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There are four five different contact address types in Paradigm: Residential / Semester / Term / Current Address, Permanent / Billing Address, Emergency Contact Address, Employer Address, and the Employer Postal Address. This knowledge article will provide you with a brief description of each of the address type, and the workflows on how to add and edit these this information in the system.
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Contact Information TypesThis table describes the four different contact address types in the Paradigm system.
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| Residential / Semester / Term / Current Address | Contact details for the student during an active semester of study. For some students this address may be the same as the billing address. | Yes | Yes |
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| Permanent / Billing Address | Contact details for the student whilst not actively studying, for example during the semester break period. For an overseas student this should be their international address. For domestic student living away from home, this may be their home address from another state in Australia. | No | Yes |
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| Emergency Contact Address | Contact information to be used in an emergency to reach a friend, family member or guardian of a specific student. | No | Yes |
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| Employer Address | Contact details for the student's place of employment | No | No |
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Add New Contact Information in Paradigme.g. Unit 4 - If the student doesn't provide a sub address please leave this field blank.Field Name | | Brief Description |
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To | | | Attn Name | | The student's full name. this field will appear on printed letters along with address details. | Property Name | | e.g. The Burrows - If the student doesn't provide a property name please leave this field blank. |
Flat / Unit no | Street Subaddress | | | Street Number |
Street number - this | This field is only to be left blank if the Postal Box field has been completed - a warning message will appear if this field is left blank to confirm that it is correct. | Street Name | | Name of Street including street type e.g. Brown Road. | Postal Box | | For a postal address with a non street address e.g. PO Box 9994. | City | | City or Suburb. This field is a smart field that contains all Suburbs, States and Postcodes in Australia to ensure the correct Suburb / State / Postcode combination is entered. |
PostcodePost Code | | Australian postcode field - this will auto populate when the City or Suburb is selected in the above field. | Country | | The Country defaults to Australia. Change if required. | State | | The state is normally auto populated with the student provider's home state - when the suburb is selected in the suburb field, this will auto populate with the correct state as selected. If the State is not an Australian State please change the field to "Select State" and enter the details into the 'Or' box. |
Oror | | This field is for Non-Australian State information. |
Country | The Country defaults to Australia. Change if required. | Mobile | | Mobile Phone number. | Home | | After Hours contact number. | Day Phone | | Working Hours contact number. | Fax | | Fax number. | Email | | Either personal email address or student email address depending on the institution's preference. | Web Address | | | IM Protocol | | Instant Messaging system or program preference e.g. Skype, Slack, Messenger - including Username | IM Address | | Web address for Instant Messaging program. |
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COPY FROM BILLING DETAILS | found when adding Permanent Address - this will copy the address details from the Billing Address | COPY FROM PERMANENT DETAILS | found when adding Billing Address - this will copy the address details from the Permanent Address | SAVE STUDENT CONTACT DETAILS | saves the added contact details |
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Contact Information Types
This table describes the five different contact address types in the Paradigm system. Contact Address | Definition | Government Reported | Validated via the Student Portal |
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| Residential / Semester / Term / Current Address | Contact details for the student during an active semester of study. This is equivalent to the government’s (TCSI – Post Code: E319, Country: E661) Term Address. This is a minimum system requirement and indicates where the student resides during any given semester. This is the address used in Government reporting (AVETMISS and HEIMS). For some students, this address may be the same as the billing address. | Yes | Yes |
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| Permanent / Billing Address | Contact details for the student whilst not actively studying, for example during the semester break period. This is equivalent to the government’s (TCSI – Suburb: E469, State: E470) Residential Address. This is a minimum system requirement, and indicates where the student resides on dates that are not between the start date and end date of any given semester. For an overseas student this should be their international address. For a domestic student living away from home, this may be their home address from another state in Australia. | No | Yes |
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| Emergency Contact Address | Contact information to be used in an emergency to reach a friend, family member or guardian of a specific student. | No | Yes |
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| Employer Address | Contact details for the student's place of employment | No | No |
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| Postal Address | Address specified by the student where they want their mail delivered | | |
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BE ADVISED: The communication module uses the email address provided within the Semester / Term / Current Residential contact record. The student portal may be configured such that students must validate the contents of their residential (Current), billing (Billing), and emergency contact details Residential, Billing, and Emergency Contact Details fields on a recurring schedule. Potential students applying via the Applicant Portal are required to provide details for both residential (Current) and billing (Billing) Residential and Billing addresses, as a minimum.
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How to a New Contact Information
NOTE: The instructions below assume that the student record has already been created. If the student record that you want to add a new contact information to is currently loaded in the system, proceed to the instructions below, else, start with .
Go to Student > Search > Enter either the student number or name. > Click Search. Once you’ve found the student, click the blue hyperlink Student Number under the Student No column to load the Student Summary page.  Image Modified
Add the New Contact Information.
After loading the student’s record, choose the Student > Student Details > Edit Contact Info menus on the side.NOTE: Refer to the table above under the |
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| For a student who has no existing contact record yet on the system, you will only see the system-generated email address in the Billing Contact type row under the CONTACT DETAILS Form section.  Image Modified
Adding Contact Information: Click the blue hyperlink that corresponds to the type of contact information you want to add, alternatively click on the dropdown list under the CONTACT DETAILS - STUDENT Form section below and select the type of contact information you want to add. Image Modified
NOTE: As a minimum, it is recommended that the Semester / Term / Current Address be added first, and then add the Permanent / Billing address. |
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. Click the SAVE STUDENT CONTACT DETAILS to add the new contact information. Image Modified
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How to Existing Contact Information
Load the student’s record.
Go to Student > Search > Enter either the student number or name. > Click Search. Once you’ve found the student, click the blue hyperlink Student Number under the Student No column to load the Student Summary page. Image Modified
Edit the Existing Contact Information.
After loading the student’s record, choose Student > Student Details > Edit Contact Info menus on the side. Any contact details that have already been saved for this student, appear in a list at the top of the page. Image Modified
Editing Contact Information: Click the blue hyperlink that corresponds to the type of contact information you want to edit, alternatively click on the dropdown list under the CONTACT DETAILS - STUDENT Form section below and select the type of contact information you want to edit. Image Modified
After selecting the type of contact information you want to add, the fields and all the existing contact information under the CONTACT DETAILS - STUDENT Form section will appear. Edit the necessary details for that student record. Click the SAVE STUDENT CONTACT DETAILS to update the contact information.Image Modified
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