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''Location in standard build:'' '''''Administration > [[Drop-Down Lists]] > Communication Methods'''''
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The list of Communication Methods is used for drop-down boxes on the Record a Contact screen (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 Communication Methods==
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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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* Communication Method (name)
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* [[Display Order]]
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* Contact In or Contact Out? - there is a special KPI report for this, "Number of Contacts By Contact Method Inwards or Outwards".
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* Active Method? - whether the method is available for use on the system or not.
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Revision as of 13:38, 23 April 2015

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Location in standard build: Administration > Drop-Down Lists > Communication Methods

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The list of Communication Methods is used for drop-down boxes on the Record a Contact screen (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:

  • 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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