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In order to add additional record data fields or to change the existing record types in VERA, you must edit the Record Management Policy file on the VERA Server. Follow the instructions below to add or modify records in VERA:

Add a Record Data Field to VERA

1. Access the Record Management Policy.json file in the Policies directory of the VERA Server Installation Directory.
2. Edit the file and find the record type to be modified
3. Within the record type object, locate the Fields array
4. Add new field objects with "Name" and "Is Data" keys:
   1. Be sure to enclose each key and value in plain double quotes and use a comma to separate each field object from the others in the list. 
   2. 

Update a Record Data Type in VERA

1. Access the Record Management Policy.json file in the Policies directory of the VERA Server Installation Directory.
2. Edit the file and find the record type to be modified
3. Within the record type object, locate the Definitions array
4. Update the "Item Types", "Singular Name" and "Plural Name" keys:
   1. 

Deploy the Record Management Policy

If changes are made directly to the Record Management Policy on the server, then no further actions are required. If the changes are made outside of the server, then the file needs to be uploaded to the Policies directory. A server restart is not required.

see Managing Default Policies