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Additional Way to Find Relationship Path

BillInPoint
BillInPoint ✭
October 6, 2021 in Suggest an Idea

Currently, when you click "View My Relationship," the result is the shortest possible path between the person on the screen and the person who is the defined base person for whomever is logged in. I would like to suggest an alternative. The best way to describe this is with an example. I have a 7th cousin. My surname is Day; hers is not. But, one of her grandmothers has the surname Day. I think from a genealogical perspective, the most useful relationship would be to follow the Day surname up the tree and back down as much as possible (and certainly without detour once the surname was found on a path). This could be set up as an option for viewing relationships. The surname to be used would of course be the surname of the base person. I am not sure what to call it, maybe "Using Surname" while the current algorithm could be called "Shortest".

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