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'''Address Types '''are available to a [[User|user]] with a [[User role|role]] that an '''Address Type '''has been made available to; similarly, they are available to an [[Organization|organization]] with a [[Client Categories|category]] that an '''Address Type '''has been made available to.
When accessing the [[profile]] of a user or organization, viewing their address details will reveal the relevant Address Type. If you are in the [[Global User Administrator|System Administrator]] role, you will also have the ability to modify the Address Type from the profileby editing the existing address or adding new addresses.
===Accessing Address Types===
:* '''IMPORTANT:''' when enabling you '''''must''''' follow the instructions on the [[Importing Address]] Wiki article to ensure the existing addresses are retained. If the ''Enable Multiple Address'' option is turned on without importing addresses from existing profiles or loading a new set of addresses, whenever a new address is added to a profile, the original data stored in the profile address will be lost
==Configuration - Advanced=====Add Custom Fields to Address Type===:*** Click on After clicking into the specific Address Type you want to configure, go to the left-hand menu and select '''Custom Fields.''' button to the right of the Address Type name you wish to add custom fields against.[[image:AddessTypeNewField.png]]
Once the custom fields page is open, click the '''+ '''icon on the top right above the Custom Fields list to create a new Custom Field.
:: [[File:New custom field address type.png|500px|border]]
The New Custom Field window is displayed, with existing options for configuring required custom fields.
:*** Click on the New Field tab at the top of the screen: [[File:Edit custom field for address types.png|500px|border]] See [[Custom Fields - General Information]] for further details about configuring custom fields.
:: [[File:Address type edit standard field.png|600px|border]]
On the left hand menu of that Address Type page, select the '''Standard Fields '''tab.
A list of the available Standard Fields associated with Address Type will appear.
:*** The [[File:Address type standard fields.png|450px|border]]Click on the '''New Custom Fieldpencil icon ''' window is displayed, with existing options for configuring required custom fields. See [[Custom Fields – General Information]] for further detailsnext to the Standard Field that you want to add and configure.
See the [[Standard Fields]] page if you require more information about Standard Fields.
===Address Template===
The '''Address Template '''feature, found as a tab on the left hand menu when opening an Address Type's details, allows users to modify and configure how the Address Type is displayed and what it displays.
There are two options to configuring the Address Template:*** Click on the Standard Fields tab at the top of the screenthrough HTML or through the '''Field Picker, '''which allows more accessible and easy drag-and-drop functionality for configuration.
:: [[File:Address type template html.png|300px|border]]
The '''Field Picker '''feature will allow you to drag and drop available fields to customize the display that you want to appear for that Address Type.
:: [[File:Address type template drag and drop.png|600px|border]]
Add different variables together in one column; for example, you might want to combine both Address lines together. If you would like labelled captions above each row, toggle on '''Include Caption'''. When you want to add a new row, click the '''+''' icon located on the right side of the page, underneath the '''Selected Fields''' square.
Click '''Save '''when the Address Template is complete.
===Enabling Multiple Address Types===
Enabling multiple address types will allow multiple addresses for the same organization. To add the multiple addresses, this is configured on the '''Custom Field: Address Type '''for that organization. This is a useful feature when you would like, for example, to associate one organization with numerous addresses that might respectively correspond to Office, Primary, Alternate, etc. '''<br />'''
To enable Multiple Address Types, follow these steps:
1. Click on the 9-square menu icon on the top right of your page.
:: {{Icon-Menu}}
2. Under the heading '''Configuration, '''select '''Global Settings. '''
3. On the first tab, scroll down until the subheading '''System Options '''and toggle on the '''Enable Multiple Addresses '''feature.
:*** User is presented with a list of available : [[Contact and Account Standard FieldsFile:Address type enable multiple address.png|Standard fields450px|border]].
Once you have toggled on this option and saved your change, you have the ability to associate organizations and users to multiple addresses.
===Referencing Address Types===
:* The @primaryaddress@ and @addressbook@ variables can be used to reference addresses when multiple address types are enabled. See [[Address Book Template]] for more information.
:* Individual Address Type values can be referenced using the [[Web_Page_View_Field_Variables#To_Display_a_List_of_Activities.2C_Notes.2C_Transactions.2C_Contacts.2C_Companies.2C_Consumers.2C_Providers|list syntax]] [#(?object=address) ... #] under a user or company.
==See Also==
:*** [[Viewing Address Types]]:*** [[Troubleshooting Address Types]]:*** [[Address Book Template]]:*** [[Importing Address]]
[[Category:Global Settings]][[Category:Contacts]]