The Contact / Address tab contains a record’s contact and address information.

Contact settings

Email addresses and phone numbers are stored as Devices on the device table.

The following settings are available when editing a device:

Type

Select the type of device to be added.

By default, Slate includes Primary Phone, Mobile Phone, Evening Phone, and Email Address.

Value

Enter the device type value (e.g., phone number, email address, etc.).

Notes

This field stores custom notes related to the Device Type.

Default device types

The default field types are:

• Type

• Priority

• Value

• Notes

Custom device types

You can capture additional contact information, like social media accounts, school email addresses, and more by adding custom device types to your database.

In addition, custom device-scoped fields can be created to store additional information about the device.

📖 Customizing Standard Fields & Prompts

Querying on devices

Query on devices by starting on a Related base of Device.

Devices can also be queried on by starting on a Person base and joining to Devices or Device by Type, Rank.

📖 See Joins for more information about which joins to select.

Address settings

📖 See Address Settings.

Difference between Permanent and Mailing Address

A Permanent Mailing Address is meant to remain unchanged. A Mailing Address includes a Temporary field option allowing records to denote if the address is temporary or a seasonal address. If the address is marked as seasonal, additional date datapoints are available.

Querying on Addresses

Query on addresses by starting on a Related base of Address.

Addresses can also be queried on by starting on a Person base and joining to Addresses; Address by Rank Overall; or Address by Type, Rank.

📖 See Joins for more information about which joins to select.