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titleView Changelog

Date

Change

June 2024

Initial version

Overview

You can see all individuals who are your firm’s clients in the Contact Manager > Clients/Prospects tab.

Select your client from the search results and click DETAIL to view or modify the Contact Details.

To create a new entry, click ADD CONTACT.

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The system opens the Contact Detail window’s Main tab.

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The window title displays the Contact’s name (A) and, in parentheses, the Contact’s GID (B)—an internal system ID number.

The top section of the window (C) shows basic information about the client:

  • The Contact’s tax code (D) and its type (E):

    • SSN - Social Security number for an individual

    • EIN - Employer Identification Number for a business entity

    • TRUST - Trust Identification Number for a trust entity

    • TIN - Tax Identification Number, a generic tax ID of any type, including international IDs

  • Search - this field shows the name of the client that you have selected

  • Category - Assigned search categories (read here how to manage Search Categories)

  • Custodian ID - ID of a specific custodian assigned to this client

  • Last Contact - The date of the previous interaction with this client (can be entered manually or calculated automatically)

  • Type - Select Client for existing clients or Prospect for potential customers

  • Status - The customer level categories: statuses A – D for Clients, statuses Cold, Warm, Hot for Prospects

Audience: Sales Representatives, Sales Managers, Financial Professionals

Info

Functionality: Contact Details are used to create a new Contact entry or to view and change all information about your clients. You can also run a mail merge or plan events for a specific Contact from this window.

Buttons

The Contact Details window has nine buttons.

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Contact Details Tabs

The Contact Detailswindow tabs show all information about this customer or prospect.

Note: Your company site may be configured to hide unused tabs or show additional ones specific to your company. Company-specific tabs are not described here.

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titleMain

The Main tab contains basic information about a Contact, their past events, planned events, and public notes.

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This tab shows the fields that are used most often:

  • Salutation

  • Nickname

  • First & Middle name

  • Last name

  • Date of Birth

  • Gender

  • Marital Status

  • Num of Dependents - Number of dependents (entered manually)

  • Est. Retirement - Estimated date of retirement (automatically calculated based on the date of birth)

  • Date of Death

  • Citizenship

  • Lead Source - Select a lead source defined in Contact Maintenance

  • Contact Type - Select a contact type defined in Contact Maintenance

  • NR Alien - Select if the person has a National Resident Alien status (SSN is not mandatory)

  • Address - Select the address type (Home, Work, Mailing, Business, or others as defined in Contact Maintenance), then enter the street address

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Tip: A Copy to Mailing button appears next to the Address field if the Home address is filled out.

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Tip: If you need to add a different type of address specific to this person (e.g., a temporary residency), select <Add New> in the dropdown. Enter the type and click OK.

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  • City - Enter the city

  • State - Select a US state

  • Zip Code - Can be up to nine numeric digits, no letters

  • Country - Leave empty for US addresses

  • Phone - Select the phone type (Home, Business, or others as defined in Contact Maintenance), then enter the number

  • E-mail - Select the e-mail address type (Home, Work, or others as defined in Contact Maintenance), then enter the address

  • Referred By - Enter the name of the referral person

  • Referred From- Enter the name of the referral company

  • Referral Date - Enter the date of the referral

  • Main Branch - Select one of your company branches

  • Head of

  • Household - Select the checkbox for the main person in the household

There are additional sub-tabs at the bottom of the screen:

  • Events - shows past events, such as letters or e-mails sent to the client

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  • Planned Events - shows planned events from the calendar, such as scheduled meetings or reminders to call the client

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  • Public Notes - shows notes that are visible to all users, e.g., import events

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To add an Event or a Note, right-click on the tab and select Add.

  • Enter event information in the Event notes tab. Click SAVE.

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  • Enter information that is visible to all reps in the Public notes tab. Click OK.

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titleRelationships

This tab shows existing Relationships for a Contact, including Reps assigned to this client, the client’s household members, and any other relevant contact persons.

In this tab, you can:

  • View the list of your company representatives assigned to this Contact in the Bank Relationships section:

  • View the list of family members in the Household section:

  • View the list of additional contact persons for this Contact in the Other Relationships section:

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titleSummary

The Summary tab shows all Accounts stored in jCore that the Contact has with your company. You can see the totals for Primary Assets and Liabilities at the bottom of the screen.

Note: To view and change external asset and liability information, go to the Suitability tab.

