What is a transmittal?

A formal, controlled issue of documents to named recipients, with acknowledgement tracking built in.

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A transmittal is a formal issue of documents to named recipients. It records exactly what you sent, to whom, and when, and it tracks who has acknowledged receipt. When someone asks "did they get revision C?", the transmittal is your proof.

A controlled issue, not just an email

Sending a drawing by ordinary email leaves no reliable trail: attachments go missing, versions blur, and nobody can prove what was received. A transmittal fixes that. Each one names its Documents, its Recipients, a Reason for issue, and a Response required by date, and every recipient is asked to acknowledge it.

Why a transmittal cannot be changed

Once sent, a transmittal is locked. Nobody can swap a document, edit the message, or quietly add a recipient after the fact. That is what makes it a record you can rely on months later, in a handover or a dispute.

Transmittal statuses

Recipients outside fluxems

You can issue a transmittal to anyone with an email address. Recipients without a fluxems account get a secure link where they can view the documents and acknowledge receipt, so the trail stays complete even when the other party is not in your workspace.