Adding a Deposit Paid Decision Rule
- 23 Feb 2026
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Adding a Deposit Paid Decision Rule
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Once a student accepts the offer of admission and pays the enrollment deposit fee, a final decision code can be added automatically to the application tab of the person record using a rule in the Rule’s Editor.
Additionally, the Activities table on the application tab of the person record will update with a payment received activity:
Configure the Deposit Paid decision rule:
If an enrolling student pays the enrollment deposit, this rule adds the Deposit Paid decision to the application tab of the person record.
Click Database in the top navigation bar and select Rules Editor.
Click New Rule.
Enter the following Rule configurations in the popup window:
Name - Add Enrollment Deposit Received Decision
Type - Configurable Joins
Category - Records
Base - Application
Rule Type - Decision
Rule Trigger - Upon Update (Deferred)
Folder - Put your rule in the folder you created for your decision rules.
Exclusivity Group - Exclusivity Group is not needed.
Status -Preview
Configure the filters for the rule:
Join to Lookup Round > Lookup Period and filter on the Period’s Active Status
In a subquery export
Join to Payment Activities and filter on the Payment Account (Enrollment Deposit)
Add an export for Net Amount
Set the Aggregate to Sum and <= 0
Configure the action for the rule:
Add Decision - Select Deposit Paid.
Letter - Set a letter if one exists. We do not recommend creating a letter for the Admit/Decline decision and instead use the Default for Decision option.
Prerequisites - Important: Slate treats prerequisite settings as logical ORs, not ANDs.
Action - Select Confirm + Release.
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