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Source Field?

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rob123:
When editing a contact, there's an alphanumeric text field labelled 'Source'....

What's it for and what do you put in it?

Rob

geilhufe:
That is usually used for an unique ID sync to external data sources. (a match field for update csv imports, that type of thing)

rob123:
oh, I thought it was for recording how a contact was reached. (ie. survey, Word of Mouth, another contact's name).

How do people, if needed, usually record stuff like that?

Dave Greenberg:
Actually - the "intended" use is for recording how the contact get "connected" to the organization using CiviCRM. The "External ID" field is designed to store a unique ID from an external application (e.g. a legacy DB id or key, or a key for a related application).

rob123:
Thanks for clearing that up.

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