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HelpWhy is my name not capitalized correctly in the directory?
The Faculty and Staff Dirctory does not capitalize multi-word names correctly. For names such as:
- first name Jo Anne (shows as Jo anne)
- last name De La Fuente (shows as De la fuente)
- last name O'Conner (shows as O'conner)
- last name Azarin-Burdine (shows as Azarin-burdine)
Unfortunately, there is currently no solution available to address this name formatting issue. The name field is actually derived from the Online Payroll/Personnel System (OLPPS), which is used by all the UC campuses. In OLPPS, all names are formatted in uppercase letters only. When the name is exported for use in the online directory, for mailing labels, etc., only the first letter of each name field (first, middle and last) is capitalized.
OAAIS is aware of this issue and may at sometime in the future attempt to address it. The first name can currently be set to appear correctly by having the correct capitalization of the name entered in the Preferred First Name field of the Campus Locator System (CLS) within OLPPS. However, because of the many different variations possible for last names, i.e.: de la Fuente, De La Fuente, De la Fuente, there may be no formatting solution that will be able to address all possibilities to everyone's satisfaction.