Answers.Body: <p>Use the <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/initial-set-up/scheduled-jobs/#job_update_greeting" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>update_greeting</code> scheduled job</a>.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Go to <strong>Administer > System Settings > Scheduled Jobs</strong></p></li>
  <li><p>Click <strong>Add New Scheduled Job</strong>, and enter the following values.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>"Name": "Force Update Addressee Values"</li>
  <li>"Description": (blank)</li>
  <li>"Run frequency": "Every time cron job is run"</li>
  <li>"API call": select "Job", and enter "update_greeting" in the text field</li>
  <li><p>"Command parameters":</p>
  
  <pre><code>ct=Individual,Household,Organization
  gt=addressee
  force=1
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>"Scheduled Run Date": (blank)</p></li>
  <li><p><strong>Uncheck</strong> "Is this Scheduled Job active?"</p>
  
  <p>(This is <strong>important</strong> because you don't want your scheduled job to run automatically.)</p></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><p>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</p></li>
  <li><p>Find your scheduled job in the list of all jobs, and click <strong>More > Execute Now</strong></p></li>
  <li><p>Find your scheduled job in the list of all jobs, and click <strong>View Job Log</strong>. Verify that you see "Success" in the log. Troubleshoot any errors.</p></li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>I have updated the tokens in my <em>Addressee Type Options</em> (at <strong>Administer > Communications > Addressee Formats</strong>), and now CiviCRM is now generating my desired addressee values each time I save contacts.</p>
  
  <p>This is great, going forward.</p>
  
  <p>But how can I update the addressee values for <em>all</em> the contacts in my database, without having to go edit/save them all one-by-one?</p>
  
Tags: <tokens>
Title: Update addressee values for all contacts after modifying Addressee Type Options
ThreadText: # Update addressee values for all contacts after modifying Addressee Type Options
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-30)
  
  I have updated the tokens in my *Addressee Type Options* (at **Administer > Communications > Addressee Formats**), and now CiviCRM is now generating my desired addressee values each time I save contacts.
  
  This is great, going forward.
  
  But how can I update the addressee values for *all* the contacts in my database, without having to go edit/save them all one-by-one?
  
  **Tags:** tokens
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2018-03-30. Score: 2
  
  Use the [`update_greeting` scheduled job](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/initial-set-up/scheduled-jobs/#job_update_greeting).
  
  1. Go to **Administer > System Settings > Scheduled Jobs**
  2. Click **Add New Scheduled Job**, and enter the following values.
  
     * "Name": "Force Update Addressee Values"
     * "Description": (blank)
     * "Run frequency": "Every time cron job is run"
     * "API call": select "Job", and enter "update\_greeting" in the text field
     * "Command parameters":
  
       ```
       ct=Individual,Household,Organization
       gt=addressee
       force=1
  
       ```
     * "Scheduled Run Date": (blank)
     * **Uncheck** "Is this Scheduled Job active?"
  
       (This is **important** because you don't want your scheduled job to run automatically.)
  3. Click **Save**.
  4. Find your scheduled job in the list of all jobs, and click **More > Execute Now**
  5. Find your scheduled job in the list of all jobs, and click **View Job Log**. Verify that you see "Success" in the log. Troubleshoot any errors.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: username_0, this could also be done from the API Explrorer, right?  
  
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