--- title: "SIMS Sync: Adding a New Contact (Independent Schools Only)" description: This guide will explain how Applicaa/SIMS decides which existing contacts to suggest when adding a new parent or contact. --- [Skip to content](https://helpdesk.applicaa.com/indies/sims-sync-adding-a-new-contact#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![APPLICAA\_LOGO-1024x350-4.webp\]](https://helpdesk.applicaa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/APPLICAA_LOGO-1024x350-4.webp?height=50&name=APPLICAA_LOGO-1024x350-4.webp) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [applicaa.com](https://www.applicaa.com/) [applicaa.com](https://www.applicaa.com/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Independent Schools' Knowledge Base](https://helpdesk.applicaa.com/indies?hsLang=en) 2. [Integrations & Additional Settings](https://helpdesk.applicaa.com/indies/integrations-additional-settings?hsLang=en) 3. [SIMS Sync](https://helpdesk.applicaa.com/indies/integrations-additional-settings?hsLang=en#sims-sync) # SIMS Sync: Adding a New Contact (Independent Schools Only) ## This guide will explain how Applicaa/SIMS decides which existing contacts to suggest when adding a new parent or contact. Applicants adding a parent or contact to an application in the “Parent/Guardian” step may notice that Admissions+ suggests existing contacts that might be relevant to them. If selected, the system will import their details to the “Add contact” form. ***This option is only available to customers using the SIMS Sync.***  ![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdanAqSjWAviHxGLlQpCxsdqV8-hVws7Y4QCFYoxVOin4fl_fvGqaow9qJGymkcXok3NG9Lux-wUF_Lj-UFmF3iiEHyE1oTgoz7_JbKH9xAa_oLWGtSIfxpSUveAHhW9m31KkL8?key=MIG0g23IiPJ475y-Y8CnTwtn) There are two sources from which contacts are suggested from: **Within Admissions+** Shared contacts across applications created by the same Applicaa user, for example: Contact A (with parental responsibility) creates an application (Application A) within Admissions+ and adds Contact B (with parental responsibility) and Contact C (without parental responsibility) for this applicant on the “Parent/Guardian” step. When Contact A creates a second application within Admissions+ (Application B), all contacts (Contact B and Contact C) added to Application A will be suggested. This is correct as they were initially created by Contact A to begin with. In this scenario, if Contact B were to create their own Admissions+ Parent Account and start Application C, then Contact A and C may not be automatically suggested, as this would be based on SIMS logic below. **From SIMS** These suggestions will be based on SIMS relationship data - contacts are suggested if they are associated with a student’s sibling. The linkage is specific to students type records in SIMS, not applicants. In this situation, Admissions+ only suggests contacts that have parent responsibility marked as = YES. 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