Reasonableness Check
To check the data files to see if the dates are reasonable, pick Other from the main screen and then Reasonableness Check. This report will let you set minimum and maximum ages for certain events. Then when you pick Print or Preview it will find people that are not within the range you specified. This will help you find incorrect data, such as when you accidentally enter the wrong century for the death of a person.
If this report shows wrong ages for people, then check to see if the date format you are using is the one set under options (see Date Types.)
The following information only applies if you want to have the report ignore certain events when checking.
If you run this report often, you can set the report to ignore certain information that you have already verified as correct. The report will ignore numbers from the file called ignorebk.txt if you create that file in your data folder. If you create this file, then each line should contain two numbers. The first number is the number that prints on the left of the reasonableness report, and the second number is the number of the other person. So if the report says for example that
#123 John Smith age difference from spouse # 456 is 40 years.
Then you can put
123 456
on a line in the file: ignorebk.txt in your data folder.
Then the next time you do the reasonableness report, it will ignore that couple.
If you have a lot of people you want to ignore, you can simplify the process somewhat by having the program create the file with the current list of numbers. Run the report and pick File, Create TXT file. You can tell it to create ignorebk.txt (be sure to have it create it in the folder where your data files are located). After you create the file, you can use NotePad or WordPad to edit that file. Delete everything except for the BK code numbers of the two people. Delete the # symbol and the names and dates and extra words. Just leave the two numbers with at least 2 spaces between them. Then save the file. Note that if one of the lines says that person # 345 died at age 105 and you want it to ignore that on the report, then put that number in both places
345 345
Then it will ignore that person on future reports.