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NameSettings

Enables or disables middle name and suffix attributes for the following person objects: Contact, Lead, Person Account, and User.

File Suffix and Directory Location

NameSettings values are stored in a single file named Name.settings in the settings folder. The .settings files are different from other named components because there is only one settings file for each settings component.

Version

NameSettings components are available in API version 31.0 and later.

Fields

Field Name Field Type Description
enableMiddleName boolean Indicates whether middle names are enabled (true) or disabled (false) for person objects.
enableNameSuffix boolean Indicates whether suffixes are enabled (true) or disabled (false) for person objects.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a NameSettings component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<NameSettings xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <enableMiddleName>true</enableMiddleName>
4    <enableNameSuffix>false</enableNameSuffix>
5</NameSettings>

The following is an example package.xml manifest that references the NameSettings definitions.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <types>
4        <members>Name</members>
5        <name>Settings</name>
6    </types>
7    <version>31.0</version>
8</Package>