Trips Generate Mail Merge
Useful Information
The mail merge function enables labels, blank payment cards, letters and invoices to be generated for individual pupils, all pupils on a trip, or pupils on a trip with an outstanding debt.
The documents are generated in Microsoft Word, where they can be printed and/or saved.
Schools using the SCO Communications module can also choose to send trip correspondence to parents by email or text message.
debttripblankpaymentcardA4.doc and debttripblankpaymentcardA5.doc - to generate blank trip payment cards for pupils on a trip
debttrippaymentsdue.doc - to generate a statement for trips and events
debttriplabelsL7160-3x7.doc and debttriplabelsL7162-2x8.doc - to generate address labels for pupils on a trip
debttripnewtrip.doc - to generate a letter for new trips and events
debttriptemplate.doc - to generate a debt letter for trips and events
Trips Generate Mail Merge
Did you know that you can compose your own letter, email* or text* to pupils on a trip by using the Create a message option? See below for further details.
To generate mail merge documents or compose an email* or text* to all pupils on a trip:
Either:
Click on the Reports tab and select Trip reports or
Click on the Trips and Events tab and select the Reports button on the bottom right
Select Generate mail merge
Click the down arrow below Select trip and select the required trip
Select the recipients:
All pupils with debt for this trip:
Select the Only pupils with trip debt? boxAll pupils on the trip (regardless of payment status)
Leave the box unticked to generate the document for all trip attendeesAn individual pupil
Click the down arrow below Select recipient and select an individual pupil.
If required, select the Filters button to filter for:
Minimum debt amount (the default is 0.01, i.e. 1p)
Maximum debt amount in pence
Minimum age of debt (the default 0 will display all debts)
Select OK
Under Choose the template select the template you wish to use
For schools using the SCO Communications module:
Use <Create a message> to compose your own email or text to the selected recipients.
select Email and/or Text if required
Select Generate
*if using the SCO Communications module
Note: if both Email and Text messages are created, the recipient will receive either an email or a text message (not both) depending on the default import setting specified.
If unchanged during setup, the default import setting is that the message will be sent by Text to all contacts with a mobile telephone number in SCO. An email will only be sent to contacts without mobile telephone numbers in SCO.
If you prefer Email to be the default option, you can check and change the priority of these settings through Communication configuration settings (see section On import default to).
For information on amending the templates and creating new templates, refer to the section on Templates
For further help with the Trips and Events module see also:
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