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title: "Online 1040 - Adding Records in the Database"
canonical: "https://support.crosslinktax.com/space/CSC/1869291379/Online%201040%20-%20Adding%20Records%20in%20the%20Database"
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> ℹ️ While most databases in CLO will automatically populate as you fill out tax returns, new records can be manually created at any time. Some databases (Like the Referral and User Status Code databases) can only be populated by manually creating entries.

 

**Follow the instructions below to successfully add a Record to a Database:**

1. Click **Office Settings** at the bottom of the side navigation bar on the left side of the page.

2. Click **Database** at the top of the page, to the right of **Account**.

3. Click on the name of the desired database in the **Database List** on the left side of the page.

![image](media://9bae4ed7-b8b0-446c-aeb5-8e6cf1eba3d7)

4. Click **Add New** to pull up the **Add **window.

![image](media://49b51dd2-1875-4a82-bbeb-7ff3894e6c45)

5. Enter the appropriate information in each of the fields (required fields are outlined in red).

6. Click **Add** after all required fields are completed.

> ✅ The newly created record will now appear in the database, and the information in the record will automatically populate on the return once entered in the appropriate field.