My Generation

Calculates the Generation (Gen Y, Gen Z etc.) for Contacts in CiviCRM based on their Birth Date.

Generations are defined as being:

• Builder >= 1945
• Boomer 1946 - 1962
• Gen X 1963 - 1980
• Gen Y 1981 - 1999
• Gen Z 2000 - ?

This extension does not create a CiviCRM Custom Field or Option Values, you need to do this as part of the installation.

Installation

1. Install and enable this CiviCRM extension.
2. Create a CiviCRM Custom Field, alphanumeric field as select field type. This will store the Generation value. Define the Option Values for the Generations.
3. Go to the My Generation Settings page, civicrm/admin/setting/mygeneration
4. Enter the ID of the Generation, Custom Field on the My Generation Settings Page
5. Enter the Option Value for each Generation option on the My Generation Settings Page
6. Save the settings
7. Enable the Scheduled Job, Calculate Generation for Contacts

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