In this tab, you can:

  • select checkboxes to see Closed Accounts, Accounts of Household members, and Other Related Accounts

  • double-click on an account entry to view Account Detailsfor each account

  • click the HOLDINGS button to view current Account Holdings for a Contact, including their current price

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titlePrivacy

The Privacy tab shows the Contact’s current privacy preferences. To change the preference, double-click in the Selected column or use the selection buttons at the bottom of the screen.

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The privacy preferences are:

  • Don’t call - the customer has opted out of telemarketing campaigns

  • Don’t e-mail - the customer has opted out of e-mail marketing campaigns

  • Don’t share with affiliates - the customer does not want his information shared with bank affiliates

  • Don’t mail - the customer has opted out of direct mail marketing campaigns

  • National no-call list - the customer is on the nationwide “no-call” list

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Tip: A Systems Administrator can define additional privacy preferences in the Contact Maintenance tool.

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titleSuitability

The Suitability tab contains information about the client’s Financial Profile and Investment Experience. It is used for customer profiling and financial planning.

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Tip: Accounts created through jCore will automatically appear in the Assets and Liabilities sections. You must manually enter any external assets and liabilities, which will then be calculated into the respective totals.

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Select the information in the Financial Profile section:

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Tip: A Systems Administrator in the Contact Maintenance tool can define values for these dropdowns.

  • Net Worth

  • Annual Income

  • Tax Bracket

  • Income Source

  • Sp. Exp. Timeframe

  • Investment Income

  • Liquid Assets

  • Annual Expenses

  • Liquidity Needs

View the information about the latest Suitability interactions with the customer:

  • Last Update - shows the date when Suitability information was last changed on this tab

  • 36 Month Mailing - shows the date when the Contact is due the following letter to confirm their Suitability information (for compliance purposes, a customer must be contacted every three years)

  • Trigger Letter - select this checkbox to force the system to send a Suitability Confirmation Letter to the Contact the next time Letters are automatically run (the checkbox will then be automatically reset to unselected)

  • Suppress letter - select this checkbox to prevent the system from sending Suitability Confirmation Letters to the customer (for example, if it is a house account, an internal customer, or a corporation)

Note: The jCore Letter generation capability is an automatic process performed in the background. It combines information in the Mail Merge Recipient and Mail Merge Trigger tables to send Letters to your customers. The results can be viewed through Data Load Reports.

The Assets Information lists assets that are not stored directly in jCore.

Click Add to add an Asset.

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Select the Internal Asset checkbox if the asset is kept at your company but not accessible through jCore (e.g., deposit account, credit card balance, alternative investment trust, etc.).

Select the information in the Client Suitability Info section:

  • Time Horizon Risk - overall investment period

  • Tolerance Overall - overall risk tolerance (you can also add individual tolerances on the account level)

  • Investment Objective - overall investment objective

Click Add to add Investment Objectives Information.

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The Liability Information lists assets that are not stored directly in jCore.

Click Add to add a Liability.

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Click Add to add the customer’s Investment Experience Information.

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The Account Level Profile section lets you view this customer’s current and previous accounts. Double-click to open Account Details.

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Right-click and select Add to add Insurance Information.

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titleID

The ID tab contains information about the client’s ID on file, their current employment status, and other due diligence information.

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For a Personal ID, fill out these fields:

  • Type

  • Number

  • Issuer

  • Date Of Issue

  • Expiration Date

  • Description

  • Issuer State

  • Issuer Country

  • Notes

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Note: This tab shows only the most current data. To see the history of changes to ID and employment information, investigate the Audit Tables.

For the current Employment information, fill out these fields:

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  • Employer Address

  • Select Update work address/phone number - to copy this information to the corresponding fields in the Main tab upon Save

  • Industry

  • Occupation

  • Job Title

  • Employed From

  • Contact Type

  • Employment Status

In the Other tab, fill out:

  • Mother’s Maiden Name

  • Bank Employee

  • Broker/Dealer Employee

  • Control Person

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In the Affiliated With tab, fill out:

  • Bank

  • Trust

  • Insurance Company

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Choose additional due diligence information related to the Contact (select all that apply):

  • Money service business

  • Senior Foreign Political Figure

  • Personal Acct. Support Business

  • Princ. Or Bene. Reside Foreign Juris.

  • Family Member of a Senior Foreign Political Figure

  • Close Associate of a Senior Foreign Political Figure

  • Foreign Corp./Offshore Company

  • Institutional Account

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titleAttributes

The Attributes tab displays the attributes defined for the selected Contact. An attribute is a custom data field that your company may use in addition to the standard ones.

