Creating a contact
- Click + New Contact in the top-right of the Contacts page.
- Pick a category — this drives which fields the form shows.
- Fill in the form. Required fields are marked; everything else is optional.
- Click Save.
Per-category fields
The contact form adapts to the category you pick:
Every category has the universal block on top: name, company, primary email, primary phone, mailing address, preferred contact method.
Editing a contact
Click any row to open the contact detail view, then Edit in the top-right. Saving re-validates required fields for the current category and updates every journey link in place — no need to update each journey separately.Linking a contact to a journey
From a journey’s Contacts tab:- Click + Add Contact.
- Search the directory by name, company, or category.
- Pick the contact.
- Choose a relationship type (the options are filtered by the contact’s category — a
MEDICAL_PROVIDERcan be added as Treating Provider, IME, or Records-Only; aDEFENDANTcan be added as Defendant or Adverse Party). - Optionally add a note (e.g., “primary surgeon for L4-L5 fusion”).
- Click Link.
Unlinking
From the journey’s Contacts tab, hover the contact card and click the Unlink menu item. Unlinking is reversible — the contact still exists in the directory, just no longer attached to this matter. Don’t delete the contact when you mean to unlink. Deletion removes them from every journey and breaks audit history.Searching and filtering
The Contacts page top bar has:- Free-text search — name, company, email, or phone substring match.
- Category pills — click any of the 12 to scope the list.
- Recently used filter — contacts touched in the last 30 days, useful for daily work.
- Inactive toggle — show or hide deactivated contacts.
Deactivating
When a contact is no longer relevant (a closed-down medical practice, a retired adjuster), click Deactivate in their detail view. They’re hidden from the default list but their journey links remain, preserving history.Contacts attached to a Journey: Case Management → Journey Tabs → Contacts.
