diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 788b98978f..2cada3b972 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## New Features
 
+- Function `my_first_fcn()` created as part of on boarding task
+
 ## Updates of Existing Functions
 - The functions `derive_param_bmi()` and `derive_param_bsa()` are updated to have the option of producing more values at visits when only weight is collected (#1228).
 
@@ -1129,3 +1131,4 @@ to specify the unit of the input age (#569)
 - [Creating a BDS Finding ADaM](https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiral/cran-release/articles/bds_finding.html)
 
 - [Creating an OCCDS ADaM](https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiral/cran-release/articles/occds.html)
+
diff --git a/R/my_first_fcn.R b/R/my_first_fcn.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9936c9a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/my_first_fcn.R
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#' Created dummy function
+#'
+#' Outputs "Welcome to the admiral family!"
+#'
+#' @details returns a welcome greeting
+hello_admiral <- function() {{ message("Welcome to the admiral family!") }}
diff --git a/man/hello_admiral.Rd b/man/hello_admiral.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bf4f22378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/hello_admiral.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/my_first_fcn.R
+\name{hello_admiral}
+\alias{hello_admiral}
+\title{Created dummy function}
+\usage{
+hello_admiral()
+}
+\description{
+Outputs "Welcome to the admiral family!"
+}
+\details{
+returns a welcome greeting
+}
diff --git a/renv.lock b/renv.lock
index 6617448390..626807b6ba 100644
--- a/renv.lock
+++ b/renv.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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   "R": {
-    "Version": "4.1.3",
+    "Version": "4.0.5",
     "Repositories": [
       {
         "Name": "CRAN",
@@ -483,18 +483,6 @@
       "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Hash": "77bd60a6157420d4ffa93b27cf6a58b8"
     },
-    "fontawesome": {
-      "Package": "fontawesome",
-      "Version": "0.2.2",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "R",
-        "htmltools",
-        "rlang"
-      ],
-      "Hash": "55624ed409e46c5f358b2c060be87f67"
-    },
     "fs": {
       "Package": "fs",
       "Version": "1.5.2",
@@ -631,21 +619,6 @@
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     },
-    "httpuv": {
-      "Package": "httpuv",
-      "Version": "1.6.5",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "R",
-        "R6",
-        "Rcpp",
-        "later",
-        "promises",
-        "utils"
-      ],
-      "Hash": "97fe71f0a4a1c9890e6c2128afa04bc0"
-    },
     "httr": {
       "Package": "httr",
       "Version": "1.4.2",
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-    "miniUI": {
-      "Package": "miniUI",
-      "Version": "0.1.1.1",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
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-        "shiny",
-        "utils"
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-      "Hash": "fec5f52652d60615fdb3957b3d74324a"
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       "Package": "openssl",
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@@ -1198,50 +1159,6 @@
       ],
       "Hash": "3f9796a8d0a0e8c6eb49a4b029359d1f"
     },
-    "shiny": {
-      "Package": "shiny",
-      "Version": "1.7.1",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "R",
-        "R6",
-        "bslib",
-        "cachem",
-        "commonmark",
-        "crayon",
-        "ellipsis",
-        "fastmap",
-        "fontawesome",
-        "glue",
-        "grDevices",
-        "htmltools",
-        "httpuv",
-        "jsonlite",
-        "later",
-        "lifecycle",
-        "methods",
-        "mime",
-        "promises",
-        "rlang",
-        "sourcetools",
-        "tools",
-        "utils",
-        "withr",
-        "xtable"
-      ],
-      "Hash": "00344c227c7bd0ab5d78052c5d736c44"
-    },
-    "sourcetools": {
-      "Package": "sourcetools",
-      "Version": "0.1.7",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "R"
-      ],
-      "Hash": "947e4e02a79effa5d512473e10f41797"
-    },
     "spelling": {
       "Package": "spelling",
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@@ -1594,18 +1511,6 @@
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       "Hash": "6c85f015dee9cc7710ddd20f86881f58"
     },
-    "xtable": {
-      "Package": "xtable",
-      "Version": "1.8-4",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "R",
-        "stats",
-        "utils"
-      ],
-      "Hash": "b8acdf8af494d9ec19ccb2481a9b11c2"
-    },
     "yaml": {
       "Package": "yaml",
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diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-my_first_fcn.R b/tests/testthat/test-my_first_fcn.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f98d4cb509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-my_first_fcn.R
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## Test 1: hello_admiral() function greets ----
+test_that("my_first_fcn Test 1: hello_admiral function greets", {
+  expect_message(
+    hello_admiral(),
+    "Welcome to the admiral family!"
+  )
+})