Managing Emergency Contacts Using PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface

This section discusses how to configure the settings for emergency contacts as well as adding or updating emergency contact information.

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Emergency Contacts Configuration

Set Up SACR > Common Definitions > Self Service > Campus Community > Emergency Contacts Config

SCC_EC_CONFIG_FL

Configure the fields that appear on the fluid Add and Edit Contact pages.

Add Contact

Student Homepage > Profile > Emergency Contacts > Add Contact

SCC_EMERG_CNT_SCF

Add emergency contact information.

If an emergency contact is required, you'll be able to add an email address, designate the person as missing person contact as well as add comments.

Edit Contact

Student Homepage > Profile > Emergency Contacts

Select the contact you want to update.

SCC_EMERG_CNT_SCF

Update emergency contact information.

If an emergency contact is required, you won't be able to delete a contact if it's the only contact record for the person.

Access the Emergency Contacts Configuration page (Set Up SACR > Common Definitions > Self Service > Campus Community > Emergency Contacts Config).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Emergency Contacts Configuration page.

 Emergency Contacts Configuration page

The options on this page enable you to display various fields on the fluid Add Contact and Edit Contact pages. For example, if you select the option Emergency Contact Required, it becomes enabled and users will have to provide an emergency contact.

If you want to require users to add a contact for situations when they cannot be reached or have gone missing, you first need to enable Include Missing Person Contact and then enable Missing Person Required.

Messaging for Emergency Contacts

When users access the Fluid Emergency Contacts page from their profiles, the message text "No Contacts Defined." comes from the message catalog entry 14060,31. But if you enter text in the description for the same message catalog entry, the description is displayed on the page instead of the message text. This lets institutions write messages longer than the 100 characters that's allowed on the message text. They can then say why emergency contacts are required and what the user should do if they don't have a contact.