From d06cb7d19b4537f9576feb521ce8b4ded5909fe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sarah Poger Gladstone Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 12:34:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Created Joint greeting examples (markdown) --- Joint-greeting-examples.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Joint-greeting-examples.md diff --git a/Joint-greeting-examples.md b/Joint-greeting-examples.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f415961 --- /dev/null +++ b/Joint-greeting-examples.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +For the token described as "Formal with first name: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kline" which looks like {greetings.joint_formal_firstname} in your template, there is a fair amount of nuance to what the result will look like. This is because there is a fair amount of nuance in real life etiquette, as described at http://emilypost.com/advice/guide-to-addressing-correspondence/ + +The result of the token "Formal with first name" depends on your CiviCRM data. Some examples: + +Result: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kline +Data Requirements: + * The "spouse of" relationship between 2 contacts is active/enabled and neither contact is marked as deceased. + * One contact in the 'spouse of' relationship has gender filled in as "Female" + * The other contact in the 'spouse of' relationship either has no gender filled in, or is filled in as "Male" + * Each contact in the "spouse of" relationship has an identical last name + * The female contact has no "individual prefix" filled in, or is filled in as "Mrs." + +If the above data requirements are not met, then the token result will be one of the following examples: +Mr. Michael Kline and Ms. Judith Smith +Mr. Michael Kline and Ms. Judith Smith-Klein +Mr. Michael Kline and Mr. Jeff Smith +Mrs. Judith Smith and Mrs. Hannah Smith +Dr. Judith Smith and Mr. Micheal Smith +Dr. Judith Smith and Mr. Micheal Kline +Dr. Judith Smith and Dr. Micheal Smith + + + +