Understanding Organization Data

After adding an organization to your database, you can enter information about an organization's various locations, including its addresses and phone numbers. You can enter as many locations for an organization as you need. You can enter locations from the menu item Organization Locations or through the Organization Table page. After you enter this information, you can specify the primary location for the organization on the Organization Table page.

You can enter information about an organization's various department names, locations, and email addresses. You can enter as many departments for an organization as you need. You can enter information about the department directly from the menu item Organization Departments or from the Organization Table page. After you enter this information, you can specify the primary department for this organization.

You can enter information about the people that your institution should contact at an organization, including the person's name, job title, and telephone numbers. You can enter as many contacts for an organization as you need. You can enter information about the contact directly from the menu item Organization Contacts or from the Organization Table page. After you enter this information, you can specify the primary contact for this organization.

You can review lists of all the locations, departments, and contacts for an organization.

You need to assign codes to the external organization and define priority control records to prevent the deletion of organization IDs.