Upload a Mail Merge template

To upload a Mail Merge template you have created into the system:

  1. Sign in to IRIS HR Professional.

  1. Go to My Details > Personal.

  2. Select Actions > Mail Merge Template.

    The Mail Merge Template option in the Actions dropdown.

    The Mail Merge Template screen will display. Some of the fields pre-populate and are unavailable for you to edit.

  3. Select the appropriate tab:

    • Make sure to choose the same tab from which the merge fields were initially taken.

    • If you used a different tab to extract the fields, select that same tab when uploading the template.

  1. Choose a Description from the dropdown.

    To add items to this list, go to System Tools > Lookup Tables > Documents > Documents > Create New and enter the new name. Remember to select Save.

    Do this before uploading your Mail Merge Template.

  2. Add any Notes about the document you are uploading to give recipients of it more context about its purpose (optional).

  1. Select the Public checkbox to give all Mail Merge users access to the template (optional).

    • If left unselected, only the user who created the template will have access to it.

  2. Select Choose file and browse to the location of your saved Mail Merge template.

    The Mail Merge Template screen fields.

  3. Select Save to upload the template into the system.

  4. Once saved, your document is successfully uploaded and ready for use in single or batch Mail Merge.

Related topics

Create a Mail Merge template

Run a single Mail Merge

Run a batch Mail Merge for multiple employees

Import ACAS Templates

Replace a Mail Merge template