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# Standard Operating Procedures

This section outlines the common standard operating procedures (SOP) related to the administration of SanteDB iCDR servers (such as SanteMPI). 

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The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provided here are generic examples, and explain hypothetical scenarios for initiating the procedure and completion. Implementers are encouraged to adapt these SOPs to include context-specific governance, policy, and need.
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Standard operating procedures included in this section include

* [User Management](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops.md)
  * [Onboarding new Users](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-onboarding-users.md)
  * [Deactivating existing Users](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-deactivating-users.md)
  * [User Lockout and Password Reset](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-user-lockout.md)
* [Role Management](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops.md)
  * [Creating New Roles](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/creating-new-roles.md)
  * [Managing Role Membership](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/assigning-users-to-roles.md)
  * [Managing Role Policies](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/sop-role-policy-assignment.md)
* [Device Management](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops.md)
  * [Onboarding new Devices (dCDR)](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops/sop-onboarding-new-dcdr-device.md)
  * [Onboarding new Devices (HL7v2)](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops/sop-onboarding-new-hl7v2-device.md)
* [Application Management](/operations/standard-operating-procedures/application-management-sops.md)
  * Onboarding new Applications
  * Deactivation of existing Applications
  * Application Lockout and Secret Reset
* Implementing new Data Protection Policy
* New Identity Domain Registration
* Patient Administration
  * Establishing a Record of Truth
  * Editing a Record of Truth
  * Investigating a Candidate Match
  * Searching by Patient Demographics