# Name templates in OpenMRS

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353>\
**Category:** Platform\
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353 "2023-08-28T13:59:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vasharma05](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/vasharma05/32/14182_2.png) [@vasharma05](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/vasharma05)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/1 "2023-08-28T13:59:25Z")

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Hi [@Platform\_Team](https://talk.openmrs.org/groups/platform_team) !

I am looking forward to know more about name-templates in the OpenMRS. I was working on a fix for reversing the order of patient’s name (given - middle - family) for Cambodia Implementation. I had a discussion with @ibacher regarding the same and he shared about the name template in OpenMRS.

I am looking forward to know more about the same and want to know if we have an endpoint for the same?

Thanks!

CC: @grace @mogoodrich [@PIH](https://talk.openmrs.org/groups/pih) @mksd

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/2 "2023-08-28T14:45:37Z")

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> [@vasharma05](#):
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> want to know if we have an endpoint for the same?

[https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RESTWS-916](https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RESTWS-916)

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**Author:** ![mseaton](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/mseaton/32/8088_2.png) [@mseaton](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mseaton)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/3 "2023-08-31T13:31:39Z")

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@vasharma05 yes this would be great to implement. I created a ticket about this several months ago here: [[O3-2115] Patient name should be collected and rendered based on name template configuration - OpenMRS Issues](https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/O3-2115)

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/4 "2023-09-27T11:37:50Z")

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@vasharma05 did you get a chance to look at this? [Customizing Name Layouts - Documentation - OpenMRS Wiki](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Customizing+Name+Layouts)

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/5 "2023-11-28T12:22:17Z")

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@vasharma05 support for customising this as we do for addresses has just been completed by @iam0mujuzi and @ruhanga at [[TRUNK-6192] - OpenMRS Issues](https://openmrs.atlassian.net/browse/TRUNK-6192)

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**Author:** ![vasharma05](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/vasharma05/32/14182_2.png) [@vasharma05](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/vasharma05)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/name-templates-in-openmrs/40353/6 "2023-11-28T12:53:00Z")

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Thank you @dkayiwa @iam0mujuzi @ruhanga for your efforts and great work!

Really grateful. Happy to pick up the work from next week.