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Overview

The Family Data section captures information about your immediate and extended family members. This includes parents, siblings, spouse, children, and any dependents.
You’ll need to add each family member individually. The system allows you to add as many family members as needed.

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Accessing Family Data Form

From your evaluation dashboard, click on Family Data (Datos Familiares). You’ll be directed to: 
/captureData/familiaresCapture/[encrypted_evaluation_id]

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Before You Begin

For each family member, gather:
  • Full name (first name and surnames)
  • Relationship to you (parentesco)
  • Occupation
  • Age
  • Whether they are still living (Vive: Sí/No)
  • Phone number
  • Whether they are your dependent (Dependiente económico: Sí/No)
Include all immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouse, children). You may also include grandparents, in-laws, or other relatives who are significant in your life.

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Adding Family Members

1

Click Add Family Member

From the Family Data page, click the button to add a new family member.
2

Enter Names

Apellidos (familiarApellidos)
  • Enter the family member’s surnames
  • Both paternal and maternal surnames
  • Example: “García López”
Nombres (familiarNombres)
  • Enter the given name(s)
  • Example: “María Elena”
The system automatically combines these into a full name: familiarNombre = apellidos + nombres
3

Specify Relationship

Parentesco (familiarParentesco)
  • Select or enter the relationship
  • Common values:
    • Padre / Madre (Father / Mother)
    • Hermano/a (Brother / Sister)
    • Esposo/a (Husband / Wife)
    • Hijo/a (Son / Daughter)
    • Abuelo/a (Grandfather / Grandmother)
    • Suegro/a (Father-in-law / Mother-in-law)
    • Cuñado/a (Brother-in-law / Sister-in-law)
    • Tío/a (Uncle / Aunt)
    • Primo/a (Cousin)
4

Enter Occupation and Age

Ocupación (familiarOcupacion)
  • Current occupation or job
  • For children in school: “Estudiante”
  • For retirees: “Jubilado/a” or “Pensionado/a”
  • For those not working: “Hogar” or “Desempleado/a”
  • For deceased: “Finado/a”
Edad (familiarEdad)
  • Current age in years
  • Whole number
  • If deceased, age at death
5

Living Status

¿Vive? (familiarVive)
  • Select “Sí” if the person is alive
  • Select “No” if the person is deceased
Even deceased immediate family members should be included (parents, siblings, spouse, children).
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Contact Information

Teléfono (familiarTelefono)
  • Phone number where the family member can be reached
  • Include area code
  • Format: 618-123-4567 or 6181234567
  • Leave empty if not applicable (deceased, no phone, etc.)
7

Dependent Status

¿Es dependiente económico? (familiarDependiente)
  • Select “Sí” if you provide financial support to this person
  • Select “No” if they are financially independent
Common dependents include:
  • Children (especially minors)
  • Stay-at-home spouse
  • Elderly parents you support
  • Disabled family members you care for
8

Save Family Member

Click the save button.Success message: “Se guardo familiar!”The family member will appear in your list on the same page.
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Add More Family Members

Repeat steps 1-7 for each family member.
Add family members in a logical order:
  1. Parents
  2. Spouse
  3. Children (oldest to youngest)
  4. Siblings
  5. Other relatives

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Managing Family Members

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Viewing Your Family List

The page displays all family members you’ve added in a list or table showing:
  • Full name
  • Relationship
  • Occupation
  • Age
  • Living status
  • Phone number
  • Dependent status

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Editing a Family Member

To update information:
  1. Click the edit button next to the family member
  2. Modify the fields as needed
  3. Click save
  4. Success message: “Familiar actualizado!”
You can update any field except the evaluation ID. The family member’s ID (familiarID) remains the same.

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Deleting a Family Member

To remove a family member from the list:
  1. Click the delete button next to the family member
  2. Confirm the deletion
  3. Success message: “Familiar eliminado!”
Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. You’ll need to re-enter the family member if deleted by mistake.

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Deleting All Family Data

From the evaluation dashboard, you can delete your entire Family Data section:
  1. Find the delete option for Family Data
  2. Confirm deletion
  3. All family members will be removed
  4. Success message: “Datos familiares eliminados”
This removes ALL family members at once. Use with extreme caution.

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Best Practices

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Who to Include

  • Both parents (even if deceased or estranged)
  • All siblings
  • Current spouse or partner
  • All children (biological, adopted, step-children)
  • Anyone who lives with you
  • Anyone you support financially
  • Parents-in-law
  • Grandparents (if significant relationship)
  • Siblings-in-law (if you interact regularly)
  • Ex-spouse (especially if co-parenting children)
  • Distant cousins
  • Aunts/uncles you rarely see
  • Extended family with no regular contact

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Accuracy Tips

  1. Use legal names: Use full legal names, not nicknames
  2. Be consistent: Use the same format for all entries
  3. Keep ages current: Use current age, not age when you last saw them
  4. Phone numbers: Use the most reliable contact number
  5. Dependent status: Be honest about financial dependents

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Common Scenarios

  • Set “¿Vive?” to “No”
  • Enter age at death
  • Occupation can be their last known job or “Finado/a”
  • Leave phone number empty
  • Dependent status: “No”
  • Still include them if immediate family (parent, sibling)
  • Enter what information you know
  • “No” for dependent status
  • Can leave phone number empty if unknown
  • Include children from all relationships
  • Include current spouse
  • May include ex-spouse if you co-parent
  • Include step-children if you support them
  • Always mark as “Sí” for dependent
  • Occupation: “Estudiante” or “Menor de edad”
  • Phone can be your own or their school
  • Mark as dependent only if you still support them financially
  • Use their actual occupation
  • Use their own phone number

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Validation and Requirements

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Required Fields

For each family member, you must provide:
  • Names (both familiarNombres and familiarApellidos)
  • Relationship (familiarParentesco)
  • Occupation (familiarOcupacion)
  • Age (familiarEdad)
  • Living status (familiarVive)
  • Dependent status (familiarDependiente)

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Optional Fields

  • Phone number (familiarTelefono)
While phone is optional in the system, it’s recommended to provide it whenever possible for living family members.

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Section Completion

The Family Data section is considered complete when:
  1. You have added at least one family member
  2. All added family members have complete information
  3. You have saved the section
There is no specific minimum or maximum number of family members required. Add all relevant family members for a complete picture.

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What Happens Next

After completing the Family Data section:
  1. Your evaluation progress increases to approximately 33.33% (2 of 6 sections)
  2. Return to your evaluation dashboard
  3. Family Data section shows as complete ✓
  4. Proceed to the next section: Academic Data

Next: Academic Data

Continue to the Academic Data section to add your educational background

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Field Reference

Complete list of fields for each family member:
Display NameDatabase ColumnTypeRequiredNotes
ApellidosfamiliarApellidostextYesSurnames
NombresfamiliarNombrestextYesGiven names
Nombre CompletofamiliarNombretextAutoCombined
ParentescofamiliarParentescotextYesRelationship
OcupaciónfamiliarOcupaciontextYesCurrent job
EdadfamiliarEdadnumberYesAge in years
¿Vive?familiarVivetextYesSí or No
TeléfonofamiliarTelefonotextNoContact number
DependientefamiliarDependientetextYesSí or No
Evaluation IDevalIDnumberAutoLinks to evaluation

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Troubleshooting

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Family member not saving

Problem: Click save but family member doesn’t appear. Solution:
  • Check that all required fields are filled
  • Ensure names are not empty
  • Try refreshing the page and re-entering

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Can’t delete family member

Problem: Delete button not working. Solution:
  • Ensure you have the correct familiarID
  • Check that you’re logged into the right evaluation
  • Try refreshing the page

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Lost family data after editing

Problem: Made changes but they disappeared. Solution:
  • Always click save after editing
  • Don’t navigate away before saving
  • If lost, re-enter the information

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