What is parsing a name field?

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Connect can break up a field that stores a person's name into the first name, middle name, and last name. This is called parsing a name field because Connect is parsing the names in a name field into smaller chunks of information, such as first name, middle name, and last name. Connect uses parsing to make sure that names are formatted the same way throughout the application.

Parsing a name field

1. Click to select the Name menu.

Name menu

The Name menu is the button located at the end of the Name field.

The Name Details form displays.

Connect assigns the values in the Name field as the First, Middle, Last, and Suffix.

Name Details form

2. If the name has been parsed correctly, click OK. However, if the name has not been parsed correctly, use the Name Details form to assign the name to the correct field and then, click OK.

The name is parsed into first name, middle name, last name, and suffix.

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