Adding A New Patient Identifier Field

You can look at pre-existing identifier fields in your system or on the demo website for examples. If the patient identifier type has already been defined within a field, then you should try to re-use the existing field if possible; otherwise, follow these steps to create a new identifier field:

1. Go to Administration → Manage Fields

2. Click "Add New Field"

3. Create your field with the following information:

    

NOTE: typically, patient demographic fields (like an identifier) should be placed under the "PATIENT" section of a form schema.