Indexing Statistics and Reports are now combined with the Get Involved Statistics and Reports. The previous Indexing Statistics and Reports will be retired.
Get Involved: Statistics and Reports
Overview
The Get Involved Statistics and Reports provide detailed information on volunteer activities within FamilySearch, including indexing metrics, name reviews, and other contributions. The data is refreshed hourly to reflect the latest updates.
Note: The previous Indexing Statistics and Indexing Reports will eventually be retired.
Accessing Get Involved Statistics
Steps (website):
- Sign in to your account at FamilySearch.org.
- At the top of the screen, click Get Involved, then click Your Impact.
- Click the See Impact Overview button to view an overview of your contributions.
- Scroll down to view detailed contributions under section including:
- Your Contributions in Action
- People You Helped Find
- Your Worldwide Contributions
- New Opportunities for You
Note: Indexing contributions made before the launch of Get Involved are being imported and will appear soon.
Steps (mobile app)
1. Open the Get Involved mobile app.
2. Tap Contributions at the bottom of the screen.
3. Use the tabs at the top of the screen (All, Temple, People, Countries) to filter statistics.
Accessing Get Involved Reports
Steps (website):
- Sign in to your account at FamilySearch.org
- At the top of the screen, click Get Involved, then, click Overview.
- At the top of the screen, click Reports.
- Use the dropdown menu in the blue banner to select your ward, branch, or stake.
- Customize reports using tabs like This Month, This Year, or Custom Dates. Click Apply after setting custom dates.
- Print or download reports using the printer icon.
Note: Work completed remains tied to the unit where it occurred, even if members move to another unit.
Note: If reports seem inaccurate, use the Feedback button on the website to contact FamilySearch. Include your email for follow-up.
Who Can Access Get Involved Reports
Get Involved Reports are available to Church members with certain callings:
- Stake leaders can view reports for their stake, wards, and branches.
- Ward or branch leaders can view reports for their unit and their stake, but not for other wards or branches.
Members with these callings can view Get Involved Reports:
- Stake presidency
- Stake high councilors
- Stake Relief Society presidency
- Stake temple and family history consultants
- FamilySearch center coordinator
- Ward family history leaders
- Ward or branch elders quorum presidency
- Ward or branch Relief Society
- Ward bishopric or branch presidency
- Ward or branch Young Women Presidencies
Note: If you cannot access reports, ensure you are signed in to your FamilySearch account. Verify your calling is listed correctly in your ChurchofJesusChrist.org account. Contact your ward or stake clerk for corrections.
Understanding Get Involved Statistics and Reports
Indexing Contributions
- Includes indexing, reviewing, and related tasks.
- Some contributions may not display specific country origins due to limitations in older databases. Missing country data is assigned based on other contributions.
Name Review Contributions
- Selecting Match or Edit counts as a review, while Unsure (skip) does not.
- Reviews for projects like the 1950 Census are included in the statistics.
Why does the Your Impact section of Get Involved show me names that I took to the temple?
The Your Impact section highlights volunteer contributions that result in either a name being added to the Family Tree or an ordinance performed in the temple.
If you see a name you took to the temple, it means your efforts with a historical record (e.g., indexing, name review, or resolving a hint) enabled that ordinance to occur.
Whether you indexed the record, reviewed the name, resolved the hint, or performed the ordinance, your contributions are deeply meaningful. While you may focus on ancestors in your own family line, your efforts benefit others who are also seeking to connect with their families. Thank you for making a difference.
Impacts
- Contributions are categorized under “Indexing” or “Reviews” on impact cards.
- Some records may have incomplete data due to sensitivity or older indexing limitations. Generic cards will still reflect your contributions.
- The People You Helped Find includes instances where records you contributed were attached to profiles already in Family Tree, improving accuracy.
- Impacts reflect only what has happened so far.
- We still have many indexed records and reviewed names waiting to be found, some of which you may have contributed to.
- As soon as these records and names are found, new cards will appear for you in Get Involved. Such events can happen years after you made your contribution.
How do I download a group indexing report?
Note: Indexing reports will eventually be retired, and indexing statistics will be combined with the Get Involved Report
To download a group indexing report, first make sure that the format is set to PDF. Buttons to generate and download the report are at the bottom of the report's configuration options.
Steps
- Sign in to FamilySearch and click Get Involved.
- Click Indexing.
- Scroll to the group section, and click the group name.
- Click the blue Reports link.
- Choose how you want to configure your report.
