Print or Export Batch Budget Letters
To generate budget letters in NextGen® Enterprise PM, set the Budget Communication method to Budget Letters in Practice Preferences > Budget Accounts.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise PM.
- Select File > Print Forms > Letters > Budget Letters.
The Budget Letters window opens.
The Budget Options settings are by default in Practice Preferences > Budget Accounts.
- Review the default Budget Options settings and make modifications, if needed.
- Do one of the following:
- To preview the budget letters prior to printing or exporting, select Preview.
- To print the budget letters, select Print.
- To create an ASCII export file and to send it to the third-party vendor for processing (printing and mailing), select Export.
- Select the Update Budget Dates check box.
A message appears stating that the letters printed or export correctly.
- If all budget letters in the batch printed or exported correctly, select Yes.
The following is updated on the Account Profile for every guarantor in the batch:
- The Last Letter Type and Last Letter Sent On fields are updated on the Budget Details window.
- If enabled, a Budget Letters Printed significant event is recorded in the History section on the Budget tab, which is also seen in the History folder on the Notes tab.
- If enabled in Enterprise Preferences > General, a copy of the budget letter is archived to the Letters > Budget folder on the Notes tab.
- To close the window, select Close.
Note: To prefix the Practice ID in the Account NBR field for batch budget letters, open NextGen® Enterprise PM Practice Preferences window, select Forms, and then select the Prefix Practice ID on Account NBR for financial letters check box.
- Archiving Budget Letters
You can archive budget letters to view and store in the guarantor's account profile.