Linking Siblings

The Faria Team
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Quick answer

Applicants appear as siblings when they share at least one parent. Edit the family information to add the shared parent, or remove a duplicate parent, so siblings link up.

If applicants on your system have the same parents but are not displayed as Siblings, the family information can be edited to reflect this relationship. In OpenApply, applicants will appear as siblings if they have at least one parent in common. In this example, Chloe, Rachel, and Henry are siblings, but only Rachel and Henry have parent information listed.

To begin, first navigate to the applicant's Profile. Start by doing this for the applicant with the incorrect parent information, in this case, Chloe.

Under Parents & Guardians on the right, click the Edit icon.

Screenshot: Under Parents & Guardians on the right, click the Edit icon

Next, click Link Parents.

Screenshot: Next, click Link Parents

If the Applicant Has No Parents

You can link an applicant to existing parents by clicking the + Link Parent button. 

Screenshot: You can link an applicant to existing parents by clicking the + Link Parent buttonScreenshot: You can link an applicant to existing parents by clicking the + Link Parent button
Search for the correct parents, and click the Add button. Applicants that share the same parents are treated as siblings. So, Chloe, Rachel, and Henry will now all appear linked as siblings.
 
Screenshot: You can link an applicant to existing parents by clicking the + Link Parent button

If the Applicant Has Duplicate Parents

If the applicant's parents are duplicates in the system, meaning that the same parent exists more than once, then click the Merge (two blue arrows) icon.

Screenshot: If the applicant's parents are duplicates in the system, meaning that the same parent exists more than once, then 

Search for the first name of the parent, then select the correct parent to merge to, and click the Merge Contacts button.

 

Choose which information you would like to keep and click the Merge button. Now, the Adrienne that was linked to Chloe will be merged into the Adrienne that was linked to Henry and Rachel. So the same parent will now be linked to all three applicants.

Screenshot: Choose which information you would like to keep and click the Merge button
Screenshot: Choose which information you would like to keep and click the Merge button

If the Sibling does not exist

If the sibling does not already exist in the system, you can manually add the sibling to an existing applicant.
To do this, begin on the applicant's Profile. 
On the right panel of the student profile, there is an option that says 'add sibling'
Screenshot: Choose which information you would like to keep and click the Merge button
Here, you can add a sibling to an existing applicant as either a new enquiry or new applicant. 
Screenshot: Choose which information you would like to keep and click the Merge button
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