Communications Maintenance - Communication tab

Use the Communication tab to maintain key information about the communication to community members.

 Opening the Communication tab

To open the Communication tab:

  1. Select Module > Development > Communications Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Set Communications Search Criteria window is displayed.
  2. Select the communication. See Searching for communications.
    The Communication tab of the Communications Maintenance window is displayed.


Communications Maintenance - Communication tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field

Description

Description

Description of the communication.

Type

Type of communication. See Maintaining communication types. For example, newsletter or event reminder.

Notify Method

Default method for notifying the community members, if required. For example, notification can be via:

  • home, occupation or postal address
  • default, home or occupation email address
  • default, occupation or personal SMS number
  • no notification.
    The available notification methods are maintained in the luNotifyMethod lookup table. See luNotifyMethod lookup table in the System maintenance manual.

Classification

Document classification of the communication. See luDocumentClassification lookup table in the System maintenance manual.

From

Name of the person sending the communication.

Sender Email

Email address of the person sending the communication.

CC Email

Email addresses of other people in your organisation who will also receive this communication.

Communication Sent

Use the Mark as Sent button to set the Communication Sent flag and transfer current recipients to past recipients.
Use the Mark as NOT Sent button to clear the Communication Sent flag. This will not transfer past recipients to current recipients.

Buttons

Button

Description

Launch into Communication Types Maintenance. See Maintaining communication types.

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Mark the communication as having been sent/not sent, for the specified date. Marking as Sent moves all current recipients to the Past Recipients tab.

Note:
Print lists and labels before marking records as having been sent, as there is no automatic method for undoing the changes.

Maintain the email notification layout for the communication. See Maintaining email and SMS notification layouts.

Send email notifications. See Sending email notifications.