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Yoda – how to create and manage a TMI – decant

This worksheet will show you how to:

 

  • How to open a TMI and populate the key fields.
  • Record the start of the investigation
  • Add a contact/apply contracting
  • Add the outcome of the TMI
  • Create automated tasks
  • Add an applicant
  • Add TMI specific info
  • Add activities
  • Resolve the TMI

 

For information on finding TMIs, how to put a TMI on hold, add a notice, link TMIs, audit a TMI (AHMs only), arrange a lock change as well as managing TMI contacts please see related guides.

Background Scenario

You have been assigned a decant TMI and are going to manage the process until the TMI is resolved.

YODA Steps to Follow

Procedural Points

Populating the core fields  
Select the HOME menu and then click on the TMI block.     Remember to search the list by property to ensure that there isn’t already a TMI entered.

 

You can also find TMIs via the contact, property and tenancy screens as well as using the Global Search.
The TMI List View will appear.  To create a new TMI select
First select the ‘TMI type’ field.  Type in the first few letters of ‘decant’ and then press the Enter key.  Your TMI type box will update accordingly Or you can select the TMI type from the drop down list and select ‘Look up more records’.  Then click the correct TMI type and click on Add.
Enter the date of notification in the ‘Notified on’ field  
In the ‘Initial SLA’ field select the timescale for the initial call-back. In this case it is 5 days.
The Stage of the TMI is ‘Active Requests’.  This is automatically updated when the investigation start date is populated.  
Next select the ‘Tenancy’ field, here you can add the first few characters of the address and press the Enter key, then select the address from drop down menu.

 

Add a description about the TMI in the description box. Don’t forget your who, when, where, why and whats. As you can add details about the situation behind the TMI in the description box you will not have to create a separate activity.
Populate the application received date with the date you received the internal request for the decant.  
Click   to create the record, it will now be labelled with a unique number and the TMI type.  
Adding Contacts  
Go to the TMI Contacts Section and select  This will open up a new TMI contact form.  If the person isn’t already on YODA you may have to add a new contact to YODA first. Note: You will not be able to add a contact until you have saved the record.
First select the ‘Contact Type’ field and select the spyglass.  There are a varied number of contact types depending on the type of TMI you have created.

 

Select the correct option i.e. Tenant/Lead Officer/Emergency accommodation

 

For more information on contact types please see the ‘Managing TMI Contacts’ guide.

These are just some of the choices for the decant TMI
Type in the contact’s name or address in the ‘Contact’ field and then press Enter.  Select the relevant contact from the drop down list.  

Applying a contract to a TMI contact

The contact record is default to apply Yes to a contract.  If you know that the contact will not require a contract click on the ‘Contract’ field to change from Yes to No.  You will need to give a reason as to why you are not applying a contract. e.g. Notifying only.

 

If you do need to apply a contract follow these steps:

In general we will not be setting up contracts for agencies, users, or contacts who are notifying only.
The start date will auto-populate with today’s date, so first choose the contact frequency from the drop down list.  This will then populate the next contact due field.  
Also select the preferred contact record.

 

 
Here select Yes or No for whether support is required.  If ‘yes’ you will need to enter if a referral has been agreed.

If a support referral has not been agreed you will need to choose a reason why from the list that appears.

 
Save and Close the contact record to return to the TMI. For a decant the contact types do not have desired outcomes attached.
Recording the start of the investigation
Update the investigation start date field This will automatically change the stage of the TMI to Investigation Commenced.
Once the investigation form is completed you can add the link to the investigation form in EDM in this field
Populating decant dates and decant reason
Go to the decant section and populate the decant Expected start and end dates

 

Also choose the Decant reason from the list.  Choose either option and this will launch a checklist where you can choose specific reasons.

 

Process flow for Decant decisions:

 

If decant recommended:

·       A task will trigger to AHM to approve

·       The AHM will amend the outcome to Approve or declined and the new outcome date

·       A task will trigger to the owner of the investigation to advise of the AHM response:

If approved

·       Record actual start date

·       Record decant type – BA or another property

·       Record address

·       Scan decant agreement to EDM and add link to TMI

·       They continue to pay rent on their main tenancy and we keep the decant property void. But if they don’t use a decant property, send rent allowance requests via task to cover their rent.

·       Enter the end date or record reason not returning

·       Update contacts & close contracts

·       Enter investigation resolution date

 

If Rejected

·       Update contacts & close contracts

·       Enter investigation resolution date

 

 

If not going to permit assignment:

·       Update active contacts with outcome and close contracts

·       Enter investigation resolution date

 

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