Returns a warning message about a given data item if Family
Historian can detect any possible problems with it. If there are no
known issues, it will return an empty string. At present, warnings
are only ever given about dates, but in the future that might
change. Here are some examples of the the kind of warnings that
might be given about a date:
- the date is invalid (e.g. 31st of a month that only has 30 days)
- the date would imply that the person was born before one or both
of their parents
- the date would imply that certain post-death activities (e.g.
burial, cremation, or probate) took place before the person died
- the date would imply that the person had a child at a much
younger age, or at a much older age, than would normally be
expected *
- the date would imply that the person married at a much younger
age, or at a much older age, than would normally be expected*
- the date would imply that the person did things such as getting
married, after they'd died
- the date would imply that the person did things such as getting
married, before the were born
Of course there may be more than one concern about any given data
item. An index parameter allows you to specify which warning you
want.
*The values used for the "expected" warnings are based
on those maintained in the Estimates
tab of Preferences