# Standard Operating Procedures

This section outlines the common standard operating procedures (SOP) related to the administration of SanteDB iCDR servers (such as SanteMPI).&#x20;

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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](standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops)
  * [Onboarding new Users](standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-onboarding-users)
  * [Deactivating existing Users](standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-deactivating-users)
  * [User Lockout and Password Reset](standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops/sop-user-lockout)
* [Role Management](standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops)
  * [Creating New Roles](standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/creating-new-roles)
  * [Managing Role Membership](standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/assigning-users-to-roles)
  * [Managing Role Policies](standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops/sop-role-policy-assignment)
* [Device Management](standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops)
  * [Onboarding new Devices (dCDR)](standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops/sop-onboarding-new-dcdr-device)
  * [Onboarding new Devices (HL7v2)](standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops/sop-onboarding-new-hl7v2-device)
* [Application Management](standard-operating-procedures/application-management-sops)
  * 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
