Re: [Gramps-users] Errors when changing person / Form Gramplet question

[Nick H. <ni...@gr...>]

Ralf,

Thanks for these detailed instructions.  This is exactly what we need to 
reproduce a bug.

I can see that there is a problem and I am investigating.

Nick.


On 16/02/16 21:59, Ralf M. wrote:
> Here are the steps:
>
> New database "Formtest3"
> Sources View, + (new source), title "TestB",
>   Attribute tab, + (new attribute) "Form", value "UKBirth", OK,
>   OK
> Person View, Forms tab in bottombar, New
>   Select Form Birth - TestB, OK
>   Reference "Form1", Date "1811-01-01"
>   Details tab
>     Child + (new person) name "C, F1" sex "male" OK
>     Father + (new person) name "F, F1" sex "male" OK
>     Mother + (new person) name "M, F1" sex "female" OK
>     Informant + (new person) name "I, F1" sex "female" OK
>     Child Sex "F"
>     Father Occupation "Focc1"
>     Mother Occupation "Mocc1"
>     Informant Description "What1", Residence "Where1"
>   OK
> Person View, toolbar at top
>   + (new person), name "Person, Other" sex "female"
>   Events tab
>     + (new event) Type Occupation
>       Date "1811-01-01" Description "Other Occ"
>     OK
>     + (new event) Type Religion
>       Date "1811-01-01" Description "ev"
>     OK
>   OK
> Person View, Forms tab in bottombar, New
>   Select Form Birth - TestB, OK
>   Reference "Form2", Date "1822-02-02"
>   Details tab
>     Child + (new person) name "C, F2" sex "male" OK
>     Father + (new person) name "F, F2" sex "male" OK
>     Mother + (new person) name "M, F2" sex "female" OK
>     Informant select "Person, Other" OK
>     Child Sex "F"
>     Father Occupation "Focc2"
>     Mother Occupation "Mocc2"
>     Informant Description "What2", Residence "Where2"
>   OK
> # Looking around:
> # There are 8 persons, each with one form.
> # There are 4 events,
> #   2 births created by the form gramplet with C, F1 and
> #     C, F2 respectively as primary participants,
> #   occupation and religion with Person, Other as the main participant.
> # Now proceed ...
> Menu, Family Trees, Make Backup..., without media, OK
> Person View, select "Person, Other"
>   Forms tab in bottombar, select form (there is only the 1822 one), edit
>   Details tab
>     Informant select other person "I, F1" OK
>     (only the name of the informant changed in the form)
>   OK
> ==> Forms tab in bottombar is not empty, but shows form dated *1811*!!!
> Person View, select "I, F1"
> ==> Forms tab in bottombar shows both forms as expected.
> Person View, select "Person, Other"
>   Forms tab in bottombar, select form (there is only one,
>     dated 1811, role Informant), edit
> ==> Informant in form is "I, F1" and all fields contain info of form 1
>   Cancel
> Double click on "Person, Other" such that Person Editor opens
> ==> Events tab shows *only* the birth event of Form1 (and Person, 
> Other has role Informant)
> ==> I.e. the Occupation and Religion events are *gone*!!!
>   Cancel
> Event View
> ==> Occupation and Religion Event are still there, main
>     participant Person, Other (??? update problem, see below)
> Double click an Occupation event, References tab:
> ==> Is *empty*!
>   Cancel
> Double click on Birth event of 1811, References tab:
> ==> 5 Persons listed, the four expected "X, F1" plus Person, Other
>   Cancel
> Menu, Family Trees, Manage Family Trees, open other database
> Menu, Family Trees, Manage Family Trees, open Formtest3 again
> Event View
> ==> Occupation and Religion Event are still there, but have no main
>     participant any more (thus participants shown before may have
>     been update problem)
> # Conclusion:
> # *Replacing person A by person B in a form wreaks havoc on the
>   event refs of person A.*
>
> Retry:
> New database "Formtest3_from_Backup"
> Import backup created previously
> Replace Informant in Form2 as described above
> ==> Same result