The primary purpose of a Member Alternative ID is to uniquely link a Member record with an identifier that is used in an external system. These identifiers are used extensively in the Import routines within Administration to Import:
- Additional People records
- Member Subscriptions
- External Transactions (such as Invoices)
- Payments (such as Employer deductions for membership dues)
Alternate Ids can be entered and maintained on the Member Profile in MEMNET, and also provided when importing Members using Member Import.
A unique Alternate Id on a Member is made up of two parts:
- Alternate ID Type (such as Client ID from a third party shopping cart, a discount card etc.). These Types are maintained in Type Maintenance within Administration
- The Alternate ID itself being for the two examples above the Client ID and the Discount Card number.
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