---
title: "Personal information facet"
slug: "personal-information-facet"
abstract: "Guide to the personal information facet in xDB Data Migration Tool."
---
# Personal information facet

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<summary><h2>Format in Sitecore 8.x</h2></summary>

In Sitecore 8.x, settings that store the contact’s personal information are stored in multiple properties on the contact. The names of the properties are `Personal` and `Preferences`.

The following is an example the `Personal` and `Preferences` properties on the contact:

```csharp
"Personal" : {
    "Birthdate" : ISODate("1890-01-01T00:`00:00`.000Z"),
    "FirstName" : "Thomas",
    "Gender" : "Male",
    "JobTitle" : "Owner",
    "Surname" : "Shelby",
    "MiddleName" : "Michael",
    "Nickname" : "Tommy",
    "Title" : "OBE"
},
"Preferences" : {
    "Language" : "en"
},
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><h2>Format in Sitecore 9</h2></summary>

In Sitecore 9, personal information is associated with a contact through a contact facet:

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| Facet Name | `Personal` |
| Facet Type | `Sitecore.XConnect.Collection.Model.PersonalInformation` |

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<details>
<summary><h2>Mapping details</h2></summary>

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| Mapping definition | MongoDB to xConnect Contact Mappings > MongoDB Contact to xConnect Contact Personal Info Facet |

| Value to write to target object | Property on target object |
| --- | --- |
| `Personal.Birthdate` from source object | `Birthdate` |
| `Personal.FirstName` from source object | `FirstName` |
| `Personal.Gender` from source object | `Gender` |
| `Personal.JobTitle` from source object | `JobTitle` |
| `Personal.Surname` from source object | `LastName` |
| `Personal.MiddleName` from source object | `MiddleName` |
| `Personal.Nickname` from source object | `Nickname` |
| `Preferences.Language` from source object | `PreferredLanguage` |
| `Personal.Suffix` from source object | `Suffix` |
| `Personal.Title` from source object | `Title` |

</details>