Tag References

Tag References

The following tags are available for insertion into form letter templates. The tags must be entered exactly as they appear below, in double angles, and same case.

Candidate Context:

Last name: <<Candidate.LastName>>
First name: <<Candidate.FirstName>>
Middle name: <<Candidate.MiddleName>>
Full name: <<Candidate.FullName>>
Rank: <<Candidate.Rank>>
Date of birth: <<Candidate.DateOfBirth>>
Place of birth: <<Candidate.PlaceOfBirth>>
Email address: <<Candidate.EmailAddress>>
Ethnicity: <<Candidate.Ethnicity>>
Eye color: <<Candidate.EyeColor>>
Hair color: <<Candidate.HairColor>>
Gender: <<Candidate.Gender>>
Group: <<Candidate.Group_SC>>
Hire date: <<Candidate.HireDate>>
Alien: <<Candidate.Alien>>
Eligibility date: <<Candidate.EligibilityDate>>
Drivers license number: <<Candidate.DriversLicenseNumber>>
Drivers license state: <<Candidate.DriversLicenseState>>
Drivers license expiration: <<Candidate.DriversLicenseExpiration>>
Home address: <<Candidate.HomeAddress>> (this is just the street name and number)
Home city: <<Candidate.HomeCity>>
Home state: <<Candidate.HomeState>>
Home zip: <<Candidate.HomeZip>>
Home city, state and zip: <<Candidate.CityStatezip>>
Mailing address <<Candidate.Mailing Address>>
Mailing city: <<Candidate.MailingCity>>
Mailing state: <<Candidate.MailingState>>
Mailing Zip: <<Candidate.MailingZipCode>>
Other Names: <<Candidate.OtherNames>>

Investigator Attributes in the Candidate Context:
Last name: <<Candidate.Investigator.LastName>>
First name: <<Candidate.Investigator.FirstName>>
Last name: <<Candidate.Investigator.LastName>>
Title: <<Candidate.Investigator.Title>>
Email address: <<Candidate.Investigator.EmailAddress>>
Telephone: <<Candidate.Investigator.Telephone>>

PHS Context:
The PHS object has hundreds of attributes, many of which have little use in the form letter process. Note that any of the attributed above can be used in the PHS context by starting with the PHS object such as:

Candidate Full Name:    <<PHS.Candidate.FullName>>

Highest Education:        <<PHS.ED_HighestEd>>

Certified Date:                <<PHS.CertifyDate>>

Certification IP Address  <<PHS.Certify_IP>>

Case Disposition:            <<PHS.Case_Disposition>>

Date Closed:                   <<PHS.Case_DateClosed>>



At this time, we do not know which PHS attributes users will want to use. Please submit a help ticket to request to for any attributes you need.

College Context:

College Name: <<
Organization Attributes:
You can add a tag for your organization. If you are in the PHS context, tag this way:
<<PHS.Candidate.Organization.Name>>

From the candidate context, it is the same but without the preceding PHS object.

Name: <<Organization.Name>>
Address: <<Organization.Address>>
City: <<Organization.City>>
State: <<Organization.State>>
Zip: <<Organization.Zip>>
Telephone: <<Organization.Telephone>>

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