Configure Emergency Contacts

Set up emergency contact requirements and manage emergency contact information for students and staff.

Time required: 10 minutes

Module: openeducat_core, openeducat_health_enterprise

User role: System Administrator, Administrative Staff

Prerequisites

Set emergency contact policies:

Create relationship options:

For students:

Field	Required	Description	Example
Name	Yes	Contact name	”Jane Smith”
Relationship	Yes	Relation to student	”Mother”
Phone	Yes	Primary number	”+1 555-0123”
Mobile	No	Mobile number	”+1 555-0124”
Email	No	Email address	”jane@email.com”
Priority	No	Contact order	1

Order contacts by priority:

Include important notes:

Click Save to store emergency contact information.

For multiple records:

Prepare CSV file with columns:
- Student ID
- Contact Name
- Relationship
- Phone
Go to Action -> Import
Upload and map fields

Technical Field	UI Label	Type	Notes
`name`	Name	Char	Contact name
`relation`	Relationship	Selection	Relation type
`phone`	Phone	Char	Primary number
`mobile`	Mobile	Char	Mobile number
`email`	Email	Char	Email address
`priority`	Priority	Integer	Contact order
`notes`	Notes	Text	Special instructions

Emergency contact is mandatory. Add at least one contact to proceed.

Create new relationship types in Configuration settings.

Verify contact priority is set and contact is marked as active.