Updating Address Information

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Updating Address Information

Show in My Penn Details:
If you select the checkbox:

The entry will display in your Penn Details, where it can be seen by authorized Penn users who log in, perform a search, and click your name to view all the details contained in your listing.
The entry becomes eligible for display in the Public View, where it can be seen by the general public.

Show as My Search Result
If you choose this option by selecting the radio button, the entry becomes the single piece of information that appears in the brief listing first returned in response to an Online Directory search by authorized Penn users.

Type:
This column provides information about the function of the address shown in the entry. Information can appear here in two ways:

If the information is shared with the Online Directory by an authoritative source, the Online Directory will use the types provided by that source:

Student addresses shared with Penn InTouch will be labeled "Temp", "Campus", or "Perm". [???]
Faculty/Staff addresses shared with Payroll records via U@Penn will be labeled "Work", "Home (Current)", or "Home (Permanent)".

If the information is manually entered directly into the Online Directory, a pulldown menu will allow the user to select among the following choices:

Work
Lab
Dorm
Other

Address:

Comment:
If a white text field appears in this column, you have the option of attaching a comment to your entry in the Online Directory. You may wish to use this feature to direct viewers on how best to contact you:

Office:	618 Leidy Labs / 6018	Office Hours: T,Th 2:00-4:00pm
	3740 Hamilton Walk
	Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018

The length limit for this field is 40 characters, including spaces.

Note: While the Online Directory can accommodate comments, other campus information sources may not; if information is shared with the Directory from an authoritative source (such as the Registrar's Office or Human Resources), no comments may be added.

Source:
This column indicates the origin of the information contained in a specific entry, and is automatically filled by the Online Directory application. Possible values for this column include:

Registrar: This information is part of your record as a Penn student.
Penn HR: This information is part of your payroll record as a Penn employee.
User: This information was manually entered into the Penn Online Directory.

Submit:
Clicking this button will immediately enter any changes you have made in the blue information table into the Online Directory. If a message appears onscreen, you may need to provide additional information, or correct the information you have provided, in order to proceed.

Cancel:
Clicking this button will close the blue information table without making any changes to the Online Directory. This applies only to the active window and will not cancel any other previous changes submitted during this session.