What to do when 'Email has already been taken'
Schools sometimes receive the message 'Email has already been taken' when updating a parent's email in the Applicant Profile. This is due to the email address already existing for another parent. In OpenApply, each parent must have a unique email address.
Scenarios
Below are the likely scenarios and how to resolve them.
1. If you know the email is used by someone else, the other parent of the student.
There are duplicate parents using the same email address.
In this case, you can follow the instructions in the tutorial below and merge the duplicates. Then you should be able to update the Applicant Profile.
https://help.openapply.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405313934989-Linking-Siblings
2. If you are not aware that another parent has this email, navigate to the Families Roster and search the email.
If the email is used by a different parent, we recommend contacting the parents, finding out their correct email address and updating it for the existing parent if needed.
If the email is used by the same parent, i.e. there is a duplicate, you will need to link the siblings and merge the duplicate parents. You can find instructions here.
3. If you cannot find the parent email on the Families Roster, click on the Orphaned Parents button.
Search for the email address to see if there is an Orphaned Parent with the same email. If so, tick the box to the right of the Orphaned Parent and click Delete.