Issue 38.09
Working with the New FamilySearch [NFS] program, users may find it easier to use a certified program to update or synchronize their genealogy data with the data already in NFS. For the next few articles, I will explore these other programs.
Ancestral Quest, the program from which PAF 5 was derived, and the first FamilySearch desktop affiliate to be certified to work with New.FamilySearch.org, has just been “Ordinance Reservation,” “Ordinance Request,” and “Helper” certified by FamilySearch. New features released in AQ include:” Ordinance Reservation and Tracking System (ORTS)” Helper Access.
AQ is also PAF Add-In certified by FamilySearch, which means that all of its features to synchronize with New FamilySearch.org and reserve ordinances will work on a PAF 5 file as well as an AQ file, and can be part of PAF’s “Tools” menu.
Users of PAF 5 databases can now:
· Directly reserve ordinances from their PAF records
· Create FORs
· Track the progress of the Ordinances
· Easily keep their PAF records up-to-date with official temple records as the ordinances move through the system
· Continue to use PAF, if they choose. AQ does not require a PAF user to abandon PAF in order to work with New FamilySearch.
Whether a member uses PAF or any other system, AQ can download and keep track of Ordinance cards and provides an inventory control system wherein the user can assign cards to others, such as family members, the ward High Priest Group Leader or others, and monitor how those assigned cards are progressing. All that is required is to have a PAF or AQ database open with at least one person entered, and AQ can download all the ordinance cards in the temple system for the user to be inventoried in ORTS.
See a 10 minute video on using ORTS: http://www.ancestralquestonline.com/Tutorials/12-1ORTS/ORTS_Simple.html
Free Trial. To find out more about Ancestral Quest or Incline Software, or to download the 60-day free trial of Ancestral Quest, visit the web site www.ancquest.com or call Incline Software at 1-800-825-8864. Several training tutorials to help users get the most out of AQ are available online at no charge.
Shanna Sullivan Jones is a professional genealogist now accepting new clients. For additional information, Shanna can be reached at (435) 628-4900 or shannasjones@msn.com.