Under some circumstances you may be required to create a new person record. For example, you may receive a request to create a person record from someone who is abstracting a registered trial but is unable to find the primary investigator’s record in the database.
How to Create a Person Record
On the main menu, under Person, click Create.
The Create Person(s) page appears. There are three main sections of information: basic identifying information, address, and contact information.
Create Person Page – Sections Displayed Side-by-Side
Select or enter the appropriate information in the text fields and drop-down lists. Fields are described in the following table. Items with an asterisk are required fields.Field Label
Description/Instructions
Status*
Select the current curation status. For status descriptions, see Changing the Curation Status.
Address Information* section
Provide as much information about the person as possible. All fields, except Address Line 2, are required. If the person is located in a country that does not use postal codes, type NULL in the Postal Code field.
Contact Information section
To avoid loss of data, after completing each field in the Contact Information section, click Add.
Provide as much information about the person as possible.
If you provide an email address, you are not required to provide a phone number, and vice versa.
Comments
Enter any information that you want associated with the person record.
- Click Save.