Tip

Tip: A Systems Administrator in the Contact Maintenance tool can define values for these attributes.

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titleUser Defined Fields

The User Defined Fields tab displays the values defined for the selected Contact. A user-defined field is a custom data field that your company may use in addition to the standard ones.

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titleDocuments

The Documents tab displays the documents uploaded and indexed to the selected Contact. These are usually image files of documents received from the customer, such as filled-out and signed forms, scanned IDs, etc.

Double-click on a document in the table to download and open the file. Click ADD DOCUMENT in the upper toolbar to add a new Document for this customer.

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titleBrokerage

The Brokerage tab shows information about each Brokerage Account the customer has with your company. This data is imported automatically. Select the account number from the dropdown to see each account’s data.

Information visible for each account reflects part of the data available in the Brokerage Account Details.

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Actions available on this tab:

  • FORM - adds forms to the account from the Forms Warehouse

  • REGISTRATION - shows Registration Strings that are imported and processed to index the account automatically

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  • USER DEFINED - shows additional data fields defined by your company

  • ACCOUNT - adds a new Brokerage account manually

  • DELETE - deletes this account

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titleAnnuity

The Annuity tab shows information about each customer’s Annuity Account with your company. This data is imported automatically. To see the account data, double-click the account in the table, and the Annuity Account Details window will open.

Select one of the accounts to see additional details at the bottom of the tab:

  • Balance

  • Status

  • Open Date

  • Surrender Date - only appears if the account has been canceled

  • Rep ID / Loc Code

  • Agent’s Name

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Actions available on this tab:

  • REGISTRATION - shows Registration Strings that are imported and processed to index the account automatically

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  • USER DEFINED - shows additional data fields defined by your company

  • CREATE NEW ACCOUNT - adds a new Annuity account manually

  • DELETE - deletes this account

  • FORM - adds forms to the account from the Forms Warehouse

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titleInsurance

The Insurance tab shows information about each customer’s Insurance Account with your company. This data is imported automatically. To see each account data, double-click the account in the table, and the Insurance Contract Details window will open.

Select one of the accounts to see additional details at the bottom of the tab:

  • Total Premium

  • Contract Term

  • Agent’s Name

  • Death Benefit Value

  • Rep ID/ Loc. Code

  • Update Total Asset - if selected, the value of the insurance is included in the Total Assets value for this customer (by default, it is not counted as part of the assets)

  • Term Date

  • Issue Date

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Actions available on this tab:

  • REGISTRATION - shows Registration Strings that are imported and processed to index the account automatically

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  • ACCOUNT - adds a new Insurance account manually

  • USER DEFINED - shows additional data fields defined by your company

  • DELETE - deletes this account

  • FORM - adds forms to the account from the Forms Warehouse

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titleTrust

The Trust tab shows information about each Trust Account the customer has with your company. This data is imported automatically. Double-click an account in the table to see its data, and the Trust Account Details window will open.

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Actions available on this tab:

  • REGISTRATION - shows Registration Strings that are imported and processed to index the account automatically

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  • ACCOUNT - adds a new Trust account manually

  • DELETE - deletes this account

Tasks in the Contact Details Window

There are several tasks that you can perform in the Contact Details window, such as:

  • adding new members to the household

  • attaching a document to the Contact entry

  • sending an e-mail to the client

  • viewing the event’s history.

Adding Household Members to Contacts

Household members are listed in the Household section of the Contact Details Relationships tab.

There are three ways to add household members to a Contact:

  • Right-click and select Suggest (A) to find potential relationships automatically.

  • Right-click and select Add (B) to create a new Contact entry that is part of this person’s household.

  • Click SEARCH (C) on the right side of the section to find a specific Contact that is part of this household.

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Selecting Suggested Household Members

To find suggested household members:

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In the Household section of the tab, right-click and select Suggest.

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The system shows a list of Contacts with the same last name or who live at the same address.

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Select the Relationship Type for all Contacts that are members of this household. Then click the checkmark icon to add these relationships.

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The household members are added to the Household section (A). Click SAVE to keep the changes and close the Contact Details window.

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Creating a New Record for a Household Member

To create a new Contact entry for a household member:

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In the Household section of the tab, right-click and select Add.

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A new empty Person Relationship Detail window opens. Select the Relationship type (1) and make sure the Member of Household (2) checkbox is selected, then fill out the new Contact’s data and click SAVE.

