Organization Contacts

Create a New Contact

  1. Click the plus () sign by Contacts.
  2. Specify the contact is an Organization.
  3. The Contact ID will be auto-generated by mdEditor.

The following fields are available for Organization Contacts:

  • Organization Name (Required): The organization’s full name; avoid acronyms (however, abbreviating United States as U.S. is acceptable. Example: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
  • Contact Type (Required): Enter the contact type from the picklist. Make sure every contact has Contact Type selected - this is essential for the Science Catalog funding summaries.
  • Email Address (Required): Add an email address of the primary contact in the organization.
  • Online Resource (Required): Add a web URL where the organization resides. Online resource may also include social networks.
  • Physical Address (Best Practice): Enter a physical address
  • Logo (Optional):
    • You can either select or drop an image. If you choose to load an image, mdEditor will create a URI and will have a size limit for the logo. If you have a larger image, link to it rather than loading it into mdEditor.
    • If an organization has a logo associated with it, individuals will inherit the logos from the organization.

If you upload a logo to your contact record, you must include a filename for the logo. Otherwise, an error will occur n the metadata records that include that contact.

For more information, consult the Organization Contacts ****section of the mdEditor manual.