Hi Lori, The way it's been explained to me in a user group meeting is that a Constituent Code is what the constituent's relationship is to the organization (why s/he is in the database - board member, etc.), and an Attribute is a descriptor of the constituent. Hope this helps. Chris

Cross posting this to the Raiser's Edge Forum I would appreciate if any user of Raiser's Edge can assist me with this. How do you define government contacts or government departments within RE? For example: Would you give the Mayor of Newark a constituent code of Individual or Government? Additionally...

Cross posting this to the Raiser's Edge Forum I would appreciate if any user of Raiser's Edge can assist me with this. How do you define government contacts or government departments within RE? For example: Would you give the Mayor of Newark a constituent code of Individual or Government? Additionally...

I know how to make attribute mandatory, but please guide, how to make value /descriptive field mandatory.