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List of Profile Fields

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Profile Field Name

Field Type

Description/Comments

(Button)

Button, Note or Title

Can use multiple times

(Note)

 

 

(Submit)

 

 

(Title)

 

 

Address 1

Text

The first line of the member’s address. Typically it is this entry plus the postcode that provides a unique address – eg for Gift Aid claims to HMRC.

Address 2

Text

The second line of the member’s address.

Address 3

Text

The third line of the member’s address.

Application Date

Date

The date that the application was received. System-generated.

Application Origin

 

Can be used to store where the member found out about the U3A from

Can Edit Content

Radio

Can the member (if they are a group leader/convener) edit their own group. This allows members who are not trained or competent to be restricted from editing their group details

County

Text

The county that the member resides in.

Country

 

The country that the member resides in.

Direct Debit Date

 

If you are accepting payments by Direct Debit, the date that their payment is expected to be received can be stored here

DOB

 

The date of birth of the member

Email

Text

The member’s email address. Field should include a Validation Expression and Validation Message

Emergency Contact Name

Text

The name of the person who can be contacted on behalf of the member in an emergency.

Emergency Contact Relationship

Text

The relationship between the emergency contact and the member.

Emergency Contact Number

Text

The phone number of the emergency contact

Events Count

Text

The number of events that the member has been part of (past and present)

Events Waiting List Count

Text

The number of events that the member is on a waiting list for

Events Lapsed Count

Text

 

Events List

Text

Lists the Events that the member has been part of (past and present)

Events Waiting List

Text

Lists the Events that the member is on the waiting list for.

Events Lapsed

Text

 

Forename

Text

The member’s first name

GDPR Terms

 

Has the member accepted the terms and conditions of the U3A?

GDPR Terms Date

Date

The date the GDPR terms were accepted (input via a date field)

GDPR Membership

 

Has the member accepted that their data can be held for membership purposes

GDPR Membership Date

 

The date that they accepted the use of data for membership purposes

GDPR Third Parties

 

Has the member accepted that their data can be shared with third parties such as magazine printers?

GDPR Third Parties Date

 

The date they accepted that their data can be shared with third parties.

Gender

 

The member’s gender.

Gift Aid

Radio

Is the member currently eligible for Gift Aid? Yes or no.

Gift Aid Signature Date

Date

The date on which the member declared they were eligible for gift aid (input via a date field)

Groups Count

Text

The number of groups that the member belongs to

Groups Waiting List Count

Text

The number of groups that the member is on a waiting list for

Groups Lapsed Count

Text

 

Groups List

Text

Lists the study groups that the member belongs to

Groups Waiting List

Text

Lists the study groups for which the member is on a waiting list for.

Groups Lapsed

 

 

Has Email

 

 

Has Errors

Radio

There are errors associated with the member’s profile. Yes or no. Eg if a group leader/convener is tried to be set to Lapsed this will show as an error.

Has Roles?

 

Does the member have a specific (system) role within the U3A?

Has Other Roles?

Radio

Has roles (as defined via system permissions) other than just ‘member’. Yes or no.

Home Phone

Text

The member’s home phone number (land line).

ID Number

 

Any ID, National Insurance or Passport number you may wish to store.

Induction

 

Has the member had an induction?

Initials

Text

The initials of the member. This would be for middle names rather than the first name.

Is Event Organiser

Radio

Is the member and Event Organiser. Yes or no

Is Group Leader?

Radio

Is the member the leader of a Study Group. Yes or no.

Is Locked Out?

Radio

Is the member currently locked out of the system (eg through too many incorrect password attempts). Yes or no.

Join Date

Date

The date the member joined the U3A

Known As

Text

Members with a shortened name, or a name other than their first name that they wish to be known as, can have it set here. It will be shown in various areas around the system when set.

Last Login Date

Date

The date and time the member last logged into the system

Last Payment Code

Text

The Account Code of the last payment made

Last Payment Date

Date

The date of the last payment the member made

Last Payment Notes

Text

 

Last Payment Reference

Text

The Transaction Reference of the member’s last payment

Last Payment Type

Text

The type of payment last made – cash, cheque, etc

Last Payment Value

Money

The amount of the last payment the member made.