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The new household member is added to the Household section (A). Click SAVE to keep the changes and close the Contact Details window.

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Adding an Existing Contact as a Household Member

To search and add a specific Contact as a household member:

Note: You may need to search if the household member has a different last name and address than the Head of Household.

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On the right side of the Household section, click SEARCH.

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In the Search dialog, fill out the search criteria (1) and click FILTER (2). Select the Contact in the results list and click SELECT (4).

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A Person Relationship Detail window opens. Select the Relationship type (1) and make sure the Member of Household (2) checkbox is selected, then click SAVE.

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The household member is added to the Household section (A). Click SAVE to keep the changes and close the Contact Details window.

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Adding Other Relationships to Contacts

Any additional relationships are listed in the Contact Details Relationships tab’s Other Relationships (B) section.

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To add a new Contact entry as a relationship:

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In the Other Relationships sectionof the tab, right-click and select Add.

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A new empty Person Relationship Detail window opens. Select the Relationship type (1) and make sure the Member of Household (2) checkbox is not selected, then fill out the new Contact’s data and click SAVE.

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The new relationship is added to the Other Relationships section (B). Click SAVE to keep the changes and close the Contact Details window.

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Adding a New Relationship Type

To create a new relationship type, follow these steps:

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Open the Person Relationship Detail window and click the plus + icon next to the Relationship field.

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In the Relationship Maintenance dialog, click ADD.

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In the New Relationship Maintenance dialog, enter both parties of the relationship in the Person Is and Person To fields. Click OK.

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In the Relationship Maintenance dialog, click SAVE.

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The new Relationship Type appears in the dropdown.

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Viewing Account Holdings for a Contact

You can view the Contact’s account holdings, including their current price, in the Summary tabof the Contact Details:

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Select those Account records (1) that you want to check. Click the HOLDINGS (2) button.

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The Account Holdings dialog opens. The Estimated Balance field shows the total amount of all Accounts based on the original price.

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Select the Show Current Price checkbox. The Estimated Balance field shows the total amount based on the current price.

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Viewing Event History

The Event History window displays all events (appointments, calls, tasks, etc.) for each Contact based on the selected filter settings.

To open this window:

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Open the Contact Details and click the HISTORY button.

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Define the filter settings and click FILTER.

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  • To delete the event, select the event and click DELETE.

  • To display event details, select the event and click DETAIL.

  • To view the links with other events, select the event and click LINK.

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Select filter parameters in the Event Link Browser window and click FILTER (1).

To open the required event, click on it in the Preceding or Subsequent Events list (2). The system opens the linked Task Detail window.

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Select the required event from the Preceding or Subsequent Events list (1) to delete the link and click DELETE (2).

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Sending an E-Mail to a Contact

To send an e-mail message to a single contact:

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Open the Contact Details for the Contact.

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Click the CREATE MAIL button.

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In the Send E-Mail dialog, fill out the following:

  • E-Mail To - Select one of the Contact’s e-mail addresses if they have several

  • Subject - Enter the subject of the e-mail

  • Message - Enter the main body of the e-mail

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Click SEND. The message is sent to the recipient, and an E-mail entry appears in the Events tab.

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Uploading a Document File for a Contact

When your home office receives customer documents (filled-out and signed account forms, change requests, scanned IDs, and others), you can keep them in jCore indexed to the specific Contact entry. You can view all Documents uploaded to the system in the Document Monitor.

To add a new Document:

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Open the Contact Details for the Contact.

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Click the ADD DOCUMENT button. Alternatively, you can open the Documentstab, right-click in the table, and select Add.

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Select the document’s source in the dialog – Upload a local document, and click OK.

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Click the three dots icon next to the File Name field to select a document from your disk.

Note: Most image and document file types are accepted, including JPEG, PNG, PDF, DOC, and XLS.

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In the Upload Document window, add or change indexing information for the document and then click OK:

  • Account Number - select one of the Contact’s Accounts if the document is related to a specific Account

  • Employee - select the representative who handles business with this Contact

  • Rep ID - select a corresponding Rep ID number

  • Document Type - select a document type

  • Document Date - enter the date specified on the document

  • Provider - enter the name of the institution that is the author of the form

  • Document Name - automatically shows the file name, but you can change it to a more meaningful name

  • Document Signature Date - enter the date this document was signed

  • Assigned To - select the representative who will receive a reminder to follow up on this document

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The Documents tab displays the documents uploaded and indexed to the selected Contact. You can also view all Documents uploaded to the system in the Document Monitor.

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