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# Running Tools

`GRAMPS` supports standard and user written tools. These tools can operate on the database to perform a specified task.

Figure 28. Tool Selection Dialog

Analysis and Exploration

Compare individual events

  Aids in the analysis of data by allowing the development of custom filters that can be applied to the database to find similar events.

Interactive descendant browser

  Provides a browsable hierarchy based on the active person.

Data Processing

Check and repair database

  Checks the database for integrity problems, fixing the problems that it can.

Extract information from names

  Searches the entire database and attempts to extract titles and nicknames that may be embedded in a person's given name field.

Merge people

  Searches the entire database, looking for individual entries that may represent the same person.

Rename personal event types

  Allows all the events of a certain name to be renamed to a new name.

Reorder GRAMPS ID's

  Reorders the GRAMPS ID's according to GRAMPS' default rules.

Utilities

Generate SoundEx codes

  Generates SoundEx codes for names.

Relationship calculator

  Calulates the relationship between two people.

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