Start a Contribution Parameters

Write a trigger command which starts a Contribution for a Collection. The ID needs to be the same as the Collection ID. The parameters do not have to be static values. You can use a trigger variable. Trigger variables use angled brackets <>. The name of the variable must match the same name in the Trigger Variable table. Each command is entered in a linear fashion with no spaces.

Collection Category - CLCN101 Collections - Start a Collection Contribution

Parameter	Definition	Syntax Notes
[ID]*	The Collection identifier.	128 character limit
[DESC]*	The Contribution description.	256 character limit
[STATUS]	The status of the Collection.	128 character limit
[VALUE]	The value of the Collection.	Must be a decimal

* Required

Additional attributes can be specified for the Collection in name value pairs:

[COLANAME]Case Number

[COLAVALUE]<controlname>

Example: Sample New Contribution Command

If you were creating a Contribution for Mrs. Jones' home theft claim, the best practice is to create a Contribution which includes Trigger Variables to capture the data which is reused and subject to change. In this case the status is a variable named status and the value is a variable named value. This Collection also has custom attributes added to give more information about the Collection. Repeat Customer identifies if the claim is a repeat claim. Policy Exp. lists the policy expiration date.

 

[ID]1234567[DESC]Mrs. Jones Home Theft Claim[STATUS]<status>[TYPE]home[VALUE]<value>[COLANAME]Repeat Customer[COLAVALUE]<repeat>[COLANAME]Policy Exp.[COLAVALUE]<policyExpDate>