Letter Type Data Entry Guidelines

The following table summarizes the data entry and edit requirements for each field in each section of the Letter Type Entry/Update screen.


Field Name

Required?

Size/Format

Edits Performed (or Recommendations)

Editable Fields

 

 

 

Letter Type

Optional

1 character; alphanumeric

None.

Form Letter ID

Required

4 characters; alphanumeric

A value must be entered.

Review Days

Optional

4 numeric characters

None.

Letter Charge

Optional

9 characters; alphanumeric

If provided, must be a numeric/decimal value greater than 0; Ex: 5, 5.25

Description

Required

60 characters; alphanumeric

A value must be entered.

Letter Body

Required

free-form text

At least one character must be entered.

Additionally, there are four fields that are "display-only":

Values are supplied to these fields by the CLM system either when the Letter is added (Created Date and Created By), or updated (Revised Date and Revised By).