Instructions for Vital Records Inquiry

ACTIVITY SCREEN DISPLAYS 1 From the GO screen, type DHR and press Enter. (This function is not available from DHR8). The DFCS Integrated Systems Sign On menu appears. The cursor will appear in the selected field. 2 Type 1 (for $TARS) In the selection field and press Tab. Type your RACF User ID in the RACF ID field and press Tab. Type your RACF password in the password field and press enter. The following message appears: “DFHCE3549 Sign-on is complete”. 3 Clear the screen. A blank screen appears. 4 Type SIBI and press Enter for Birth Index Inquiry OR SIDT and press Enter for Death Index Search OR SIDV and press Enter for Divorce Index Search OR SIMI and press Enter for Marriage Index Search The Birth Index Inquiry Screen appears. The Death Index Search Screen appears. The Divorce Index Search Screen appears. The Marriage Index Search Screen appears. 5 Type the year and last name. To narrow the search, type the month and day if known. Press Enter to complete the inquiry. If match appears on the Birth Index, tab down to the line with the match, type an “S” and press Enter. To go from one Vital Record Inquiry to another, clear the screen after the inquiry is completed and type the next index screen desired. Vital Record information on file (if any) will appear. A screen with the person’s full name, birth date and parent’s names will appear. This screen can be copied and pasted into Gateway. DO NOT PRINT VITAL RECORD SCREENS. 6 Clear the screen. Type CESF LOGOFF to exit The GO screen will appear.

Do not print Vital Record Screens. The information is confidential. Document case files but do not put screen print in case records.