Programatically get ContactCustomProfileField field name

Rachel Bender · September 2014

Hi Eric et al Is there any way via the api to get a "custom profile field" field name? Right now, I can get the field id, the contact id, and the value, but I also need to know what the field is for .. https://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/connect/Content/ContactCustomProfileField.htm Thank you in advance for any assistance. James

Eric Pecoraro · September 2014

Rachel Bender:
Hi Eric et al Is there any way via the api to get a "custom profile field" field name? Right now, I can get the field id, the contact id, and the value, but I also need to know what the field is for .. https://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/connect/Content/ContactCustomProfileField.htm Thank you in advance for any assistance. James

You can use the DescribeSetup->CustomProfileField method:

https://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/connect/Content/DescribeSetup.htm

The result set will contain the columns and data for:

FieldID, DisplayName, FieldType, PickList

You can then use that describe as a join on "FieldID".

Rachel Bender · September 2014

Eric Pecoraro:
You can use the DescribeSetup->CustomProfileField method:

https://www.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/connect/Content/DescribeSetup.htm

The result set will contain the columns and data for:

FieldID, DisplayName, FieldType, PickList

You can then use that describe as a join on "FieldID".

Thanks!

Programatically get ContactCustomProfileField field name

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