Compatibility with PAF
Incline Software received permission to
use the .paf database created for PAF 3 by the LDS church, and then
engineered the enhancements to the database used later by PAF 4.
Ancestral Quest 12.0 can directly
work with a PAF 5 database, and produce reports and do online
lookups and directly convert the PAF 5 data to AQ's own database.
Find out more about AQ's database compatibility with PAF.
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Record LDS Ordinances
Record LDS Baptism, Endowment, Seal to Parents and
Seal to Spouse ordinances. Select Temple codes from a current list of
temples. For baptisms performed outside of temples, record the normal
place.
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Efficient Searching of Online IGI
Use the Filtered IGI search capability to quickly
learn if LDS Ordinances have been completed for an individual or
marriage.
To learn how to use this feature, you can read
a tutorial of the External Search method,
or view a video tutorial
of the Internal Search method.
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Submit Names to TempleReady
TempleReady can receive 3 types of input:
- GEDCOM files submitted from any family tree program,
as long as they follow the standards, as does Ancestral Quest
- Input at the keyboard
- Databases from PAF 5
Using AQ's TempleReady selection and export process,
submitting names through the first method listed above is very simple,
and a normal part of the temple names submission process.
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Update Ordinances from TempleReady
Once you take names in a GEDCOM file to your Family
History Center for processing in TempleReady, you can ask that
TempleReady prepare an "Ordinance Update File" to record and ordinances
that it found during its process. You can then import these ordinance
data directly back into your AQ database.
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Submit Names to Ancestral File
Create a GEDCOM specifically for submission to the
Ancestral File. You can also submit this file to the Pedigree Resource
File.
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Reports of Missing LDS Ordinances
Incline Software has developed reports with several
options to help you identify individuals and marriages that need to be
further researched and/or submitted to TempleReady.
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Search Filters for LDS Ordinances
Ancestral Quest has some special predefined filters in
its search engine to help you identify and select names for ordinance
processing.
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Direct Lookups on FamilySearch.org
Just click on any name in the Pedigree, Family or Name
List views, then start a search for that person on the LDS Church's
FamilySearch.org website.
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PreQualify Individuals for TempleReady
During the selection process to prepare names for
TempleReady, AQ will help you know whether names are ready, or whether
you need to do more research first.
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Import from Pedigree Resource File
The LDS Church has been collecting compiled
genealogies for years as part of their Pedigree Resource File. You can
import these files directly into Ancestral Quest.
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Print Ordinance Information on Many Reports
Many of the reports, such as Pedigree Charts, Family
Group Sheets, and others, allow you to print LDS Ordinance information
for each person on the chart.
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Training in Sunday School and FHCs
The LDS Church provides training for its own PAF 5
program, both in Sunday School "Family History" classes and in Family History Centers,
around the world. Because PAF was based on an earlier version of
Ancestral Quest, most of the training you receive for PAF will apply to
Ancestral Quest. (Note: Don't expect the
instructors to know about Ancestral Quest -- their assignment is to
teach PAF and use of other Church resources. But if you allow them to
show you how to do something in PAF, most of the time that instruction
will apply directly to Ancestral Quest.)
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