Is there a reason why when an anonymous user places an order the username defaults to "zz_anonymous_3168@domain.xyz" in the backend database?

We already know the user is anonymous because of the "IsAnonymous" table field. Is there a purpose to this that I missing?

Thanks

Hello Mazhar,

Thank you but that doesn't quite answer the question, of course I understand this is a guess user, the question was is why you're using a nondescriptive username?

Not only is there an order link to this anonymous user (with a different auto ID of course), but this user could appear multiple times and have many orders link to them (1 to 1), so why not have something like the username reflect the order itself?

-Ray

Yes I understand what you are saying, but you seem to be avoiding the question. Why not make it a little bit more descriptive?

That being said, what happens after the order is placed and this user gets deleted from the database? The only significance that this row has is the email address that can be used for harvesting.

Also what happens if I decide to run a cleanup script? Where we matched the anonymous user with the actual order and repopulate the username?

Example: From "zz_anonymous_3183@domain.xyz" to "anonymous_<autoID>@<order #>.com

Edited by user Tuesday, July 20, 2021 7:58:09 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified