How do I attach my dad's DNA test?

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I am the manager for my dad's DNA test on Ancestry. How do I attach it to his profile?
WikiTree profile: Richard Smith
in Genealogy Help by Kat Smith G2G6 Mach 1 (11.9k points)

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On your father's profile click on "Family Tree and Tools"  then scroll down to WikiTree tools, and keep going until you see "Tests of Richard's DNA"

Click on that and follow the directions.
by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (887k points)
selected by Julian Smith
When I do this, I get "no dna test information has yet been added, but it doesn't say anything about how to add it.  When I go to the add drop down menu at the top of the profile page it goes to my profile rather than the person I want to put dna information in for.  Help please:-)
Julian,  You can only add DNA test information for yourself, or for a person who is no longer alive. Are you trying to add DNA test information for a living person? If yes, you'll have to invite that person to join WikiTree, add his/her own DNA test information, and then if you both prefer, turn the management of his/her profile over to you.
I have the same problem. I want to add it!
Yes, I'm having the same issue.  My father is no longer alive. I have a DNA kit to add but I am confused about how to add it to his profile here.

Douglas, it's a valuable asset to have had your father take a DNA test. That he lived to such a robust age means that the generational reach of the autosomal DNA test extends further than most.

On his WikiTree profile page, look in the upper-right corner for a drop-down menu labeled "Hylkema-78". In that menu, click "DNA".

Along the top of that display will be a link titled "DNA Tests". Since you are a profile manager for Hielke's profile, you should then see an option to add a DNA test's information to the profile.

The only cautionary note here is that WikiTree currently has almost a thousand errors where a member has added his or her personal DNA test information to the profile of an ancestor who passed away long before DNA testing was available. Maybe the best way to describe the intent here is "one DNA test, one profile." Information about a test goes only on the profile of the person who actually took the test.

I see you also have added your own AncestryDNA test to GEDmatch. If you haven't already done so (but I'll bet you have), adding your father's test data then allows you to create a "pseudo-phased" research kit that, at least partially, will represent a portion of your mother's genome. Basically, the algorithm (with some exceptions) simply looks at what markers are in your DNA that are not in your father's, and then assumes those allele values came from your mother. Though limited in scope, it nevertheless provides you with a good tool to help determine which of your cousin matches are on your father's side of the family as opposed to your mother's side.

Thank you so much.  This helped as there are so many tabs to navigate.  It's a bit confusing but this site is really great.  Thanks for your assistance.
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On his profile, you should be able to go to the "Add" drop down menu at the top right corner. Click "DNA Test Info" and go from there.
by John Vaskie G2G6 Pilot (222k points)

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