Index: shared/scripts/configuration/config.py
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diff -u -reb6b44f678d46f2b0fab047200a020e738d80798 -r18c2d43e6ee4fe3d5a531fe4c67d210ec2f1b183
--- shared/scripts/configuration/config.py	(.../config.py)	(revision eb6b44f678d46f2b0fab047200a020e738d80798)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/config.py	(.../config.py)	(revision 18c2d43e6ee4fe3d5a531fe4c67d210ec2f1b183)
@@ -26,11 +26,19 @@
                "Magenta":"#fd28fd", "Orange": "#f2721c", "Peach":"#f1979a", "Red": "#c53b33", "Rose":"#fc178d", 
                "Slate blue":"#7f7ffa", "Violet": "#6435c9", "White": "#ffffff", "Yellow": "#fcfc4d"}
 
-
 #patient id
-CHARACTER_PATIENT_ID = ["qwerty","sampleid","abcdefghijklmnop","patientid", "username"]
-ALPHANUMERIC_PATIENT_ID = ["sA@MpLE#123", "A@BH&321","5432@qwerty"] 
-KEYBOARD_SWITCH = ["ABC", "A&123"]
+PATIENT_ID = {
+    "qwerty" : "qwerty",
+    "sampleid" : "sampleid",
+    "abcdefghijklmnop" : "abcdefghijklmnop",
+    "patientid" : "patientid", 
+    "username" : "username",
+    "sA@MpLE#123" : "sAMpLE123",
+    "A@BH&321" : "ABH321",
+    "5432@qwerty" : "5432qwerty"
+}
 
+KEYBOARD_SWITCH = ["ABC", "&123"]
 
 
+