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How to Populate Personal Information – Personal Details

What is this?

This web page serves as a "How to..." guide for populating the Personal Details component of a user's personal information. It contains an overview of the process and a summary of the steps involved, followed by detailed instructions with screen shots from the EIMS application. Red markings on the screen shots highlight or describe screen content.

Overview

What is the purpose of the Personal Details data entry form?

The Personal Details data entry form allows you to enter / edit your EIMS account information (username, password) and contact information (phone numbers, email, address, etc.).

Who can populate Personal Details information?

Any registered user of EIMS can populate Personal Details information about themselves. Additionally, EIMS Administrators can edit personal information for all users.

Prerequisites

You must be a registered user of EIMS to populate personal information for yourself. You must be an EIMS Administrator user to edit personal information about any users in addition to yourself.

How do you populate Personal Details?

Step 1	Select the Edit Personal Data / Change Password option from the Main Menu (or the Maintain Personal Data option for EIMS Administrators).
Step 2	Populate the Personal Details page.
Step 3	Select the Save button.

Detailed Instructions

Step 1

Select the Edit Personal Data / Change Password option from the Main Menu (or the Maintain Personal Data option for EIMS Administrators).

Picture of the Main Menu with the Edit Persona Data option highlighted

Step 2

Populate the Personal Details page (see instructions below).

NOTE

In addition to the mandatory fields indicated by an asterisk (*), you must include one of the following fields: Mailing Address, Primary Phone, or Primary Email.

Picture of Personal Details page in edit mode

The following table provides definitions and instructions for each field. (Please see Conventions for an explanation of the form's buttons.)

Field	Definition / Instructions
Prefix	Enter / edit your social title (e.g., Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.).
Last Name*	Edit your surname.
First Name*	Edit your given name.
Middle Initial	Enter / edit your middle initial (the first letter of your second given name).
Username*	Edit a name to identify yourself as an EIMS user. (For EPA-Registered access, enter your TSSMS ID.)
Password*	Edit a password (private code used to confirm your identity for login).
Confirm Password*	Enter the same password again (this step lessens the possibility of a typo in the first Password field).
Expertise	Enter / edit subject matter field(s) in which you have specialized training or experience.
Mailing Address	Enter / edit the postal address of your place of employment. 4 lines are available for entry of organization name, street address, suite, department, mail stop, etc.
City	Enter / edit the city in which you work – i.e., the local political subdivision (state-chartered municipality occupying a definite area) identified in the mailing address.
State	Enter / edit the state in which you work – i.e., the major subnational political division (one of the 50 states of the United States of America or one of the Canadian provinces).
Zip Code	Enter / edit the 5 or 9 digit postal area identification number for your work address.
Primary Phone	Enter / edit the 10-digit telephone number (in 999-999-9999 format) where you can be reached most often.
Fax	Enter / edit your primary, 10-digit fax number (in 999-999-9999 format).
Alternate Phone	Enter / edit an alternate 10-digit telephone number (in 999-999-9999 format) where you can be reached.
Mobile Phone	Enter / edit the 10-digit number for your mobile/cellular/wireless telephone.
Pager	Enter / edit the 10-digit telephone number for your pager.
Primary Email	Enter / edit the main email address at which you can be reached.
Secondary Email	Enter / edit an alternate email address at which you can be reached.
Additional Information	Use this field to enter / edit any explanatory text and/or further details about yourself.

Step 3

Select the Save button, and a Success! message displays indicating that the information has been updated.

Picture of success message on Personal Details page

NOTE

Select a data entry form link from the Navigation Sidebar to continue adding and/or editing your personal information.




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