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Substituting null contact name with common noun
November 17, 2012, 10:20:35 am
How can civicrm be setup to substitute a blank contact name with a common noun like "subscriber"?

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Re: Substituting null contact name with common noun
November 17, 2012, 10:26:58 am
Not sure what is the need, but you can use hooks (pre save) to update the last_name field when you want.

That would mean writing an extension (using civix)
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