'Sort Events' for full database

[EM O'Connell]

Some of my people have an out of order Event list. I can 'Sort Events' for that person with the button between the Event list and Source Citations but understood if I clicked on Change (on the left side) > Sort Events > All People > Use Event Template that every person would be sorted according to the template format. When I hit Sort however it says 'Events for 1 out of 7000 people sorted' and only one does get sorted. How can I get the full database sorted please?

[Mark]

Hi,

What options have you selected under Sort Events? Specifically, what have you selected for If an event has no date... and what's the setup for Event Template?

Thanks,

[EM O'Connell]

Thanks Mark
Sort events for - All people
If an event has no date - Use event template.
Event Template - Birth, *Other Events*, Death, Burial.
I tried the bottom box checked and unchecked.

[Mark]

Hm, that should work. Would you be willing to send us your family file, along with examples of entries that you believe should be getting sorted, but aren't?

If I can take a look at the file I should be able to determine what's occurring. Details on how to send the family file can be found in this FAQ

Thanks,

[EM O'Connell]

Thanks heaps Mark but I think I've fixed it! I had made up an extra event some time ago and I wondered whether that was interfering with the order of the rules. I went through and deleted over 200 instances where I had used that event, and then did a global fix and this time it said there were 80 people whose events were resorted. So it looks like I am all sorted now ; Thanks so much again.