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Special features

Certain overarching special features regarding evaluations are explained here.

Merging of life events

Omega considers the pairs */˜, †/□, and S⚭/K⚭ of life events as belonging together in analyses, since they usually occur in close temporal and spatial proximity. In analyses, these event pairs are then merged into a compact representation.

Examples:

Event pair Depiction
* 05/17/1780 Nalbach ˜ 05/18/1780 Nalbach */˜ 17/18.05.1780 Nalbach
* May 17, 1780 Piesbach ˜ May 18, 1780 Nalbach */˜ 17/18.05.1780 Piesbach/Nalbach
† August 31, 1828 Nalbach □ September 1, 1828 Nalbach † 31.08/01.09.1828 Nalbach
The associated sources are also grouped together. By default, they are separated by a forward slash ( / ). This source separator can be configured .

Use of marriage symbols

Omega distinguishes between church and civil weddings and marks the respective marriage date with a symbol ( K or S in German-language evaluations). The symbol is omitted if only one of the two dates is recorded and this date is not exact (before, at, or after).

Before civil marriage was introduced, the symbol for a church wedding could be omitted, as the ceremony had to have been a church wedding. Since civil marriage was introduced at different times in different regions, the year before which the symbol is omitted if only the church wedding date is recorded can be set in Omega Settings | Reports | General | Life Events | No symbol for marriages before . If you enter the number 0 there, the symbol will always be displayed if the church wedding date is exactly the same. If you enter the number 9999 there, the symbol will never be displayed if only a church wedding date is recorded.

Shortening of life events

Optionally, for textual reports, you can configure Omega Settings | Reports | General | Life Events | Full Life Events , and for charts , Omega Settings | Reports | Report Types | Pedigree | Full Life Events , to display only the more informative of the two event pairs */˜, †/□, and S⚭/K⚭, resulting in a shorter report. These are, in descending order of informativeness, life events where
  1. Date and location are specified
  2. Only the date is given,
  3. Only the location is specified.
  4. Neither date nor place is specified.
If the information for both life events is equally meaningful, the first of the two life events (birth, death, civil marriage) is given preference.

Repetitions in numbered evaluations

In numbered evaluations, very complex situations can arise depending on the family constellation, regarding the order of the individuals and the amount of data when one person has multiple identification documents. The specific details are explained here.

In the event that only the father or only the mother is numbered as the leading parent in the parent block, the child appears with the numbered parent.

If both the father and mother appear under separate numbers in a parent section, the child is listed under the father's entry but not under the mother's. The mother is listed under her own number in the local family register if she has one or more children without a registered father (the usual situation for children born out of wedlock). If the mother also has children with a registered father (the usual situation for children born within marriage), a corresponding reference to the other children's entries is added (example: son from marriage, see <431> ). This reference can be enabled or disabled under Omega Settings | Evaluations | Children's Section | Reference to other children .

If a person is listed under their own number, their information will only appear there in full. If the person also appears as a partner in other parent blocks, they will be displayed there either not at all, with reduced data, or in full, depending on the Omega settings | Evaluations | Parent Block | Partners in Parent Block | Linked Partners . In ancestor and family tree lists, this output can only be reduced, not completely prevented, due to the structural design of these evaluations.

If a person is not listed under their own number and appears as a partner in parent blocks, the data will be displayed in full width for each occurrence.

More than 63 generations in ancestor and family trees

A special rule applies to family trees, ancestor lists, and their extended forms when more than 63 generations need to be listed. From the 64th generation onward, the consecutive number is omitted, and the generation number is given instead (e.g., G67 ).