Bug Report: # of Persons Created in Upload Does Not match # of Persons in My Gedcom
The following was received from an early access tester and I'm reposting here for the benefit of all:
For some reason, large Gedcom files sometimes results in large differences between the number of individuals who were actually uploaded and the number listed in CET.
Response
This is a known condition and generally does not indicate a problem in representing the data in the Gedcom accurately. Additionally the number of persons will almost always be larger in the CET. Here's why.
Some genealogical software packages impose lower data requirements in their database than FamilySearch requires in it's database. For example, You may be able to create a parent child relationship in your desktop database with only one parent. On FamilySearch, the database requires there to be two parents and the system will create an "Unknown" parent person ID when one is missing. Similarly, You might create a sibling relationship on your desktop without having any parent-child relationships in the family. On FamilySearch parents are required and the system may create two "Unknown" parent person IDs when that data is missing.