Families List

Purpose

This screen is used to browse the entire Families list, based on a chosen sort order. The list will be split across several pages, each with the maximum number of entries (value defined globally for the application -- see Global Definitions File), to avoid saturating the browser when dealing with very long lists. Controls are available to navigate between the different segments of that list.

This screen also serves as the main entry point to the creation and edition of individual Families.

For further information about the creation, edition and management of Family objects, please refer to the Families Edition Page and the Individuals Management Workflow.

Getting There...

The Families management screens are not available straight from the Main Application Menu. To reach the Families list:

From the Main Application Menu (or indeed almost any other Project Hirtius page), click on the "Manage Persons" icon in the header (). This gets you to the Individuals List.
Scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the Families link located between the Individuals List and the page footer. This gets you to the Families List.

Fields

Each entry in the list will use the following layout:

object ID

male partner full name

female partner full name

couple creation date

event type code

#children

[actions]

For the description, format and meaning of each field, please refer to the Families Edition Page. The fields called "full name" in the table above are built by the program based on the specified individuals name components.

Controls

Sort order bar

The first row of controls beneath the page header allows the user to select the desired sort order for the list. The currently active sort order is rendered as text, whereas all other available choices are rendered as HTML links. Here are the four available choices:

by ID#: Ordered by increasing object ID.
by MP+date (default): Ordered by increasing male partner full name, then by couple creation date.
by FP+date: Ordered by increasing female partner full name, then by couple creation date.
by MP+FP: Ordered by increasing male partner full name, then by female partner full name.
by FP+MP: Ordered by increasing female partner full name, then by male partner full name.
by date: Ordered by increasing couple creation date, then by object ID.

Selecting a different sort order always returns you to the top of the list (as defined by that order).

Navigation bar

The second row of controls beneath the page header allows the user to navigate the Families list based on the currently selected sort order (see above). Some action links (prev and next) may be rendered as text when not applicable.

Here are the available actions:

First: jump to top of list (first record).
Prev: show previous page (i.e. previous chunk of 'N' records, where 'N' is a value defined in the Global Definitions File).
All: show all records on a single page. Depending on the length of the list, this may be more than your browser can handle, and it may make it crash.
Next: show next page (i.e. next chunk of 'N' records, where 'N' is a value defined in the Global Definitions File).
Last: jump to bottom of list (last record).

For really large collections (10.000 families or more), this navigation method will show its limits. The larger your families collection, the more you should rely on the search interface or the project management features to locate your families. For more details, see Navigation Tips.

Family actions

For each Family in the list, the first and last columns of its row contain links that correspond to actions to be performed on the Family object.

object ID: the object ID (left-most column) is a link that opens the Families Edition Page in view mode for the selected Family.
Edit: opens the Families Edition Page in edit mode for the selected Family.
Del: opens the Families Edition Page in delete confirmation mode for the selected Family. You can then confirm to proceed with the deletion (and decide whether the linked auto-events should be removed as well or made into regular events), or cancel it and return to the list.

In addition to this, a global action is available on the last row (bottom right corner) of every segment of the list:

Add: opens the Individual Selector to select both partners (male first), then the Families Edition Page in add mode (displays a blank HTML form to be filled in order to create a new Family record).