TIMSS 6: "The" Company Names

In TIMSS 6, TMAR added a Prefix field for a company's name. This is where you can store the word "The" for a company's name. For example The Council on Foundations would have Council on Foundations as the the company's name and the prefix would be The. These 2 would be combined to make the label name The Council on Foundations. The search name for this customer would be COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS;THE. It's very similar to how first and last names are stored for individuals.

There are 2 places where you will see this Prefix field: on CUS001SF where you create a company; and CUS003 when you can edit a company's name.

If all your companies are stored this way, you don't have to search for the name with and without the "The" in the name. Thus you have less chance of creating duplicates.

There were some minor issues with this functionality, but they are fixed as of version 6.3.1.

Applies to: TIMSS6