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Depending on how your source data captures and reports phone number, there are two approaches you could use to get phone numbers from a CSV file into w2h profiles.

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Example: mapping columns directly to text number and voice number

use phone2 for text and calls because it’s the first valid & textable number in the list.MouseDuck

First Name

Last Name

phone1

phone2

phone3text number

voice number

Result

MickeyBob

MouseParr

999-999-9999

215-765-4321

W2H will

Minnie

create accounts with the provided numbers.

Texts will not be delivered to Bob and Helen because the text numbers provided aren’t actually textable.

Helen

Parr

215-867-5309

215-765-4321

W2H will use phone1 for calls because it is valid but not textable and phone2 for texts because it is valid & textable.

Donald

DuckViolet

Parr

215-765-4321

215-867-5309

W2H will use phone1 for calls and texts because it is valid & textable.

Daisy

DuckDash

Parr

999-999-9999

The patient has no valid numbers but the study requires a textable number, so the account doesn't get created

Daffy

W2H will fail to make accounts for these participants because they lack text numbers and this field is required.

Lucius

Best

215-867-5309The patient has no textable numbers but the study requires a textable number, so the account doesn't get created

Approach 2: map columns to phone numbers

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First Name

Last Name

phone1

phone2

Result

Mickey

Mouse

999-999-9999

215-765-4321

W2H will use phone2 for text and calls because it’s the first valid & textable number in the list.

Minnie

Mouse

215-867-5309

215-765-4321

W2H will use phone1 for calls because it is valid but not textable and phone2 for texts because it is valid & textable.

Donald

Duck

215-765-4321

215-867-5309

W2H will use phone1 for calls and texts because it is valid & textable.

Simba

Lion

999-999-9999

The patient has no valid numbers but the study requires a textable number, so the account doesn't get created.

Mufasa

Lion

215-898-5000

The patient has a valid number that is not textable, yet the study requires a textable number. The account doesn't get created.

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