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Genealogical Uncertain Parent Label Tool

Label a parent link with an explicitly supplied certainty status, without determining parentage.

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Description

Append the uncertainty status except when confirmed.

Source-scoped cultural and historical records preserve an edition, naming convention, or local identifier. Literal agreement is useful bookkeeping but does not establish interpretation, authenticity, or authority.

Append the uncertainty status except when confirmed.

When to use this tool

Use Genealogical Uncertain Parent Label when you need a precise source-token or range consistency check.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter parentId, relationshipStatus. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty parentId and status confirmed, uncertain, or disputed. Append the uncertainty status except when confirmed.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
parentIdParent IdRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
relationshipStatusRelationship StatusRequired. Text; one of "confirmed", "uncertain", "disputed"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelFormatted label for the supplied components under the convention above.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "parentId": "P-7",
    "relationshipStatus": "uncertain"
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "P-7 [uncertain parent]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Confirmation is supplied rather than verified; parent identity, kinship conventions, biological relationships, and source evidence are not inferred.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult the source edition and relevant community or scholarly guidance before interpreting or reusing the material.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: anthropology/genealogical-uncertain-parent-label — tool.io

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