Often, standard emails need to be sent out with documents attached, such as handouts or forms.
These are typically static documents that don't require any merging.
To do this in OpenVPMS currently requires attachments to be selected manually in the mail editor:

• after turning the document into a Patient Form and adding it to the patient's history
• by uploading an attachment

To automate the generation of emails with static document attachments, provide a facility to attach documents to Email Templates. Each document will be attached when the Email Template is used:

• in the mail editor; or
• to generate email reminders or statements

Configuration

An Attachments tab will be add to the Email Template editor that supports the addition of Document Templates of type:

• Customer Attachment
• Patient Attachment

These are new document types for static customer and patient handouts respectively.

Exclusions

• Only static content will be supported
  There will be no provision for merging content.
• Attached documents will not appear in patient history