> not already 'asserted' are not duplicates? > > As Lee mentioned this is unfortunately a manual operation. > > While you are going through this exercise you may wish to consider > defining a couple of custom TMG tag types to help record your > "assertions" for later review. As described in my book: > > http://www.mjh-nm.net/TAGCUSTM.HTML#DuplicateTag > > I define two tag types: Duplicate and DupNil. I use "Duplicate" to > set as Principals the two people I still "suspect" may be duplicates > along with my reasoning of why I am still unsure and choose to keep > separate. Then the "DupNil" sets as Principals two people who "look" > like they could be duplicates, along with my reasoning of why I assert > that they are not. > > Both tags alert me to be careful when I encounter and am about to > enter new data for any such Principals to double check "which" person > should get this new data or if it resolves whether they are > duplicates. Since they are separate tag types I also can selectively > choose whether to include these "duplicate" reasonings in reports. > > Hope this gives you ideas, > > Michael