Importing sources from another family file

[Amy]

I'm planning to merge a subset of one family file into my main family file. I read all the information in the manual, and I understand how to do this. But, one thing that I'm wondering about is how the sources are handled. I want it to import all the sources that are used for the people I'm importing. I see the option for that too. However, the manual also says it only imports "unique" sources, and defines unique as described in this snippet from the manual:

When importing sources, Reunion will compare the source records in both family files and will add unique sources to the current family file. This will likely result in renumbered sources in the incoming data.

A source is not considered "unique" if its first 75 characters are the same in both family files. In this case, the sources will be merged with those in your existing family file. If the sources are unique (not the same in both family files), they will be added to your source list when you import a file.

I don't want to end up with merged sources. I just want each source imported as is. Is there a way to avoid having the sources merged?

Perhaps I'm using the sources in a different way than was intended or expected? I usually make my sources similar to the reference note format in the Elizabeth Shown Mills guide "Evidence Explained." Many of my sources look the same at the beginning, and then differ at the end with specific details about the particular item of interest and often a file in the multimedia section.

[dwkiefer]

I haven't dealt with that issue, but my first thought is I would temporarily add something--like the word "IMPORT" or a letter--to the beginning of each of the sources I wanted to import to distinguish them from the sources in the destination family file. That way the imported sources would also be together in the new list when you sort by the Data column (alphabetically) and you could more easily delete the added word or letter from the sources after they're imported. There may be a better way, but that's my quick thought.

[Amy]

That's an interesting idea. That would certainly ensure none of the references look the same at the beginning.

This is a screenshot that shows how my sources are the same at the beginning.

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