Modal PCF files and name configuration

PolicyCenter and ContactManager use one of two modal PCF files for names:

  • GlobalContactNameInputSet – Used for Company names. In ContactManager, used for ABCompany names.
  • GlobalPersonNameInputSet – Used for Person names. In ContactManager, used for ABPerson names.

Modal versions of the global name PCF files determine the available fields and their order for specific countries.

In the base configuration, PolicyCenter provides the following modal versions of the global name input set files.

Modal Name PCF Files

Region
  • GlobalContactNameInputSet.default
  • GlobalPersonNameInputSet.default
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • GlobalContactNameInputSet.Japan
  • GlobalPersonNameInputSet.Japan
  • Japan

To see these PCF files, navigate in the Guidewire Studio Project window to configuration > config > Page Configuration > pcf > name.

Mapping regions to modes

A region maps to a mode through its associated localization folder’s localization_localeCode.xml settings. If there is no localization file for the region, the default mode is used.

Controlling field properties

Each modal PCF file uses an implementation of the Gosu interface NameOwner to get values for some or all of the following field properties: 

editable 
label 
required 
value 
available

Gosu name formatter

PolicyCenter uses the Gosu class NameFormatter to format read-only name display fields. You can extend NameFormatter to handle additional regions. See NameFormatter class.