Create, associate, or delete reference addresses for a contact

If you create a reference address from the Contacts page, you can search for and apply the reference address as normal reference address, as if you had created it created from the Reference address page.

To add a new reference address to a contact

1. From the Contacts page, find and open the desired contact by clicking the link in the Reference contact ID column.

   Note: The Contacts page may have its own main link or be grouped with the APO pages.

2. Select the Address tab.

3. Select New.

4. Complete the required fields and others as needed. See Contacts details.

5. Select Submit.

If a reference address already exists in the system, you can search for it and apply it to a contact.

To search for an address and associate it with a contact

2. From the Contacts page, find and open the desired contact by clicking the link in the Reference contact ID column.

Note: The Contacts page may have its own main link or be grouped with the APO pages.

2. Select the Address tab.

3. Select Look up.

4. Enter the search criteria to find the desired address. For field descriptions, see Contacts details.

5. Select Submit.

6. Select the check box for the address you want to associate with the contact.

7. Select Select.

You can delete a reference address from a contact if it no longer applies. When you delete a reference address, you remove the association between the contact and the reference address; however, Civic Platform does not delete the reference address from the database.

To delete a reference address from a contact

2. From the Contacts page, find and open the desired contact by clicking the link in the Reference contact ID column.

Note: The Contacts page may have its own main link or be grouped with the APO pages.

2. Select the Address tab.

3. Select the check box next to the address you want to delete.

4. Select Delete.