Person Names

The person can capture either a single name (Entity Name) or separate name constituents: first name, middle name, last name along with prefix and suffix. The name elements captured are driven by the person business object used. The product provides two person business objects out of the box.

For business objects that support separate name components, the single person name field (Entity Name) must also be populated because searches throughout the system still search on the single person name. Refer to the Individual Person business object algorithms for this functionality.

The person business objects support a special option to indicate that the business object supports a single name or separate name constituents. This allows for algorithms to perform processing or validation related to the names based on this setting. The assumed default is single name so business objects that do not configure the setting are treated as using the single Entity Name element.

A small number of searches in the system support searching for a person by separate first name and last name. The person search is one. The 360 Degree search by person is the other. Most other searches use the single entity name person field to search for a person. If an implementation chooses not to support separate name constituents, but would prefer to use a single name for all persons, a Feature Configuration option allows you to configure support for a single name. This will hide the separate first and last name fields on the searches.

Note: Only the BO driven portal / zone person user interface supports separate name elements. Refer to Person User Interface for more information.