- Make sure the format is set to PDF.
- Click Generate Report.
- Click Download.
- The report downloads to your web browser. To download to your computer, click the appropriate icon, and follow the prompts that follow.
What are the customization options for group indexing reports?
Note: Indexing reports will eventually be retired, and indexing statistics will be combined with the Get Involved Report
As a group administrator, you have several options to filter and organize your group indexing reports. These options vary depending on the type of report you create, as well as the type of indexing group you administer.
We recommend that you start with the default options, and then add or remove filters as you think best.
Contributor Statistics
This report displays indexing information for each group member. It includes the number of records indexed or reviewed, and the number of batches returned. You can add filters:
- Organize report by subgroup. Click this box if you want the list to organize members according to subgroups. If you do not check the box, group members show alphabetically, beginning with those contributors who are participating.
- New page for each subgroup. Click this box to list each subgroup on its own page. If you do not check the box, the subgroups are in a list one after another with no page breaks.
- Contributors. Click this box to list indexers who participated within the time frame of the report.
- Noncontributors. Click this box to list indexers who have not yet participated within the time frame of the report.
You have additional customization options:
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Sort Order. Determine how you want the names on the report to be ordered:
- Profile. A list of members in alphabetical order.
- Indexed Records. A list of members by number of records indexed.
- Reviewed Records. A list of members by number of records reviewed.
- Arbitrated Records. A list of members by records arbitrated.
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Range. Choose the time period for the report.
- Annual. A report for the year--current or previous.
- Quarterly. A report for the quarter--current or previous.
- Monthly. A report for the month--current or previous.
- Date. Determine whether the range is for the current time period or previous.
- Format. Choose the format of the report: PDF, HTML, etc.
- Time Zone. Customize the report to your local time zone.
- Notes. Add any report notes. These show at the top of the report.
Group Statistics
This is a basic report that display numbers of records indexed and reviewed by the group as a whole. It includes nearly all of the same filters as the Contributor report, the primary difference being that information is for the group rather than the individual.
Directory
This report displays the names and contact information of group members. The directory automatically sorts by profile. You can configure the report to include the following information for each group member:
- Phone number
- Email Address
- Group Role
- Group Name
Reports for ward and stake groups
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are automatically assigned to both a ward and stake indexing group. Reports for these groups used to include the number of records indexed or reviewed by each person. These individual statistics are no longer available, however, and instead focus on the ward or stake as a whole.
The purpose of the change is to protect the privacy of people who do not wish to have information about their indexing efforts shared with others.
Reports for ward and stake groups have two additional filtering options, based on the Church record number that a person may enter when creating his or her FamilySearch account:
- Unit Members. Click this box to view group members from your ward or stake.
- Additional Members. Click this box to view group members who are not actual members of your ward or stake.
Important note
An article on the FamilySearch blog announced that access to the indexing group reports changed. Ward and stake councils and the temple and family history leader of the ward have access to the indexing group report. The information in this report shows only a summary of the records indexed and number of people who participated in indexing.
How do I create an indexing report?
Note: Indexing reports will eventually be retired, and indexing statistics will be combined with the Get Involved Report.
Indexing group administrators can create and download group reports. These reports show a summary of indexed records and the number of people who participate.
As a group administrator, you have several options to customize the presentation, content, and time frame of your indexing reports. Note: FamilySearch uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to compile reports.
Steps
- Sign into FamilySearch.
- In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Indexing.
- Click Web Indexing.
- Scroll down to the Groups section.
- Click the name of the group that you want to run a report for.
- Click Reports.
- In the Report drop-down list, click the type of report you want to generate:
- Organization Statistics. The report shows how many records the group indexed and reviewed. The report also lists contributors.
- Language Report. The report summarizes indexing efforts worldwide by language. It gives the same information for the group and a list of group contributors.
- Select options for your report, including time frame. You can see up to the last 30 days of activity, along with the previous month and the previous year.
- Enter any notes to include at the top of the report.
- Click Generate Report.
Important notes
For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Ward and stake councils and the temple and family history leader of the ward have access to the indexing group report. The information in this report shows only a summary of the records indexed and number of people participating in indexing.
Related Articles
Understanding Get Involved Statistics
Get Involved: Statistics and Reporting
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What are the customization options for group indexing reports?
Family History Activity Report (FHAR) Guide
How do I create an indexing report?
I have a calling that should let me see indexing reports, but I cannot see them.
Why does the Your Impact section of Get Involved show me names that I took to the temple?