With the latest versions of the Registration App, it is now possible to customize it to your specific needs without custom programming

Custom Sections and Fields on the Registration App

The Reference Application includes a built-in Registration app that is configured for a common one-size-fits-all use case. However it is possible to disable the built-in app, and set up your own customized version.  For example, you can integrate the address hierarchy module and add additional person attributes.  You can see the full list of configuration options in the template definition found at this link, which describes the config fields.

Initial Steps

Follow the basic instructions to disable an App and add a custom App found at System Administration: Manage Apps.

1. Navigate to System Administration-->Manage Apps
2. Click the square disable button beside "referenceapplication.registrationapp.registerPatient" to disable the integrated Registration App configuration.
3. Add a new App Definition by clicking "Add App Definition".
4. Give your new App a name, perhaps "referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat".
5. Copy the latest template for the registration App, found here (note that the square brackets before and after should not be used). 
6. Paste this into the Definition (required) field.
7. Modify the ID to represent the ID you specified in step 4 above.  For example, change "id": "referenceapplication.registrationapp.registerPatient", to "id": "referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat",
8. Modify the URL line to represent the ID you specified in step 4 above.  For example, change "url": "registrationapp/registerPatient.page?appId=referenceapplication.registrationapp.registerPatient", to "url": "registrationapp/registerPatient.page?appId=referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat",
9. If you prefer, you can change the "description" and "label" fields to your liking, for example, name them in your language.  You can also change the icon and order to your liking.

10. Save the new App configuration.
    
    

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1. Find the UUID of the Person Attribute Type (s) that you want to add to the Registration App. 
   1. Go to System Administration --> Advanced Administration --> Manage Person Attribute Types
   2. Click on the name of the Person Attribute, for example "Mother's Name".
   3. You will find the UUID listed in grey, for example... 8d871d18-c2cc-11de-8d13-0010c6dffd0f
2. Open the App you created in the Initial Steps above.

3. In the list of sections you can add a new section, or you can simply add the person attribute to an existing section.  Sections and fields are separated with a comma.  The code to add a question of Mother's Name is...
   
   

   Code Block
   language java title Mother Name Person Attribute Field
   { "type": "personAttribute", "label": "Mother's Name", "formFieldName": "mothersName", "uuid": "8d871d18-c2cc-11de-8d13-0010c6dffd0f", "widget": { "providerName": "uicommons", "fragmentId": "field/text" } }

   If you want to add the question in a section of it's own, you would use something like this, placed in the list of sections...

   Code Block
   language java title Person Attribute in own section
   { "legend": "My Person Attribute", "id": "myPersonAttributeLabel", "fields": [ { "type": "personAttribute", "label": "Mother's Name", "formFieldName": "mothersName", "uuid": "8d871d18-c2cc-11de-8d13-0010c6dffd0f", "widget": { "providerName": "uicommons", "fragmentId": "field/text" } } ] }

4. Change the "uuid": value to the UUID of the Person Attribute that you want to appear in the Registration App.
5. Save your App and enjoy!
   
   

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    {
        "id": "referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat",
        "instanceOf": "registrationapp.registerPatient",
        "label": "My Register Patient",
        "description": "Create MY new Patient Record",
        "extensions": [
            {
                "id": "referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat.homepageLink",
                "extensionPointId": "org.openmrs.referenceapplication.homepageLink",
                "type": "link",
                "label": "My Register Patient",
                "url": "registrationapp/registerPatient.page?appId=referenceapplication.registrationapp.myRegisterPat",
                "icon": "icon-user",
                "order": 1,
                "requiredPrivilege": "App: registrationapp.registerPatient"
            }
        ],
        "config": {
            "afterCreatedUrl": "/coreapps/clinicianfacing/patient.page?patientId={{patientId}}",
            "sections": [
                {
                    "id": "contactInfo",
                    "label": "registrationapp.patient.contactInfo.label",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "legend": "Person.address",
                            "fields": [
                                {
                                    "type": "personAddress",
                                    "label": "registrationapp.patient.address.question",
"widget": {
     "providerName": "registrationapp",
     "fragmentId": "field/personAddressWithHierarchy",
     "config" : {
        "shortcutFor": "address1",
        "manualFields": ["address2"]
        }
}
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "legend": "registrationapp.patient.phone.label",
                            "id": "phoneNumberLabel",
                            "fields": [
                                {
                                    "type": "personAttribute",
                                    "label": "registrationapp.patient.phone.question",
                                    "formFieldName": "phoneNumber",
                                    "uuid": "14d4f066-15f5-102d-96e4-000c29c2a5d7",
                                    "widget": {
                                        "providerName": "uicommons",
                                        "fragmentId": "field/text"
                                    },
                                    "cssClasses": ["phone"]
                                }
                            ]
                        },
{
    "legend": "My Person Attribute",
    "id": "myPersonAttributeLabel",
    "fields": [
      {
       "type": "personAttribute",
       "label": "Mother's Name",
       "formFieldName": "mothersName",
       "uuid": "8d871d18-c2cc-11de-8d13-0010c6dffd0f",
       "widget": {
                  "providerName": "uicommons",
                  "fragmentId": "field/text"
                 }
       }
      ]
}
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    } 

Integrating with a Master Patient Index

The next release of the Registration Core and Registration App modules will include initial support for integrating OpenMRS with a Master Patient Index (particularly, OpenEMPI).

When you enable this integration: 

• (TBD)

Setup Master Patient Index configuration

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