Working with letter templates

  1. Open the Manage Assets user interface. If you have installed the solution template and sample users, you can go to the sample portal at http://<server>:<port>/lc/cm/manageassets.html. Log in using your appropriate credentials (such as user name as tgoldman and password as your password).

  2. Click New > Letter Template or select a letter template asset and click Edit.

  3. Specify the following information for the letter template:

    • Name: type a unique name for the letter template.

    • Description: type a description of the letter template.

    • Category: Select a category for the letter template. The System Administrator defines the categories.

    • Subcategory: select a subcategory for the letter template. The System Administrator defines the subcategories.

    • Layout: select the layout for the letter template.

    • Data Dictionary: select the data dictionary to which to connect. Only assets that use the same data dictionary as the letter, or assets that have no data dictionary assigned, can be selected.

    • Comment: enter an optional comment. If you are editing an existing asset, you can use this box to indicate the reason for the edit.

    • Sample Data: Click the open icon to select an XML file containing the sample data which to populate the letter.

    • Postprocess: select a postprocess to be applied to the letter template.

    Note: if the root node of XML supplied to a letter is substring of the following Strings: xfa, data sets, or data, the PDF will not display in Create Correspondence user interface.
  4. Click OK.

  5. You can create new assets or select existing ones. The Content Library pane lists all of the assets (text, images, lists, and conditions) in the system that either use the same data dictionary as the letter template, or have no data dictionary assigned to them. You can filter the resources you need by selecting the appropriate filter (text, image, list, or condition). If no filter is selected, then all resources are displayed. You can also search using the basic and advance search features.

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    Sample Content Library
  6. To add an asset to the list, select it in the Resource pane and click Insert.

  7. The asset is added to the Letter Outline pane.

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    Letter Outline Pane
  8. To change the order of the assets within the list, select an asset in the Letter Outline pane and use the arrows to move the asset.

  9. You can select the following options to specify how each asset in the list behaves at runtime:
    • Editable: When this option is selected, the content can be edited at runtime.

    • Required: When this option is selected, the content required at runtime.

    • Preselected: When this option is selected, the content is preselected at runtime.

    • Indentation: You can change the indentation level of each module/content selected as part of the List. Indentation is specified in terms of Levels (starting with zero), such that each level of indent corresponds to a padding of 36pts.

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