Ordinance Read Compatible Checklist

Ordinance Read compliance applies to applications that analyze FamilySearch person information in order to prepare for temple ordinance work. This includes reading information about persons, relationships, memories, photos, stories, documents, sources, discussions, and change history.

In addition to your partner status, you must sign a special addendum in order to acquire access to the FamilySearch Ordinance endpoints.

Please Note: As of June 27, 2017, FamilySearch is suspending the compatibility and approval of new applications that provide functionality for scanning, capturing or reporting (or any combination of the three) ordinance information, including those that are or may be available to take to the temple. As we evaluate the impact of these types of applications on the FamilySearch systems and the end-user experience; this suspension will remain in effect until further notice. Solutions that request limited read-access privileges may be considered based upon need and functionality. If you have any questions, please email devsupport@familysearch.org.

The following checkbox items will be reviewed for your solution to obtain Ordinance Read Compatibility.

[   ] Read Compatible

[   ] Tree Write Compatible (effective June 27, 2017)

[   ] Ordinance Addendum Signed and Approved

[   ] Pricing free for standalone ordinances apps OR no additional charge for apps to include ordinance features
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[   ] Have an FamilySearch account for Latter-day Saints

[   ] Use Standardized Ordinance Icons and Statuses

[   ] Read Person(s) Ordinances

• Read ordinances on an individual
  OR
  
• Identify Persons Needing Ordinances
  Crawl the tree to gather information and statuses about ancestors in order to identify ordinance opportunities.

Page Redirect Option

[   ] Display the following message at least the first time before redirecting the user to the FamilySearch Ordinance Page.

“[your product name] is provided to help you with family history research. It is not a FamilySearch product. While it can help you find ancestors who need temple ordinances, it does not replace the research that verifies the accuracy of information and that makes sure the ordinances have not already been done. Please check the information you find for accuracy, attach relevant sources, and check for possible duplicates before you reserve ordinances.”

Opportunity List

Optionally you can provide an Opportunity List. Crawl the tree to analyze couples, parents, and children that can be submitted for ordinances with very little or no additional information. Show your results in an Opportunity List indicating the individuals who need ordinances and the actions required to add the names to the user's Temple Reservation List.

Ordinance Read Implementation Guide

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Ordinance Write Compatible Checklist

Ordinance Write compliance applies to applications that make temple ordinance reservations for persons in the FamilySearch database.

In addition to your partner status, you must sign a special addendum in order to acquire access to the FamilySearch Ordinance endpoints.

Please Note: As of June 27, 2017, FamilySearch is suspending the certification and approval of new applications that provide functionality for scanning, capturing or reporting (or any combination of the three) ordinance information, including those that are or may be available to take to the temple. As we evaluate the impact of these types of applications on the FamilySearch systems and the end-user experience; this suspension will remain in effect until further notice. Solutions that request limited read-access privileges may be considered based upon need and functionality. If you have any questions, please email devsupport@familysearch.org.

The following checkbox items will be reviewed for your solution to obtain Ordinance Write Compatible status.

[   ] Ordinance Read Compatible

[   ] Check for Duplicate Person Records

[   ] Prepare Persons for Submission

[   ] Query and Display the Temple Policy

[   ] Planning a Temple Visit Includes the Following

• Add persons to the Temple Reservation List.
• Select individuals and ordinances to be reserved.
• Display the Temple Reservation List showing at least the name, ordinances reserved, who the person needs to be sealed to (if applicable), and the date reserved.

[   ] Use the standard Ordinance Reservation icons and statuses. The ordinance icon legend should be easily displayed from this page. The minimum actions that must be available are to Reserve, Unreserve, and Share.

Printing Family Ordinance Requests (FORs) or Temple Cards

Printing Family Ordinance Requests (FORs) or Temple Cards is an option you can provide. Enable your application to receive FORs or Temple Cards in PDF format from FamilySearch.org and launch Adobe Acrobat or other compatible reader. The application should also allow lost or destroyed requests or cards to be reprinted.

Ordinance Write Implementation Guide

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