CMS Handling the Honorifics for the customers

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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
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There are some of our clients that need to use different values than the predefined hard-coded list of Honorific values.
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At some point, you may need to use Honorifics other than the predefined, hard-coded list of Honorific values already in CMS. While this is not presently a feature within CMS, you can make it work by leveraging a slight difference between the way Honorifics work in Order Entry vs in the Contact Manager (Customers) sections. This article outlines the steps that are necessary to create and use your own Honorifics, until this feature is built into CMS.
==Explanation==
==Explanation==
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In Customers Manager, the operator will be allowed to select from the list of available Honorific values. Custom values will not be recognized and will not be saved.
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In the Customers Manager, you will only be allowed to select from the list of available Honorific values. Custom values will not be recognized and will not be saved.
Here is a way to use custom typed Honorific codes:
Here is a way to use custom typed Honorific codes:
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1. You can type custom Honorific in Order Entry in '''any of the 3 customer addresses''' (Mailing/Shipping/Billing in the Customer/Shipping/Money screens) and that Honorific will save to the order's address in the database:
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1. You can type the custom Honorific in ''Order Entry'' in '''any of the 3 customer addresses''', (Mailing/Shipping/Billing in the Customer/Shipping/Money screens, respectively), and that Honorific will save to the order's address in the database:
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2. If the '''"Default Ship To"''' or '''"Default Bill To"''' flags are checked :
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2. If the '''"Default Ship To"''' or '''"Default Bill To"''' flags are checked:
[[Image:HonorificDefaultShipTo.jpg]]
[[Image:HonorificDefaultShipTo.jpg]]
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then the changes done to the address will also post and reflect on the customer's record in Customers Manager. Example:
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...then the changes done to the address will also post to the customer's record in Customers Manager. Example:
[[Image:HonorificInCM_Shipping.jpg]]
[[Image:HonorificInCM_Shipping.jpg]]

Current revision as of 21:58, 22 April 2009

Purpose

At some point, you may need to use Honorifics other than the predefined, hard-coded list of Honorific values already in CMS. While this is not presently a feature within CMS, you can make it work by leveraging a slight difference between the way Honorifics work in Order Entry vs in the Contact Manager (Customers) sections. This article outlines the steps that are necessary to create and use your own Honorifics, until this feature is built into CMS.

Explanation

In the Customers Manager, you will only be allowed to select from the list of available Honorific values. Custom values will not be recognized and will not be saved.

Here is a way to use custom typed Honorific codes:

1. You can type the custom Honorific in Order Entry in any of the 3 customer addresses, (Mailing/Shipping/Billing in the Customer/Shipping/Money screens, respectively), and that Honorific will save to the order's address in the database:


Image:HonorificInOE_Customer.jpg


Image:HonorificInOE_Shipping.jpg


Image:HonorificInOE_Billing.jpg



2. If the "Default Ship To" or "Default Bill To" flags are checked:

Image:HonorificDefaultShipTo.jpg


Image:HonorificDefaultBillTo.jpg


...then the changes done to the address will also post to the customer's record in Customers Manager. Example:


Image:HonorificInCM_Shipping.jpg

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