Business automation / Document Tracking & Reminders
DOCUMENT TRACKING & REMINDERS

You keep chasing the same missing documents.

Keep a clear list of what is needed, what has arrived and what needs renewing. Send agreed reminders while a requirement is outstanding.

Illustrative workflow · example steps
  1. 01Check due list
  2. 02Check completion
  3. 03Send reminder
  4. 04Human review

Agreed rules. Visible exceptions. A person in control.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · FICTIONAL DATA

A property service tracks certificates

A dated register flags a certificate approaching expiry and assigns a review task. A person checks the replacement before the register is updated.

Record
Equipment certificate — example
Review date
14 days before expiry
Owner
Operations
Next action
Obtain and check replacement
HOW IT WORKS

A clear start. An agreed next step.

The trigger

A scheduled check finds an incomplete requirement or a renewal date entered by your staff.

The actions

  1. Check the requirement, received status, owner and entered expiry date.
  2. Send the approved reminder within the agreed limit and interval.
  3. Record the attempt and flag exceptions for staff.

Where people stay involved

A person checks document suitability, enters or verifies dates and marks each requirement complete. Receiving a file does not mean it is valid, compliant or suitable. You agree who can access the files and when records are removed.

When it stops

Reminders stop when staff mark the requirement complete or close the job. New renewal requirements are explicit records; the workflow does not infer legal validity from a file.

YOUR PART & THE SETUP

Built around the way you work.

What I need from you

  • A requirements list, customer contacts and staff-entered expiry dates
  • Access to the agreed tracker, secure document location and email account
  • Reminder wording, completion rules, retention period and escalation owner

Use named, permissioned access rather than sending passwords in an enquiry.

Example applications

Microsoft Lists with SharePoint, or Google Sheets with Google Drive, plus a compatible form and Outlook or Gmail.

Examples are subject to compatibility, subscription and access checks. A connection is confirmed during scoping.

Included in the agreed setup

  • Create the requirement and status fields
  • Configure missing-document and renewal reminders
  • Test completed requirements, changed dates, closed jobs and unavailable files
  • Document failure handling, controlled retries and a manual fallback
  • Provide the workflow map, configuration notes and a handover walkthrough
SETUP, RUNNING COSTS & OWNERSHIP

Know the cost. Keep control.

Start with the applications you already use. Review the setup cost, running costs and handover together before you decide to go ahead.

A quote built around your working day

Show me the task you want to improve. I’ll map the steps and quote for connecting your applications, checking the workflow and showing you how to use it. You can review the cost before committing.

Secure storage, upload forms, SMS or document processing may be extra if requested. The initial workflow tracks entered data and does not need AI document reading.

Ownership and handover

Your written quote confirms what is included, responsibilities, exclusions and any applicable VAT. Your accounts belong to you, with subscriptions normally paid directly to suppliers.

You receive a workflow map, configuration notes, template copies and a walkthrough. Access is granted through your accounts, with the permissions needed for the job. We agree how CDM access is removed or retained at handover.

Running costs are separate

  • Automation platform subscription and usage allowance
  • Additional email accounts or software upgrades
  • Paid CRM/API access, forms, electronic signatures, SMS, storage or document processing where required
  • Optional CDM maintenance with agreed limits and response arrangements
  • Future changes, extra workflows or increased usage

For planning, allow approximately £10–£30/month for a small Make-based workflow, excluding existing application subscriptions and CDM maintenance. This is an indicative allowance, not a supplier quote or a guaranteed ceiling. Check current Make plans, usage, currency, billing term and taxes before purchase.

Care after handover

Your team owns day-to-day status updates and reviews failed runs. Optional maintenance can cover agreed monitoring, connection checks and small changes; scope and limits are written into the proposal. Without maintenance, the handover explains how to pause, retry and recover manually. These five starting workflows do not require runtime AI. Any later AI processing needs a separate explanation of purpose, review and charges.

A useful website. A connected process.

Your website, forms and internal workflow need to work together.

START WITH ONE REPEATED TASK

Show me where it gets stuck.

Tell Adam what happens today, which applications you use and who needs to approve the next step.

Discuss your workflow