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The list of Communication Methods are used when [[Recording Contacts]] (Contact Method and Response Method). It is also used in Clubs and Clinics if the club/clinic/group is set to save completed attendances into the client's History, and on organisation/person Details screens for the "Preferred Method Of Communication" field.
 
The list of Communication Methods are used when [[Recording Contacts]] (Contact Method and Response Method). It is also used in Clubs and Clinics if the club/clinic/group is set to save completed attendances into the client's History, and on organisation/person Details screens for the "Preferred Method Of Communication" field.
  
 
==Creating/editing Communication Methods==
 
 
Clicking on the menu item will show you all the Communication Methods set up on your system. Click the "Create New Method" button to create a new one (or click the name of an existing one to edit it).
 
  
 
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You can now enter the following data:
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==Creating/Editing==
 
 
* Communication Method (name)
 
* Is this an email method? - this setting governs whether emails or letters are created to people if this method is selected as their Preferred Method of Communication.
 
* Is this a newsletter delivery method? - this setting governs whether this method can be used as a delivery method in the (deprecated) Newsletter Project feature.
 
* [[Display Order]]
 
* Contact In or Contact Out? - there is a special KPI report for this, "Number of Contacts By Contact Method Inwards or Outwards".
 
* Active Method? - whether the method is available for use on the system or not.
 
  
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Click on an existing method to edit it or click the 'Create New Method' button to create a new one.
  
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You can now enter/edit the following details:
  
==Reporting Outputs==
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*Contact method
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*Show as "contact method" in Record a Contact
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*Show as "response method" in Record a Contact
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*Is this a contact in or contact out method (or N/A)
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*Is this an email method?
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*Is this a cancellation method?
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*Displayed in Reports?
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*Displayed in Calendar?
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*Display order
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*Active method?
  
Information entered against the list of Communication Methods is available in numerous reports and outputs:
 
  
* On Data Extractions as a filter and an output (Preferred Method of Communication)
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Click the 'Save Details' button to continue.
* In the KPI Report Designer as a filter (e.g. Contacts By Contact Method, Referrals By Contact Method)
 
* In the KPI Report Designer on outputs - most contact-based KPI reports include it, as do the "Full Data Extract Of Contacts" and "Full Data Extract Of Referrals" KPI reports
 
* From the Blue Folder Lookup screen as part of Extra Referral Data
 
  
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==Merging==
  
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You can merge marital statuses together if you wish to reduce your options.  This will also update any record using the statuses.  To merge follow the steps below;
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# Click on the first status
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# Click the 'here' link (Click here to Merge Maritals)  If you wish to change the details of the record you have selected, this need to be saved first.
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# Select the Status you wish to merge in the drop down list.
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# Click the 'Merge Data' button.
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# Click 'cancel' to abort the change or 'OK' to continue.  '''This cannot be undone!'''
 
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[[User:Rob Kay|Rob Kay - manual author]] ([[User talk:Rob Kay|talk]]) 14:48, 23 April 2015 (BST)
 
[[User:Rob Kay|Rob Kay - manual author]] ([[User talk:Rob Kay|talk]]) 14:48, 23 April 2015 (BST)

Revision as of 09:04, 19 April 2018

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The list of Communication Methods are used when Recording Contacts (Contact Method and Response Method). It is also used in Clubs and Clinics if the club/clinic/group is set to save completed attendances into the client's History, and on organisation/person Details screens for the "Preferred Method Of Communication" field.


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Creating/Editing

Click on an existing method to edit it or click the 'Create New Method' button to create a new one.

You can now enter/edit the following details:

  • Contact method
  • Show as "contact method" in Record a Contact
  • Show as "response method" in Record a Contact
  • Is this a contact in or contact out method (or N/A)
  • Is this an email method?
  • Is this a cancellation method?
  • Displayed in Reports?
  • Displayed in Calendar?
  • Display order
  • Active method?


Click the 'Save Details' button to continue.

Merging

You can merge marital statuses together if you wish to reduce your options. This will also update any record using the statuses. To merge follow the steps below;

  1. Click on the first status
  2. Click the 'here' link (Click here to Merge Maritals) If you wish to change the details of the record you have selected, this need to be saved first.
  3. Select the Status you wish to merge in the drop down list.
  4. Click the 'Merge Data' button.
  5. Click 'cancel' to abort the change or 'OK' to continue. This cannot be undone!

Rob Kay - manual author (talk) 14:48, 23 April 2015 (BST)