I am trying to figure out the easiest way to get TMG to generate name variations. I have a person with a primary name of Caroline Axel and I've entered the following: Name-Var : Lena (no surname) Name-Marr : Backes (no given name) Name-Var : Backus (no given name) Name-Var : Palckes (no given name) Name-Marr: Hepler (no given name - second marriage) TMG automatically generated variations that include either the primary given name or primary surname: Lena Axel Caroline Backes/Backus/Palckes/Hepler It didn't create combinations using Name-Var or Name-Marr for both the given and surname. I'd like those combinations on my picklist. Do I have to enter those combinations (i.e. Lena Backes/Backus/Palckes/Hepler) myself, or is there way to get TMG to generate them automatically? Aside from sentences in reports "As of xx, she was also known as yy.", does TMG make any use of the date entered for a Name-Var/Marr/Nick? Is there any other use for it? Thanks for your help, Brian

On 9/6/2015 1:10 AM, Brian Gross via wrote: > I have a person with a primary name of Caroline Axel and I've entered the > following: > Name-Var : Lena (no surname) > Name-Marr : Backes (no given name) > Name-Var : Backus (no given name) > Name-Var : Palckes (no given name) > Name-Marr: Hepler (no given name - second marriage) > > TMG automatically generated variations that include either the primary given > name or primary surname: > Lena Axel > Caroline Backes/Backus/Palckes/Hepler Brian, Yes, when you omit either the given name or surname in a name tag, TMG "Infers" the missing name from the Primary Name Tag in the Picklist, Project Explorer, or when printed in reports from any tag except that Name Tag. > It didn't create combinations using Name-Var or Name-Marr for both the given > and surname. I'd like those combinations on my picklist. Do I have to > enter those combinations (i.e. Lena Backes/Backus/Palckes/Hepler) myself, or > is there way to get TMG to generate them automatically? No, names are inferred only from the Primary Name Tag, not from non-Primary ones. If you want those you need enter them explicitly. > Aside from sentences in reports "As of xx, she was also known as yy.", does > TMG make any use of the date entered for a Name-Var/Marr/Nick? Is there > any other use for it? Not for the Date, but the Sort Date, which is by default the same as the Date, determines where in the report the Tag appears. If you want that name used in Event Tags after the Date you must specify it in each Tag. Terry Reigel