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- In OpenMRS, Click the "Administration" link near top of the page
- Click the "Manage Person Attribute Types" link (under the "Person" heading)
- Click the "Add New Person Attribute Types" link
- Enter an appropriate name for the Telephone number Person Attribute in the Name field. E.g "Telephone number"
- For the Format field select java.lang.String from the drop-down
- Enter an meaningful description in the Description field
- Click "Save Person Attribute" button to save the configuration
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Configure Settings (formerly Global Properties from 1.9 downwards)
For NCD to to use the configured Patient Attribute Type the Global properties should Settings (formerly Global Properties from 1.9 downwards) should reflect this, Assign the Global property as Setting (formerly Global Property from 1.9 downwards) as follows
- In OpenMRS, Click the "Administration" link near top of the page
- Click the "Manage Global Properties" link (under the "Maintenance" heading)
- Find the Setting (formerly Global Property with from 1.9 downwards) with the name "ncd.emailPersonAttribute" and in the Value field enter the name for the Email address Person Attribute we configured in the previous configuration. E.g "Email Address"
- For the Format field select java.lang.String from the drop-down
- Enter an meaningful description in the Description field
- Click "Save Person Attribute" button to save the configuration
Similarly configure the Global property for Setting (formerly Global Property from 1.9 downwards) for the Telephone Number by editing the value of "ncd.smsPersonAttribute" as above.