Create Request

Navigator Address:
Common > Correspondence > Create Request

Some Helpful Definitions

System Entry Steps

A list of available letter templates is displayed in a hierarchical 'tree view' format, showing letters available for each Sonata component type. When the Letter Request wizard is invoked from the Customer Service screen or the Client Maintenance screen, only letter templates with Allow Manual Letter Request turned on are available. When the Letter Request wizard is invoked from the Navigator, the tree view lists all letter templates. Once user has selected a template, the appropriate details display to the right.

Follow the steps below to create a Letter Request for a selected template:

  1. In the centre pane, select a Letter Template.
    Note - Letter types that have a merge method of External does not display or is available for selection.
    Note – Letters types that are the cover letter for a Communication Pack will trigger all letters included in the Communication Pack to be created.

  2. In the right-hand pane, select the appropriate ‘Request Letter(s) for’ option from the available list in the drop down box. 
    This controls the addressee and letter contents. For example, option “Client and Account” results in a letter to the chosen client, with contents from the chosen account.
    Note - This list is controlled by the settings on the Letter Template (see Common > Correspondence > Template Maintenance).  

  3. Select an ‘Include Transactions’ option from the drop down box (default is 'No Transactions').
    This determines whether any transaction information is to be included in the letter. 

  4. Select the Override Addressee check box if you want to be able to override the default Addressee options established on the Letter Template (see Common > Correspondence > Template Maintenance).

  5. Select the Override Delivery Method from the drop down box if user wants to override the default delivery method for the client receiving the letter.

  6. Printer and Printer Pool are drop down boxes, from which an output location for this letter id specified, if required. Only one of these options may be selected and the other is automatically set to <none>.  
    Note - This functionality is not currently enabled.

  7. Select Next.

  8. Your next step depends on your selection in the 'Request Letter(s) for' field  in Step 2 above.  Choose from the following options:

  1. If user has chosen to override the default Addressee, then user now needs to select the alternative Addressee(s) for the letter. Select the check box against any of the displayed account relationships, to indicate the Addressee(s) for the letter.

  2. Select Next.

  3. Select Finished to complete processing. If Auto Produce functionality is turned on, the letter requested is immediately submitted to the Produce Letters process.
    Note - Auto Produce functionality is controlled via Code Type, LRQP.