A component is a pre-made combination of text and data from Permit Manager. These pre-made combos enable you to add typical data to your printouts more quickly than adding each individual item one at a time.
Available components include the items listed below and shown in the screenshot.
2 Line Header
3 Line Header
3 Line Header with Permit Number
Centered Header
Letter Header
Permit Message
Permit Title
Recipient Block
Signature Block
Each component is explained in greater detail below.
2 Line Header
The 2 Line Header minimizes the vertical size of the header by moving the phone number out to the right side.
3 Line Header
The 3 Line Header places the name, address, and phone number vertically on three lines. The text is slightly smaller than the 2 Line Header to keep the vertical size from getting too large.
3 Line Header with Permit Number
The 3 Line Header with Permit Number is often used as the header for a permit printout. It includes larger text for readability and the permit number on the right side.
Centered Header
The Centered Header provides another option, but will take up more vertical space in your printout compared to the other headers.
Letter Header
The letter header includes the most contact data for the municipality: address, phone, fax, and website.
Permit Message
The permit message is the text that is added to the bottom of a printed permit, job card, or certificate. this text often describes permit conditions, legal responsibilities, or inspection requirements. See this article for details. Many municipalities vary the permit message based on the type of permit. At the time of printing, you can pick the actual Permit Message to display on the printout.
Permit Title
The Permit Message and the Permit Title often function together as a group, with a certain type of permit message being tied to a certain Permit Title. If you want the printed permit title to vary based on the Permit Message being used, add the Permit Title to the top of the printed permit.
When printing, be sure to check the Use Permit Message Title checkbox.
Recipient Block
The Recipient Block is the combined name and address for one of the contacts associated with a Property, Permit, or Violation.
When you add the Recipient Block to the template you don't choose the specific contact to print with the template. Instead, that selection is made at the time of printing. This provides more flexibility to the template to handle different situations.
The potential contacts for the recipient block are as noted below.
For a Property, the potential recipients are:
Deed Owner
Resident
Any other linked contact
For a Permit, the potential recipients are:
Applicant
Owner
For a Violation, the potential recipients are:
Deed Owner
Tenant
Any other linked contact
When printing the template, the user is presented with the option to choose the contact to print with the Recipient Block.
Signature Block
The signature block is used to insert a signature line - and optionally a digital signature - to a letter or permit printout.
Adding a Signature Block
When adding the signature block to a custom print template, you must select a Default Official, and choose if the digital signature should be included by default. You must also give the signature block a label. In the screenshot below, it's been labeled as "Primary Signature."
Printing a Template with a Signature Block
When printing a template with a signature block, you will be presented with printing options. By default, the Dept. Official is the person that was specified as the default on the template. However, that person can be changed with the dropdown selector. In addition, the digital signature can be turned on or off with the Include Signature? checkbox.
Click Done to generate the printout.
