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Edit Account Profile
Step-by-Step Instructions

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Edit Account Profile

On the FDA Industry Systems home page, choose "Edit Account Profile" from the Account Management Menu.

NOTE: The use of names, companies, cities, and countries are used fictitiously for the purpose of illustrating examples of how to complete the screens. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Edit Account Profile - Step 1

To edit your account information or the account information for any of your associated accounts (if applicable) do the following:

  1. Select the account you want to edit. The account may be an Account or a Subaccount (Figure 1).
  2. Select Continue.

Figure 1:
Select an account profile to edit

 

Edit Account Profile - Step 2

Edit the account information (see Figure 2).

NOTE: The use of names, companies, cities, and countries are used fictitiously for the purpose of illustrating examples of how to complete the screens. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

To edit the account, make any necessary changes and select Continue.

Fields Included in this Section

All fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) are required.
If you are providing a preferred mailing address, the fields marked with ** are required.

*First Name The first name of the person who will manage this account.
Middle Initial The first initial of the middle name (if applicable) of the person who will manage this account.
*Last Name / Surname The last name of the person who will manage this account.
*Job Title The professional title of the person who will manage this account; for example, President, CEO, or Plant Manager.
*Company Name The company with which the account holder is associated.
*Password The password that you want to use to login to FDA Industry Systems. Passwords must meet ALL of the following requirements:

  • At least 8, but no more than 32 characters.
  • At least one UPPERCASE letter.
  • At least one lowercase letter.
  • At least one special character: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] | : ; " , ?. Do not use < >& or '.
  • At least one number.
Some examples of valid passwords would be Yellow$1, December+25 or *Light34. Note: to keep your data secure, do not use these examples as your password.
For assistance in choosing a password that meets these requirements see the Random Password Generator.
*Confirm Password The password must be entered a second time for verification.
*Phone Number: Country Code For foreign addresses, the three-digit country code of the telephone number of the account holder.
*Phone Number: Area/City Code The three-digit area code (for domestic addresses) or city code (for foreign addresses) of the telephone number of the account holder.
*Phone Number: Phone Number The telephone number for the account holder.
Phone Number: Extension The telephone extension, if any, dialed after the telephone number, for the account holder.
FAX Number: Country Code For foreign addresses, the three-digit country code of the telephone number of the FAX machine of the account holder.
FAX Number: Area/City Code The three-digit area code (for domestic addresses) or city code (for foreign addresses) of the telephone number of the FAX machine of the account holder.
FAX Number: FAX Number The telephone number of the FAX machine of the account holder.
E-mail Address The account holder's internet electronic mail address.
Confirm E-mail The internet electronic mail address must be entered a second time for verification.
*Secret Question Choose a question from the drop-down list that you will be asked if you forget your password.
*Secret Answer The answer to the Secret Question.

Physical Address of Account Holder

*Country The country in which the account holder is located.
*Address Line 1 The address of the physical location where the account holder is located. This may be different from the mailing address.
Address Line 2 Continuation of the address of the physical location where the account holder is located. This may be different from the mailing address.
*City The city in which the account holder is located.
State For domestic addresses, the state in which the account holder is located. A state or a Province / Territory is required.
Province / Territory For foreign addresses, the province, or territory in which the account holder is located. Select the link to choose a Province or Territory from a list for the Country selected. A state or a Province / Territory is required.
*Zip Code (Postal Code) The Zip Code (domestic) or Postal Code (foreign) in which the account holder is located.

Preferred Mailing Address for Issues Regarding this Account (if different)

**Country The country in which the account holder receives mail.
**Address / P.O. Box Line 1 The address at which the account holder receives mail.
Address Line 2 Continuation of the address at which the account holder receives mail.
**City The city in which the account holder receives mail.
State For domestic addresses, the state in which the account holder receives mail. A state or a Province / Territory is required.
Province / Territory For foreign addresses, the province, or territory in which the account holder receives mail. Select the link to choose a Province or Territory from a list for the Country selected. A state or a Province / Territory is required.
**Zip Code (Postal Code) The Zip Code (domestic) or Postal Code (foreign) in which the account holder receives mail.
*18 U.S.C. 1001 Statement Under United States Code Title 18, Section 1001, anyone who makes a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statement to the U.S. Government is subject to criminal penalties. Confirmation that the account holder understands this is required.

Figure 2:
Edit account information
Edit account information

 

Edit Account Profile - Step 3

Review your updates (see Figure 3). If you are satisfied that the information is correct, select Submit to save the changes. If you not satisfied with the changes, select Modify to make further edits.

NOTE: The use of names, companies, cities, and countries are used fictitiously for the purpose of illustrating examples of how to complete the screens. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental

Figure 3:
Verify account edits

 

Edit Account Profile - Step 4

The status of your update request is displayed (see Figure 4). When the process is complete, you will receive the following message: The account profile was successfully updated.

The changes you made have now been successfully saved. Click the button to return to the FDA Industry Systems home page.

Figure 4:
Edit account successful


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