Hi Robin, I don't see a huge benefit to giving the date of the test, except for people testing on chips that have changed. So for 23andMe there could be some benefit to using a test date, maybe for Ancestry. Karla Huebner calypsospots AT gmail.com On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Robin Kaspar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Karla. Is it necessary to note when the match took the test? That’s > one thing John Clark does in his process. > > > > On Dec 18, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Karla Huebner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Robin, > > > > I keep my DNA data to a minimum in TMG, mostly working with it in > > GenomeMate. In TMG, I do have a DNA tag. The Principal sentence is [P] > > <was|and [PO] were> DNA tested <[M]> <[D]> <[L]> so for instance Todd > > Huebner was DNA tested at 23andMe (autosomal) in 2013. > > > > Additional roles are YDNA known and YDNA surmised, and MtDNA known and > > MtDNA surmised. The surmised versions are for people who didn't test but > > should have the same result as the person who did test. I'm not entirely > > satisfied with my sentences but [P1S] <|and [PO]> Y-DNA haplogroup was > > shown to be <[M]> <[D]> <[L]> comes out as Todd Huebner's Y-DNA > haplogroup > > was shown to be R-CTS3402 (formerly R1a1a) in 2013 in FTDNA. The surmised > > role [P] <is|and [PO] are> believed to belong to Y-DNA haplogroup <[M]> > > <[D]> <[L]> comes out as Wayne Vincent Huebner is believed to belong to > > Y-DNA haplogroup R-CTS3402 (formerly R1a1a). So while they need some > > tweaking, they're functional. > > > > I guess you could do a History-group tag in which the witnesses share the > > same segment, but personally I would rather just handle that data in > > GenomeMate. I find it sufficient just to note which known relatives have > > tested and where, somewhat in the spirit of listing their email addresses > > with valid dates in my email tag. > > > > Karla Huebner > > calypsospots AT gmail.com > > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Robin Kaspar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> I would like to start a discussion about how to use TMG, not as an > >> analysis tool because of course it isn’t designed for that, but as an > >> organizational and management tool for DNA matches. > >> > >> I have watched the presentation by John Clark to the Roots User Group of > >> Arlington a month or so ago and I see how he uses it, although he hasn’t > >> yet answered some questions I have. > >> > >> I have created a simplistic “DNA Match” tag in a first attempt to flag > >> people in my database that I know for sure are matches. I’m not terribly > >> imaginative, and I don’t know what kinds of details about the matches I > >> should record in TMG. (Like do I only need to record cms and segments > or do > >> I need to record chromosome numbers and whatever else goes along with > >> that?) I need to formulate a plan for TMG soon because like you, I’m > >> getting new matches every week. I manage tests for my parents, children, > >> husband, cousins. I need a solution that will work for their matches > when > >> they don’t also match me. > >> > >> What I think I want is a way to record matches for reference. Hence my > DNA > >> Match tag. But I also want to record matches for output in narrative > >> reports so I might need another tag for that. Or maybe it doesn’t have > to > >> be complicated and I can just add Roles and Sentences to my tag. I > probably > >> should have a custom report to list these people so that I can keep > track > >> of them (and I have a lot of this in an Excel spreadsheet, so TMG > wouldn’t > >> be my only documentation). > >> > >> I would appreciate some ideas about how you’ve solved this and how it > >> works for you. What tags have you set up? What roles/sentences have you > set > >> up for output? > >> > >> I have one specific question right off the bat: Let’s say I have a close > >> match who is not in my database (I can tell that because of their > tree). I > >> want to add him/her but they don’t use their real name on Ancestry. It > >> seems that I can use the “other name” field to record their username > until > >> I know what their real name is. Can I also record their real name in > that > >> name tag or will I have to have another name tag for that when the time > >> comes? > >> > >> Thanks for all your help! > >> > >> Robin in Short Pump > >> The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > >> ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > >> Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > >> ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >> in the subject and the body of the message > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >