This article will help you better understand the Known Relationships feature in RMS and will guide you on how to use them properly which make check-in easier for families.
What are Known Relationships?
Known Relationships is a feature in RMS that allows for you to link two profiles together without the profiles needing to be in the same household.
An example would be a Grandparent who is part of another household in RMS with different members and shouldn't be added to the other household. This feature can be used to link the Grandparent's account to their Grandchild's and allow the Grandparent to check the child in on the weekend without needing to be a member of their Son/Daughter's household in RMS.
Along with this, it can help to prevent duplicate accounts being created for one person/child for checking in.
Another use-case is two adult Sisters who both attend Life.Church, it may be good to know that they are Siblings, and you can add that as a Known Relationship on their RMS Profiles.
There are many different Relationship types in this tool; but the most important will be listed below.
- Parent
- Step Parent
- Child
- Step Child
- Sibling
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Allow Check-In By
- Visitor
Adding a Known Relationship for LifeKids Check-in
Search for the household that will be bringing the child. i.e. Grandparent or neighbor
From the main profile page of the person who will be checking in the child, look to the far-right to find the Known Relationships window.
Click the + on the right side when you hover over the name bar of the window.
Select Relationship
Select the person that will need to be able to check the child in.
1. Click the drop down and select the correct relationship. For a neighbor or other friend, select Visitor. (Or, if adding the other person who will be able to check the child in from the child's profile, click Allow Check-in By.)
2. Click in the search field and type in the name of the child in the search window
3. Select the correct person. (Make sure to verify the address and information is correct for the selection.)
4. Click the Select button.
5. Click Save on the right side.
After you click Save, the Known Relationship will be added and the child will be able to be checked-in by the new person.
Removing Known Relationships
Go to either the person who can check-in the child, or to the child's RMS Profile.
From there, hover over the name that needs to be removed under the Known Relationships window.
In the Known Relationship Window. Hover over the person to be removed and click the X that appears.
