Contact Record

This page will provide you with the fields related to a Contact record in Paradigm

Contact Record Sections and Fields

The following are the sections and fields available in Paradigm when you add a Contact record to the system. Note that some of the fields are highly customisable to meet your naming convention.

Fields with * denote required fields when adding a new Contact record to the system.

Edit Contact Details Section

Field Name	Brief Overview
First Name *	The new user’s First Name
Last Name *	The new user’s Family / Surname
Date of Birth *	Primarily used for triggering a password reset for a specific contact. This does not need to be the contact's real date of birth.
Email Address *	An email address is required for the system to send emails from and to using the communication module.
Status *	NOTE: Marking a contact with the status of "Archived" will also prevent that login from being able to access the system. Active Archived Deleted
Home Institution	BE ADVISED: There is an optional site configuration that is disabled by default that limits the ability of a contact to only edit records that belong to the same institution as that contact’s Home Institution. This same logic is automatically triggered by default when a contact’s Home Institution is set to a provider with the role of AGENT. The primary provider with whom the contact is associated. A contact may only be associated with a single provider.

Other Details Section

DOB *	Date of Birth
Area of Expertise	What is the user’s teaching area of expertise?
Organisation	To which organisation(s) does the user belong?
Home Institution	If the institution operates more than one institution out of the system at one time the user can be defaulted to be able to access data from their Home Institution.
Status	Active Alumni Applied Archived Deceased Deleted Discontinued Inactive On Leave Prospective Suspended
Notes	Any additional or required notes about the user.
Picture	A passport style photo can be added to the record in order produce photo staff Id Card.
External Id	Used to store a unique ID assigned to the contact that is used in a 3rd party or external system.

CV Details Section

Employment Status	The current status of the Contact. The default list of options includes: Casual Full Time Casual Part-Time Permanent Full Time Permanent Part Time
Academic Qualifications	A list of qualifications earned, bestowed or achieved by the Contact.
Highest Academic Qualification	The highest academic qualification achieved by the Contact.
Studied at	The name of the institution where the Contact earned their highest academic qualification or award.
Completed	Year that a qualification was awarded to the Contact.
Relevant Experience	The relevant experience currently held by the Contact.
Current Role	The role currently given to the Contact.
Length of Service	Length of time that the Contact has been associated with their Home Institution.
Publication	Publications written or associated to the Contact.
Professional Development	Professional Development undertaken by the Contact.
Professional Activities	Professional Activities undertaken by the Contact.
Current Research Activity	The research focus of the Contact.