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Setting Up Contact Methods

To set up contact methods, use the Contact Method Type (CM_TYPE), Contact Method Purpose Type (CM_PURPOSE_TYPE), and Contact Method Use (CM_USE) components.

These topics discuss how to:

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Contact Method Use Page

CM_USE

Maintain contact method uses.

Contact Method Type Page

CM_TYPE

Maintain contact method types.

Contact Method Purpose Type Page

CM_PURPOSE_TYPE

Maintain or add contact method purpose types.

Use the Contact Method Use page (CM_USE) to maintain contact method uses.

Field or Control

Definition

Description

Enter a description for the contact method use.

Use Icon

Select the icon that you want to associate with this contact method use. After you select the icon, the actual icon appears to the right of the field.

Use the Contact Method Type page (CM_TYPE) to maintain contact method types.

Image: Contact Method Type page (1 of 2)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Contact Method Type page (1 of 2). You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Contact Method Type page (1 of 2)

Image: Contact Method Type page (2 of 2)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Contact Method Type page (2 of 2). You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Contact Method Type page (2 of 2)

When you open a business object contact method type record that is delivered as system data, the record information appears in a display-only format. To update the system data record, click the Modify System Data button.

Important! Oracle does not support changes to the system data that is delivered with PeopleSoft CRM.

Contact Method Type

Information about the contact method type appears in this page region.

Field or Control

Definition

Contact Method Type ID

Displays the identification code that is associated with the contact method type. When you add a new contact method type, the system assigns a value by using automatic numbering functionality.

Uses

If you define contact method uses, you can associate uses with the contact method here.

Field or Control

Definition

Contact Method Use ID

Select the contact method uses that you want to associate with the contact method type.

Roles

Displays the roles that are associated with a contact method and enables you to add new roles or modify existing ones.

Field or Control

Definition

Priority

Enter a priority for listing the role on the contact method detail pages.

Relationships

Displays the relationships that are associated with a contact method and enables you to add new relationships or modify existing ones.

Field or Control

Definition

Priority

Enter a priority for listing the relationship on the contact method detail pages.

Person Basic Sync Setting

Displays the roles for which new contact method entries of this contact method type will be created for a customer when new contact data is received through the Person Basic Sync EIP. Supported roles are Individual Consumer, Worker, and Person of Interest.

Field or Control

Definition

Add Contact Methods

Select roles for which new entries of this type will be created via EIP. Selecting this check box indicates Person Basic Sync will create new contact methods of this type for the designated role if the role exists for the person.

Use the Contact Method Purpose Type page (CM_PURPOSE_TYPE) to maintain or add contact method purpose types.

Image: Contact Method Purpose Type page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Contact Method Purpose Type page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Contact Method Purpose Type page

When you open a contact method purpose type that is delivered as system data, the record information appears in a display-only format. To update the system data record, click the Modify System Data button.

Important! Oracle does not support changes to the system data that is delivered with PeopleSoft CRM.

Field or Control

Definition

Contact Method Type ID

Displays the contact method type with which the contact method purpose is associated.

Contact Method Purpose ID

Displays the identification code that is associated with the contact method purpose type. When you add a contact method purpose type, the system assigns a value by using automatic numbering functionality.

Field Value

Enter a value to map contact method purpose types in PeopleSoft CRM to corresponding translate values in PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management and third-party systems.