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Editing Contacts

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Written by Jessica Hightower
Updated over 7 months ago

Edit Field Values for a Contact Record

  1. Select the desired contact.

  2. From the contact page, navigate to the Edit icon on the corresponding card, or select the Edit Contact button

  3. Make the appropriates edits

  4. Once you’re done, click Save.

🔍 Tip: The Edit Contact button will pull up the original Contact Form, whereas the Edit icon on each of the cards will only allow you to edit the information displayed.

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Contact Field Definitions

Field Name

Definition

First Name

The legal first name for a contact.

Middle Name/Initial

The legal middle name or middle initial for a contact.

Last Name

The legal last name for a contact.

Nick Name

The common name for a contact (if applicable)

Gender

The gender or sex of a contact.

Suffix

Options include: Jr., Sr., I, II, III, and IV

Phone

The phone number for a contact. This will default to their primary phone.

Email

The email address for a contact. This will default to their primary email.

Contact Category

Default options include: Client and Lead

Contact Status

Status of the contact.

Street

The street address

Suite/Apartment/Box

The second line street address (ex. Suite, Apt., etc.)

City

The address city

State

The address state

Zip Code

The address 5-digit postal code or zip code.

Preferred Name

The nickname or preferred first name of the contact if it differs from their legal first name.

Gender

Optional

Date of Birth

DOB for the contact

SSN

Social Security Number of the contact

Medicare Number

The type of email address (ex. Personal, Work)

County

The county of residence

Marital Status

The legal marital status for a contact. Available options are Single, Married, Divorced, Separated, Domestic Partnership and Widowed.

Marital Status Effective Date

The date an update in marital status takes effect.

Deceased?

The deceased status for a contact. Available options are Yes and No.

Date of Death

The official date a contact was declared deceased.

Client Since

Date contact became a client

Lead Source

Optional

Servicing Agent

Person assigned to the contact (i.e. Agent of Record).

Tags

To learn more, please visit Tags

Office

For agencies with multiple offices. To learn more, please visit Data Setup

Zone

To learn more, please visit Data Setup

Product Interests

Optional

User Visibility

To learn more, please visit Advanced Contact Visibility Options

Group Visibility

To learn more, please visit Advanced Contact Visibility Options

Do Not Contact

If a contact has requested DNC. When selected, this will suppress their contact information from Swivel generated email and/or text message campaigns.

To learn more, please visit Contact FAQs


Changing a Contact Type

  1. Select the desired contact.

  2. From the contact page, navigate to the Action Menu next to the button. Select Change Type

  3. Select from your created contact types in the drop down field

  4. Once you’re done, click Save.

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