Work with document types

The application supports standard document types such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office documents, email, and images. The application uses icons to represent these different document types.

In a new application installation, administrators must associate each document type with its respective icon. The application displays the default unknown document type icon for unmapped document types.

Default document type icon

The following figure shows document type icons in the List pane on the Documents page.

Document type icons in the List pane

While working with document types, administrators can do the following:

Add document types

Rename document types

Delete document types

Map document types to icons

Add a document type

To add new document types and map the types to icons:

On the Case Home page, under Case Setup, click Document Types.

Click Add.

Type the Name of the document type that you want to add.

Click a document type Icon to represent the document type.

Note: Hover over an icon to view its description. You cannot modify the available icons.

Click Save.

Rename a document type

To rename a document type:

On the Case Home page, under Case Setup, click Document Types.

In the Name column, click a document type and then edit the name.

Press Enter.

Delete a document type

To delete a document type:

On the Case Home page, under Case Setup, click Document Types.

Select the check box next to the document type that you want to delete.

Click Delete. If the document type already has documents coded to it, the application asks you to confirm the deletion. To view the number of affected documents, click View document count.

Click OK.

Map document types to icons

In a new application installation, administrators must associate each document type with its respective icon. The application displays the default unknown document type icon for unmapped document types.

Default document type icon

To map document types to icons:

On the Case Home page, under Case Setup, click Document Types.

Click the document type icon that you want to change, and then click a new icon from the menu that appears.