Contact Type

 

The Contact Type maintenance document is used to establish and maintain numeric codes and textual description values which are stored in database tables.  This data serves as reference information that is made available for display and selection in various areas of the system, including other e-docs.

Modification Of Existing Values:  You may modify any of the existing values.  Changing values will be reflected in all of the templates that are already defined.

Document Layout

Figure 1228 Contact Type Maintenance Document Example Layout

Edit Contact Type Section

The Edit Contact Type section of the Contact Type maintenance document is a unique section that allows you to specify and maintain the details associated with the reference table record in fields.

Table 693 Contact Type Maintenance Document - Edit Contact Type Section Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Contact Type Code	Required.  Enter a numeric value to uniquely represent this contact type in the KC system.
Description	Required.  Type to enter the familiar name of the contact type.

Examples

Figure 1229 Contact Type Maintenance Document Example Values

Common Features

This maintenance document includes the following features that are common to most KC maintenance documents:

Table 694 Links to Common Maintenance Document Component Instructions

Common Maintenance E-Doc Component	Cross-Reference Links To Usage Instructions
Document Header	For more information, see “Header Area” in E-Doc Fundamentals.
Document Overview Section	For more information, see “Document Overview” on page 93 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Notes and Attachments Section	For more information, see “Notes and Attachments” on page 94 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Ad Hoc Recipients Section	For more information, see “Ad Hoc Recipients” on page 96 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Route Log Section	For more information, see “Route Log” on page 97 in Common E-Doc Tabbed Sections.
Action Buttons	For more information, see  “Action Buttons” on page 71 in Selection, Entry and Action Tools.

Process

For information about searching for, initiating, editing, copying, submitting, saving, closing, canceling, and/or routing a maintenance document, see “Common Maintenance E-Doc Operations” in the Overview section.