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title: Ethics complaints intake form
description: Employees can use the Ethics Complaints intake form to report an ethics violation incident.
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# Ethics complaints intake form

Employees can use the Ethics Complaints intake form to report an ethics violation incident.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Complaint type|Type of complaint or allegation that violated the ethics policy of the organisation.|
|Detailed description|Detailed information about the incident, such as where and when it occurred.|
|Involved parties|Users who are the subject of the complaint.|
|Provide the approximate date and time of the incident|Tentative date when the incident occurred.|

Add involved parties from the Add Row dialog box that appears by clicking the **Add** button in the **Involved Parties** section of the Ethics Complaints form.

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Field

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Description

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Involved party type

</td><td>

Type of involved party.-   **Internal**: An employee within the organisation who is the subject of the complaint.
-   **External**: A user outside of the organisation who is the subject of the complaint.

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Internal party name

</td><td>

Name of the involved party.The **Internal party name** field is replaced by the **External party name** field when **External** is selected as the involved party type.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Email

</td><td>

Email ID of the involved party.For the internal employee, the email ID is auto-populated from the User profile.

 For an external employee, enter the email ID. This field is available only when **External** is selected from **Involved party type**.

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Notes

</td><td>

Any additional information about the involved party.

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