# Registration Stage

**What it Does**

The Registration Stage creates a registration task for reviewers (and ACs, if applicable).

**When to Use it**

The Registration Stage can be run an any point during your workflow, though it is usually enabled at the begining to collect information from reviewers and/or ACs. It can also be used to ask users to update their profiles and import their publications.

**Options**

If your venue has area chairs, you will see two registration buttons, one for reviewers and one for ACs. Each form will have the following fields:

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<summary>Registration Start Date</summary>

* When the registration task will become active, in GMT
* Optional
* Defaults to now

</details>

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<summary>Registration Deadline</summary>

* The soft deadline reviewers and/or area chairs will see, in GMT
* Required

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<summary>Registration Expiration Date</summary>

* The hard deadline when the task will expire, in GMT
* Required

</details>

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<summary>Registration Name</summary>

* The name you choose will appear as a button in the Registration page
* Use underscores to represent spaces
* Optional
* Default: 'Registration'

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<summary>Form Title</summary>

* Title of the registration form
* Required
* Default: 'Reviewer Registration' or 'Area Chair Registration'

</details>

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<summary>Form Instructions</summary>

* Instructions reviewers or area chairs will see when completing the task
* Required

</details>

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<summary>Additional Form Options</summary>

* Additional fields that can be added to the registration form. Expects a valid JSON surrounded by a single pair of curly braces {}. Read more about defining fields [here.](https://docs.openreview.net/reference/api-v2/entities/invitation/specifiers)
* Optional
* Defaults to [default Registration Form](https://docs.openreview.net/~/changes/kVYMUwjISEF9x7H1lfSE/reference/default-forms/default-registration-form)

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<summary>Remove Form Options</summary>

* Fields to be removed from the default registration form
* Optional

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**How to Query**

To query all registration notes submitted to your venue, follow [these instructions](https://docs.openreview.net/~/changes/kVYMUwjISEF9x7H1lfSE/how-to-guides/data-retrieval-and-modification/how-to-get-all-registration-notes).