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pg. 97 the DCN and member's name should be provided. If, however, after accessing and reviewing the common area, you determine the individual is not found, the message, "SSN NOT ON COMMON AREA" will display on the E1RG screen. You will need to take the following steps to resolve this message. Individual not in Common Area  Review the SSN to verify that it was entered correctly.  Print a copy of E1RG and give it and the case file information to the individual in your agency that is responsible for assigning DCN's. Assigning A DCN Three individuals within each agency are designated to assign DCN's. These individuals will review the applicant information to determine whether the member already has a DCN prior to assigning another one in the DSS Common Client Data Update screen. Every member must have an assigned DCN in the DSS Common Area. The Common Area must display the member’s current legal name. Searching the DCN Common Area  Click the SCLR Link.  Type EA in System Code.  Type member SSN (if known)  Type member Last Name, First Name.  Type member Middle Name or Initial (if known).  Leave Suffix blank.  Select the Gender drop down box and select male or female for the member.  Type member Date of Birth (MMDDCCYY – 12312002).  NOTE: Date of Birth is required when assigning a DCN.  Click on YES in the Wide Search field.  Click SUBMIT. If after conducting the WIDE SEARCH, the screen displays the message “NO DATA FOUND”, If SSN was used in the first search attempt the search again without the SSN. If still not found, then a DCN must be assigned for the member. Duplicate DCN Staff must ensure a thorough name search is conducted to avoid assigning a duplicate DCN (more than one DCN for a person). For example, if searching for Ruth Maria Garcia Torres, staff should search all four (4) combinations of the name. The combinations are as follows: Garcia Torres TorresGarcia GarciaTorres. Remember, when combining two last names in the search, spaces, and hyphens between the two names cannot be included. You must enter the second name