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Application Received Deliver Emails for Imported Applications
- Updated 07 Aug 2024
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When imported application data comes into Slate, your institution will likely want an automatic email to be sent to applicants notifying them that their application has been received. Here are the steps required to configure this mailing:
Step 1: Creating the mailing
Click Deliver in the top navigation bar.
Click New Mailing.
Enter the following Deliver configurations in the popup window:
Name - Give your new mailing a descriptive name so you can find this resource more easily in the future.
Folder - We recommend making a new folder for your Deliver campaigns (Do not save the Imported App Received email campaign in the System folder). Instead, make a folder specific to the application type to store this communication, such as Common App, Coalition, etc.
Method - Select Email.
Opt Out - Choose No Unsubscribe to ensure that all records receive this transactional email.
Step 2: Editing the recipient list
Click 'Edit Recipients Lists'.
Click 'New Query'.
Enter the following Query configurations in the popup window:
Step 3: Adding exports & filters
At a minimum, the following Exports are recommended, and Filters will be required for this email communication. Note that these exports will become merge fields to use throughout the message.
Exports
Application Reference ID
Person Name
Person First
Person Username
Person PIN
Person Link to Account Login
Person Email
Filters
Lookup Period / Active Status
Submitted Status
Subquery Filter (Exists)
Joins
Lookup Round
Lookup Round / Lookup Period
Person
Filters | Why use this filter? |
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Subquery Filter (Exists) | Filters for records with the appropriate unique Application ID. The field chosen here will differ from one institution to the next as you are filtering for the existence of your custom field(s) for imported app ID, which could have names like Common App ID, Royall App ID, etc. but will depend on the fields you've created. |
Lookup Period / Active Status = Active | Filters for records in the current application period only. |
Submitted Status = Submitted | Filters for records that have a submitted application |
Step 4: Editing the message
Click Edit Message to construct a message using the appropriate merge fields:
Step 5: Sending the mailing
Click 'Send Mailing' to schedule the delivery.
Enter the following Mailing configurations in the popup window:
Frequency - Select 'Send mailing on a recurring basis'.
Start Date/Time - Select a start date and time for the mailing.
Stop Date/Time - Leave the end date and time blank.
Weekdays - Select the days and times you want the email to send.
Delivery Window - Select the days and times you want the email to send.
Deduping - Select 'Do not dedupe' to allow this email to go out to multiple applications that belong to the same person.
Applicant experience
Upon clicking the link in the email, the applicant will be instructed to do the following:
Password and PIN reset for re-applicants
For students re-applying that require a password or pin reset, it is recommended that you:
Create a Deliver mailing that will send to this group of persons or application records.
Use a recipient query to export their email and PIN to communicate how to log into their portal initially. You can use a person-scoped query and filter down these records using Application Round information to check that they have an application in the current round and an application in a previous round.
Include instructions on resetting their password - simply instructing them to click "Forgot Your Password?" from the /status page, etc. This will prompt them to enter their email address and birthdate and automatically send them a new PIN they can use to choose their password.
Rather than resetting their passwords for them, which could trigger an unexpected email, this route allows them to do so at their leisure if needed.