# Legacy UI workflow

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 8, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438 "2017-03-08T13:44:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shajal](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/shajal/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@shajal](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/shajal)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438/1 "2017-03-08T13:44:44Z")

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Can anyone please explain me how legacy UI works? means for updating data delete or adding how the post , get is working?

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438/2 "2017-03-08T13:57:48Z")

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Did you get a chance to look at this? [https://guide.openmrs.org/en/](https://guide.openmrs.org/en/)

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**Author:** ![shajal](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/shajal/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@shajal](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/shajal)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438/3 "2017-03-09T04:54:53Z")

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Actually I added one new field in database for person registration and currently using legacy ui now I want to ad data on this field i can add using rest web service module but i am not able to find that on legacy ui module or how the controllers and database are connected. If you can help me it would be very helpful.

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/legacy-ui-workflow/10438/4 "2017-03-09T10:23:10Z")

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We generally do not recommend modifying core database tables. Did you take a look at person attributes on these pages? [http://archive.flossmanuals.net/openmrs-guide/openmrs-information-model](http://archive.flossmanuals.net/openmrs-guide/openmrs-information-model)[https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Managing+Person+Attribute+Types](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Managing+Person+Attribute+Types)[https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Person+Attribute+vs.+Observation](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Person+Attribute+vs.+Observation)