GEDCOM 5.5.1 Errata

The following is the current list of errata for the GEDCOM Standard, Release 5.5.1, published 15 November 2019.

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6 13 Modifications in Version 5.5.1 data may not have been supplied in the transmission. (see <<FAMILY_RECORD>>, page 24.) data may not have been supplied in the transmission (see <<FAM_RECORD>>, page 24). FAMILY_RECORD should be FAM_RECORD
7 4 The following tags were added:   ADR3 Address line 3. Add ADR3 before EMAIL
23 7 LINEAGE_LINKED_GEDCOM Tags that are required within a desired context have been bolded. Note that some contexts are not required but if they are used then the bolded tags are required.   The use of bolding is inconsistent throughout the specification. The cardinality indicates requirements, and should be used rather than basing requirement on whether a tag is bolded.
25 14 INDIVIDUAL_RECORD @XREF:INDI@ @<XREF:INDI>@ Add angle brackets
26 21 MULTIMEDIA_RECORD @XREF:OBJE@ @<XREF:OBJE>@ Add angle brackets
26 22 MULTIMEDIA_RECORD <MULTIMEDIA_FILE_REFN> <MULTIMEDIA_FILE_REFERENCE> Change “REFN” to “REFERENCE”
28 7 SUBMISSION_RECORD @XREF:SUBN@ @<XREF:SUBN>@ Add angle brackets
28 8 SUBMISSION_RECORD @XREF:SUBM@ @<XREF:SUBM>@ Add angle brackets
32 36 FAMILY_EVENT_STRUCTURE n RESI n RESI {1:1} Add cardinality
35 4 EVEN n EVEN {1:1} n EVEN [<EVENT_DESCRIPTOR> | <NULL>] {1:1} Allow EVENT_DESCRIPTOR payload
37 6 MULTIMEDIA_LINK   [ Add open bracket before first line of MULTIMEDIA_LINK
37 8 MULTIMEDIA_LINK n OBJE n OBJE {1:1} Add cardinality
37 9 MULTIMEDIA_LINK <MULTIMEDIA_FILE_REFN> <MULTIMEDIA_FILE_REFERENCE> Change “REFN” to “REFERENCE”
37 12 MULTIMEDIA_LINK   ] Add close bracket after last line of MULTIMEDIA_LINK
37 36 PERSONAL_NAME_PIECES <NAME_PIECE_SURNAME_PREFIX <NAME_PIECE_SURNAME_PREFIX> Add matching angle bracket
40 19 SOURCE_REPOSITORY_CITATION @XREF:REPO@ @<XREF:REPO>@ Add angle brackets
42 18 AGE_AT_EVENT ]   Remove duplicate close bracket
46 30 DATE_PERIOD FROM 1904 to 1915 FROM 1904 TO 1915 “TO” should be upper case
49 19 EVENT_TYPE_CITED_FROM {SIZE=1:15} {Size=1:15} “Size” should be lower case
51 4 LANGUAGE_ID Manipuri Mandarin | Manipuri Both “Mandrin” and the corrected spelling “Mandarin” are in use
54 4 MULTIMEDIA_FORMAT {Size=3:4} {Size=3:3} Maximum size is 3 since all values are size 3
56 15 NAME_TYPE {Size=5:30} {Size=3:30} Minimum size is 3 due to accommodate “aka”
57 33 PHONETIC_TYPE {Size=5:30} {Size=4:30} Minimum size is 4 to accommodate “kana”
58 2 PHONETIC_TYPE <user define> <user defined> Change “define” to “defined”
58 21 PLACE_LATITUDE {Size=5:8} {Size=5:10} Maximum size is 10 to accommodate the example in line 25
58 32 PLACE_LONGITUDE {Size=5:8} {Size=5:11} Maximum size is 11 to accommodate the example in line 35
59 9 PLACE_PHONETIC_VARIATION the same form as  was the place name the same form as was the place name Remove extra space before “was”
59 11 PLACE_PHONETIC_VARIATION for example if hiragana was used to provide a reading of a a for example if hiragana was used to provide a reading of a Remove duplicate “a”
60 8 RELATION_IS_DESCRIPTOR @XREF:SUBM@ @<XREF:SUBM>@ Add angle brackets
60 19 RESTRICTION_NOTICE {Size=6:7} {Size=6:12} Maximum size is 12 to accommodate “confidential”
61 9 ROLE_IN_EVENT {Size=1:15} {Size=1:27} Accommodate a ROLE_DESCRIPTOR of length 25
62 8 SOURCE_DESCRIPTIVE_TITLE For An unpublished work such as: For an unpublished work such as: Lower case “an”
62 14 SOURCE_FILED_BY_ENTRY {Size= 1:60} {Size=1:60} Remove space
62 22 SOURCE_MEDIA_TYPE {Size=1:15} {Size=3:10) All alternatives are within size range 3 to 10
84 7 ANCE Pertaining to forbearers of an individual. Pertaining to forebearers of an individual. Change “forbearers” to “forebearers”
83 28 Lineage-Linked GEDCOM Tag Definitions   ADR3 {ADDRESS3}:= Add ADR3 after ADR2
83 28 Lineage-Linked GEDCOM Tag Definitions   The third line of an address.  
84 16 BAPL BAPL {BAPTISM-LDS}:= BAPL {BAPTISM_LDS}:= Change “-“ to “_”
87 12 EMAI EMAI {EMAIL}:= EMAIL {EMAIL}:= Change EMAI to EMAIL
88 7 FAX FAX {FACIMILIE}:= FAX {FACSIMILE}:= Change FACIMILIE to FACSIMILE
88 8 FAX Electronic facimilie transmission. Electronic facsimile transmission. Change facimilie to facsimile
88 15 FONE FONE {PHONETIC} FONE {PHONETIC}:= Add “:=”
88 16 FONE A phonetic variation of a superior text string A phonetic variation of a superior text string. Add period
88 19 GIVN GIVN {GIVEN_NAME} GIVN {GIVEN_NAME}:= Add “:=”
90 9 NICK A descriptive or familiar that is used A descriptive or familiar name that is used Insert “name”