Output File Names

Email / Mail Merge - File Name options

Note: Optional file names settings. When you are printing documents (invoices, statements) from a Block of accounts you need to control the number of files created during the printing to file process.

  1. By specifying a file name without the %_ character a single file will be created.
  2. By specifying a file name with the %_ character multiple files will be created.

When sending a copy of your customer statements to your comptroller you may wish to use method 1 above and send a single file containing all the statements. When sending a copy of your customer statements to your customers you need to use method 2 above and create individual files for each statement.

File Name options
prompt file name
resulting
file name(s)

destination
file

destination
email

description
invoice_%_name.pdf
invoice_NRC.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_name with the name of the AR or AP account,
e.g. invoice_NRC.pdf or invoice_NRC.xls
invoice_%_name_%_reference.pdf
invoice_NRC_12345.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_name with the name of the AR or AP account, and the %_reference with the transaction Ref #,
e.g. invoice_NRC_12345.pdf or invoice_NRC_12345.xls
invoice_%_description.pdf
invoice_New York Radio.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_description with the description of the AR or AP account,
e.g. invoice_New York Radio Communications.pdf or invoice_New York Radio Communications.xls
invoice_%_clock.pdf
invoice_20091018100501.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_clock with the date and time,
e.g. invoice_20091018100501.pdf or invoice_20091018100501.xls
pay_notice_%_description.pdf
pay_notice_John_Smith.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_description with the employee's description,
e.g. pay_notice_John_Doe.pdf or pay_notice_Jane_Smith.xls
notice_%_employee_id.pdf
notice_ABC.pdf
optional
mandatory
NewViews will substitute %_employee_id with the employee's ID,
e.g. notice_ABC.pdf or notice_1101.xls

Email / Mail Merge - File Name Extensions

The most common email attachment file format is PDF. It is a universal format that can be opened by all computer users, Windows, MAC, Unix, etc.

NOTE: At this time NewViews does not support file attachments with a .doc extension.


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