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Syntax

SoftCount()

 

Purpose

To determine how many soft credit donations the current donor has.

 

Parameters

None.

 

Returns

SoftCount() will return the number of soft credit donations the current donor has on file.

 

Usage

Soft donation credit may be given to a donor for stimulating the giving of another donor. For example, let's say that John Smith lobbied IBM corporation for a gift of $1,000 which IBM gave. The actual $1,000 would go into IBM's history, and a soft credit reference to the $1,000 gift would go into John Smith's history. Because the $1,000 credit in John Smith's history is "soft", it is not included in his actual cash totals. However, it is on record.

 

SofCount() may be used in reports, data exports, selection conditions -- anywhere you need to know how many soft credit gifts a donor has.