The Customer Code field is most commonly used as a unique identifier for each Customer.
Examples of common types of identifiers are:
- Account numbers.
- Initials.
- Name abbreviations (such as first 3 characters of Last Name followed by first 3 characters of First Name).
It may also be used to classify Customers by group or type such as:
- Retailers
- Wholesalers
- Dog owners
- Cat owners
- Wine club
- Baseball players
- Soccer players
Format: 20 alphanumeric characters. Lower-case characters are automatically converted to upper-case.
Indexing: Indexed
See:
Customer Database - Main Screen Fields