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  1. CiviCRM
  2. CRM-1793

Event Registration (with PayPal Std) - Extraneous Contact Record is Created

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Done/Fixed
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: 1.7
    • Component/s: None
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      Description

      When registering for an event using PayPal Standard, the code creates an EXTRA contact. Pretty sure this happens when the IPN comes in - as the "additional" contact carries the PayPal Account Name . (The first created contact has the contribution and participant record, as well as the required email address attached to it - as it should.)

      As a side note, we actually override the user-entered First and Last Name with the PayPal Account "name" on the initially created contact record (this applies to cases where there is a profile w/ first and last in the registration page). This seems a bit weird - since we are also inserting the extraneous contact w/ that first/last name.

      You can recreate this bug using this event in test mode.
      http://sandbox.devel.civicrm.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&action=preview&id=2

      I did it as anonymous user - the behavior might be different/correct if the registration is done by an existing, logged in user/contact.

          • I tested the same scenario with a Contribution - also anonymous - (civicrm/contribute/transact?id=1&reset=1&action=preview) - and this bug did NOT occur.

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            • Assignee:
              yashodha Yashodha Chaku
              Reporter:
              dgg David Greenberg
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