I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this concept.
In one sentence what is the difference between affiliations and associations?
Thanks, Meaghan. I’ve been using your powerpoint in my end user training and it’s been very helpful.
Shelley Salinas
From: Tessitura Next Generation Forum [mailto:forums-nextgeneration@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Meaghan Metke Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 1:28 PM To: Shelley Salinas Subject: Re: [Tessitura Next Generation Forum] Affiliations v Associations
Hi Shelley,
The only other note I'd add that may be helpful is to remember that Affiliations are always from the point of view of the individual. For example, if I were affiliated to a Household, I would be an Adult Member of that Household. If I were affiliated to a School, I would be a Teacher at that School. If I were affiliated to a Corporation, I might be CEO or HR Director at that Corporation.
More than one sentence, but I hope that helps!
Meaghan
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Oh good! Glad it's proving helpful to you.
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I find it odd that Tess doesn't allow for the Association of a Household to an Individual - I'm find there are many cases where a couple is friends with one person, but I can't add an association, or have to add the association to each individual member of the household. There are things called 'Family Friends' after all.
Or maybe I'm missing something.
Unknown said: I find it odd that Tess doesn't allow for the Association of a Household to an Individual - I'm find there are many cases where a couple is friends with one person, but I can't add an association, or have to add the association to each individual member of the household. There are things called 'Family Friends' after all. Or maybe I'm missing something.
This is very possible. You could, e.g. add an Affiliation type to TR_AFFILIATION_TYPE named "Friend of the Family" or the like; add that to TX_CUST_TYPE_AFFILIATE under cust_type "Household"; add family friends.
We've just moved away from that. There was a 'Friend' affiliation type, but I've deactivated it as the person who is the friend is not 'owned' or 'subject' to the household, but entirely separate - they are 'Associated'.
There should be an exception that individuals can be associated with Households, as in many ways Households act as Individuals. Equally why does it make more sense to be able to 'Associate' two households together, and two individuals, but not Household to Individual?
Hi Kyle
Conceptually, I don't think Affiliations are necessarily intended to imply ownership or subjection, or any kind of hierarchical relationship. That's up to how you use them.
As I understand it, Affiliations and Associations are just two different flavours of Relationship, with the only major difference being that Affiliations record relationships between individuals and groups (whether the groups are Households or corporations or whatever else you like to define) and Associations record relationships between indivs or between groups. Affiliations have some extra functionality which means that you can use them more effectively for superordinate-subordinate, or group-membership type relationships, but that's not a necessary part of their conceptual baggage.
So that an Affiliation between an Indiv and a group is, actually, what you're after - it is, effectively, a (version of) an association, but that can be used for relationships between an indiv and a group constituent.
Ken