At 3/15/2018 16:16, Jim Slade wrote >In the Master Tag Type List, I have several instances of duplicate, or very >similar named tags with exact same sentence. Most of these likely occurred >from merging datasets. Is there any way to merge or combine the duplicate >type Tags with same sentence? using using TMGv9.05 ~ Win10/64. >If I cannot merge, what is best way to clean up the Master Tag List ? No, there is no merge function for Tag Types. But, you can use John Cardinal's TMG Utility to change Tag Type "A" to Tag Type "B". So if you have two Tag Types named Resided and Residence that are both essentially the same, select the one to "keep" and use the Utility program's Events=>Change Event Type function to change the Resided Tag Type to the Residence Tag Type (or whatever). You can also change Roles with the same function. if needed. Be sure to make a backup first. Also use the Log Only feature the first time that you run the function. This way, you can review the log report to see if it is what you want. Then de-select the Log Only option and run the function again "for real". Lee

Lee, the TMGU solution is exactly what I was hoping to find. It provides a method to combine those Tags which were essentially duplicates, except for a slight difference of names. When you gave an example of Resided and Residence, it explained it in a way I understood. Thanks for your help. Jim <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 1:01 PM, Lee Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > At 3/15/2018 16:16, Jim Slade wrote > >> In the Master Tag Type List, I have several instances of duplicate, or >> very >> similar named tags with exact same sentence. Most of these likely >> occurred >> from merging datasets. Is there any way to merge or combine the duplicate >> type Tags with same sentence? using using TMGv9.05 ~ Win10/64. >> If I cannot merge, what is best way to clean up the Master Tag List ? >> > > No, there is no merge function for Tag Types. But, you can use John > Cardinal's TMG Utility to change Tag Type "A" to Tag Type "B". So if you > have two Tag Types named Resided and Residence that are both essentially > the same, select the one to "keep" and use the Utility program's > Events=>Change Event Type function to change the Resided Tag Type to the > Residence Tag Type (or whatever). You can also change Roles with the same > function. if needed. > > Be sure to make a backup first. Also use the Log Only feature the first > time that you run the function. This way, you can review the log report to > see if it is what you want. Then de-select the Log Only option and run the > function again "for real". > > Lee > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ances > try.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry > .com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ances > try.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry > .com/index/other/Software/TMG.html >