Person Merge Flow

FamilySearch LabsMerge Analysis View

Understand the nuances of a merge from a tree person’s change log.

Key Details

  1. Enable this experiment by clicking the blue Try It button.
  2. Only available for merges that happened since August 2016.
  3. Viewing some merges may result in feelings of frustration.
  4. We would love your feedback to make this view more useful.

Enable this experiment by clicking the blue Try It button above. Once enabled, your future visits to the person change log will have a Merge Analysis button next to qualifying merges. The Merge Analysis button will only be available for merges that happened since August of 2016.

An screenshot of a tree person change log

Merging is a complicated operation in FamilyTree. It affects names, dates, places, and relationships. We hope this new view will allow you to better understand the before and after state of a merge.

A screenshot of the new merge analysis view