Name Format (Infotype 1034) 
Definition
An infotype that lets you store
information about the formatting used for an 
external
person‘s name, name affixes and so on.
Use
Information on the name format is used in particular in the Correspondence component of Training and Event Management.
Structure
Name component information is required for formatting an external person's name. The following name components exist:
· Form of address (for example: Mr., Mrs., Ms) (required entry)
· Academic title (for example: Dr., Prof.) (optional entry)
· Surname prefix (for example: Von, van der, de la) (optional entry)
· Name affix (for example: Lord, Lady) (optional entry)
Besides the name components, you must also specify a person's language and nationality.
This lets you format an external person's name in the way that is usual for this person's country for correspondence purposes. Correspondence notifications are sent in the language specified.
Infotype maintenance
You maintain this infotype when you change or create external persons as attendees or instructors on the SAP Easy Access screen under Training and Event Management ® Settings ® Current Settings ®Attendee or Resource Management ® External Instructor (External Person).
You can set up the required format (per nationality) in Customizing for Training and Event Management under Day-to-Day Activities ® Correspondence ® Form Creation ® Specify Name Format for Recipients.
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