Name Format Settings
Name Format Overrides
Select default formats for creating entity names when you add a new person into the system.
| Display Name | The default format for a new person's standard system display name. If nothing is selected the Display Name for new people is set to a <Lastname>, <Firstname> format. |
| Reporting Name | The default format for a new person's reporting name. If nothing is selected the Reporting Name will be left blank for new people |
| Mailing Name | The default format for a new person's mailing name. If nothing is selected the Mailing Name will be left blank for new people. |
Format Tags Explanation
| <Title> | The person's title (Dr., Mr., etc.) |
| <Lastname> | The person's last name. |
| <LastInitial> | The first letter of the last name. |
| <MidInitial> | The middle initial. |
| <Firstname> | The persons's first name. |
| <FirstInitial> | The first letter of the first name. |
| <Suffix> | The person's name suffix (PhD, MD, Jr., etc.) |
How Names are Parsed When Entering New People
When a new person is entered, the system scans the entered name to determine its parts in order to format it properly.
The entered text is compared to the Title and Suffix master lists to see if a recognized Title or Suffix has been entered. If a match is found, that Title or Suffix is selected in the new person's name.
The last name will simply be the last word (separated by spaces) that isn't a suffix.
If there is a single letter before the last name, that will go in the middle initial field, otherwise everything else will be considered the first name.