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How do I get it?

Issue is available for purchase from The MagiKey.  For questions about using this product see the online user manaual.

Issue Version 1.X Available Here (No FamilySearch features included)

Beta Test the latest Version 2 build

What is it?

Issue is a complete genealogy program.  Issue specializes in generating web site pages in the well-known "Register" format, such that each the page for each family is linked to other related families.  It also supports merging of GEDCOM files in a way that helps avoid losing important information.

• Introduction to Issue: Powerpoint Presentation with narration in .wmv format [6 Meg]
• View samples of web pages generated by Issue
• Information on Issue 2.0 Beta

Issue 2.0 Features

• Normalize your place database using the place inforamation maintained as part of FamilySearch
• Use your login and password obtained from new.familysearch.org to search FamilySearch information from within Issue.
• View the Temple Ordinance Status for your ancestors to find work that still needs to be completed.
• Share your data with other by generating web pages in Register or Henry format, and links to optional GEDCOM file with the data for those individuals in the report
• Find duplicate individuals in your database and allows you to merge them
• Locate anomalies in your database to alert you to individuals whose vital information is likely incorrect (ie marriage occurs after death)
• Suggest next steps to research
• Maintain searchable database of individuals and families including vital events, marriages, occupations, census inforamtion, LDS ordinance information, sources and repositories.
• Support mulitple names per individual and has the ability to track conflicting birth, death and other vital information for each individual
• Support mulitple sets of parents such as birth, adoption, sealing etc.
• Browse individuals or notes by source.
• Research by location, with easy to use place browser
• Create a birthday and anniversary calendar from data already entered in your database
• Relationship calculator shows how two individuals are related
• Age calculators to convert date ranges to ages
• SearchFamilySearch, and  Social Security Death Index, from within the application
• FTP webpages to location you specify, to facilitate sharing of information.
• Import & export data using GEDCOM standard , including a TempleReady format
• Export a subset of your data in GEDCOM format to share with others

 Bug Fixes included in Issue 2.0

• Field width of date on the Individual screen increased so it doesn't crop dates
• Database report no longer crashes when you attempt to print with an empty database
• Locations marked as hidden in the place database, now print on reports instead of leaving unknown locations in the report.
• Timeline reports now show BET and AFT on dates as appropriate
• Fixed several problems in Anomaly finder.
• Fixed several bugs causing Issue to crash.
• GENDEX websearch removed.
• Web browser is no longer launched when there is no one to view in a report.
• When merging sources, now prompted to choose which source title and other unique information to store.
• Age Calculator is now accessible from Individual Information view.

 

FamilySearch Compatability

• Armidale Software is now a FamilySearch Software Affiliate .
• Issue 2.0 is a Certified Software Affiliate
  •  Access Certified
  • Temple Ordinance Status Certified.
• Issue 2.0 is in the process of adding additional certified features.

Printable Web pages

• Decendancy webpages
• Ancestry webpages
• 5-generation pedigree chart
• Family group Sheet
• Decendancy chart
• Task list
• Timeline
• US Census table
• Birthday/Aniversary lists

How does it store data?

Issue uses the GEDCOM version 5.5 format to store data.  Other genealogy programs also use this format, but with their own customizations.  Issue can import and export data from any program without losing such customizations.  Issue supports exporting GEDCOM files in a way that adds such customizations for the following programs:

• Ancestral Quest
• Family Origins
• Legacy
• Personal Ancestral File
• TempleReady

If you use another program, you can request Issue support exporting data using customizations for another genealogy program.

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