Last Membership Payment Code

Text

The Account Code of the last membership payment made

Last Membership Payment Date

Date

The date of the last membership payment made

Last Membership Payment Notes

Text

 

Last Membership Payment Reference

Text

The Transaction Reference of the member’s last membership payment

Last Membership Payment Type

Text

The type of payment last made for membership – cash, cheque, etc

Last Membership Payment Value

Money

The amount of the last payment for membership that the member made

Leave Date

Date

The date that the member left the U3A. Generated via the leaving process (see Process Leaver icon)

Lives Local?

 

Does the member live locally to the U3A or further afield?

Mailing Title

 

Possibly redundant now that the Primary Partner field is in place. This was to specify Mr & Mrs etc on joint letters and emails

Mailing Title Calculated

 

 

Membership Level ID

Membership Level

The system-generated ID number allocated to the Membership Level Name

Membership Level Name

Membership Level

The Name of the member’s membership level.

Membership Number

Text

The member’s membership number – allocated when the member is added to the system. Can be system generated or allocated by the Membership Secretary

Mobile Phone

Text

The member’s mobile phone number.

Notes

Textarea

Any notes that are stored against the member record for (eg) admin purposes.

Occupation

Text

The member’s occupation before they retired/joined the U3A.

Other U3A

Text

The name(s) of a U3A(s) that the member may also be a member of

Paperless Renewals (Paperless)

Radio

Does the member want their renewal letters by post or email? Use true and false values for Post and Email profile field items

Paperless Communications (Paperless2)

Radio

Does the member want newsletters and other communications by post or email?

Paperless Magazine (Paperless3)

 

Does the member want to receive an in-house magazine

Partner

Partner

Once the ‘select partner’ process has been completed this field will show the member’s partner’s membership details, and is required to allow these to be added or changed. The contents are system-generated and will not show in a data export.

Partner Lock

 

 

Partner Display Name

Text

This is the field in which the system will display the member’s partner’s name, once this has been set up through the ‘select partner’ process

Partner Member No

Text

This is a free text field that allows members (and administrators) to enter the name of the member’s partner. Once the ‘select partner’ process has been completed this field will show the partner’s membership number.

Partner Membership Number

 

 

Partner Number

 

 

Partner Userid

 

 

Postcode

Text

The member’s postcode. This needs to be entered with a space between the two parts. Field should include a Validation Expression and Validation Message

Preferred Name

 

 

Preferred Phone

Radio

The type of phone (home or mobile) that the member prefers to be contacted by. When exported this will show the number.

 

Primary Partner

Radio

This is part of the ‘select partner’ process, and when partners are linked, this determines which is listed first ie. Mr & Mrs or Mrs & Mr. This field will show ‘yes’ or ‘no’. (‘No’ means the partner is secondary)

Reason for Leaving

Text

The reason the member left. Entered via a drop-down menu (not editable) as part of the leaving process (see Process Leaver icon)

Renewal Date

Date

The renewal date for the member. This field is updated by the system to the date set in Membership Admin/Settings once they are paid up for the following year

Soft Field 1-10

Text or Select

10 fields that can be used for storing any text data, and can be given a custom label on the front end. Can be used with Select Field Type to generate a drop-down list

Soft Boolean 1-10

 

10 fields that can be used for storing any true/false, yes/no value, and can be given a custom label on the front end

Soft Date 1-10

 

10 fields that can be used for storing any date value, and can be given a custom label on the front end

Special Partnership

 

 

Status

Select

The current status of the member - one of the statuses from the system eg. Active, Pending, Lapsed

Surname

Text

The member’s surname

TAM

 

 

Title

Select

The member’s title (Mr,Mrs, etc), which is set up as an editable drop-down menu.

Town

Text

The town where the member resides.

UserId

Text

The system-generated user id for the member. This is a unique string of letters and numbers that identifies the member across the whole system (all U3As). It is required (eg) when uploading bulk payments.

UserName

Text

Login username, auto-generated by the system when adding a member, when this facility is enabled.

Volunteer

Radio

Would the member consider volunteering? Yes or no

Volunteer Details

Textarea

Details of how the member would be willing to volunteer.


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