ContactManager and core application integration features

ContactManager is designed to be the system of record for contact information across the InsuranceSuite applications. The following table compares the two types of contact data that ContactManager supports.

Type of contacts	Example contacts	Affects products	License
Customers	customers and related contacts	ClaimCenter PolicyCenter BillingCenter	Requires the Client Data Management add-on module. See Client Data Management.
Vendors	car repair shops, banks, hospitals, and lawyers	ClaimCenter	Vendor data management is included in the ClaimCenter license. See Vendor Data Management.

The information on interactions between ContactManager and core applications is in the Guidewire Contact Management Guide. This guide covers both integration with ContactManager and various aspects of configuring core application interactions with ContactManager.

See also

• Integrating ContactManager with Guidewire core applications
• Searching for contacts
• Securing access to contact information
• Linking and synchronizing contacts
• Extending the contact data model
• Working directly in ContactManager
• ContactManager integration reference