Does anyone have their db configured for
searching alternate names? In our set up, if you try searching an
alternate name from the objects module, or if you go into constituents and
search “last names,” it only searches the primary name, not the
alternate names. I tried playing around with the query groups, but when I
add “Alternate Names” into the Query Assistant, it adds another “first
name” and “last name” field – so someone doing a search
on a last name wouldn’t know for sure if they were searching primary name
or alternate name.
So, question 1: Can I change how
these fields appear in the Query Assistant? I thought for sure this could
be done, but I can’t figure out how to do it.
Question 2: What if I don’t want to separately search primary name and
alternate name? Is there a way to combine these two searches
easily? I can do it in Advanced Query, but I’m thinking of our average
users who are scared of Advanced Queries.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Amber
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