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3.9. Walkthrough: I don't see a record profile for a committee - how do I add one?

If you don't see a record for the committee, you'll have to go ahead and create one. There are two ways to do so:

Method A: The easiest way method of creating a new record would be to go to Quick Add (new layout) or File (old layout) and select the Committee option. That will open up a new profile, where you can enter the committee's info. Once you save the record, you'll be able to add transactions to it.

Method B: The second method involves a few more steps, but can take less time overall. This method only possible for federal committees; if you need a profile for a state or locally registered committee, you'll need to use the first option.

1. Go to Search > Committee Search > Basic Search. From here, enter the committee's name, and then run the search. Since there is no profile for the committee, you'll likely have no results.
2. Right below the "Selection Results", you'll see another section called "Possible Committee Matches from COSMOS Database". The COSMOS database is an external data source that houses info for committees that are registered with the FEC, and you can load info from that database into your Aristotle database. At this point, you should see the Escobar committee in that section.
   
3. Click on the name of the committee, and a new window will pop up. From there, you'll see more of the committee's info, as well as a few buttons. The first two will allow you to immediate create a profile for that committee. Go ahead and click one of those options, and you should now have a profile for the committee, and can begin entering transactions.