CMA Learning Center

Training and product guidance

CMA Learning Center

See how CMA works or find help with a specific task. Prospective customers can explore common workflows, while current users can go directly to the guidance they need.

Ways to train your team

Choose one approach or combine several to support onboarding, learning by role, and ongoing reference.

Onsite training

Optional onsite sessions can be arranged for teams that want instruction in their working environment.

Live online training

Schedule live online sessions for onboarding, guidance on workflows for each role, or a refresher.

On demand videos

Use the video library for structured learning or a quick review of a specific CMA workflow.

Documentation in CMA

Open the Knowledge Base for detailed product guidance. Guided Tours are also available for supported workflows.

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Overview

Start with the CMA platform and interface basics.

CMA Overview

10 minutes
  • Development & Hosting
  • Third Party Integration
  • Lead Management
  • Client Portal (Extranet)
  • Client Management
  • Documents/Fax/Email
  • Accounting
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CMA User Interface

6 minutes
  • Login
  • Navigation Panes
  • View structure
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LMA Training

Learn the lead workflow from creation through administration.

Creating a Lead

13 minutes
  • Creating/Importing
  • Assigning via Manager Report
  • Notes
  • CoApps
  • Logs
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Adding Creditors

10 minutes
  • Linking with existing Creditor
  • Importing from Credit Report
  • Estimates
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Budget Counseling

11 minutes
  • Budget Layout
  • Original vs Recommended
  • Disposable Income
  • Computing a Recommended Budget
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Send Paperwork / Extranet

8 minutes
  • Validation
  • Printing a Package
  • Generating an Extranet Login
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Workflow – Tasks

4 minutes
  • Initial Contact Attempt/Contact Tasks
  • Call Back Tasks
  • Paperwork Complete Task
  • Submit Task
  • Disposition as QA, Dead, or Bad
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Navigation Overview

7 minutes
  • My Tasks
  • Lead views
  • Close views
  • Common section
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LMA Reports

12 minutes
  • Paperwork Report
  • Assignment Reports
  • QA Report
  • Totals By Source
  • Manager Report
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LMA Administration

8 minutes
  • Submit Task
  • Create First Payment
  • Generate ACH File
  • Close the Lead
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DMA Training

Continue into client service, creditor, RPPS, and proposal workflows.

Leaving the LMA

11 minutes
  • Last LMA Step – Close Lead
  • Client Phases (Client, Inactive, Incomplete, Complete)
  • Accessible to all DMAReps+
  • Extranet interaction (Secure Messages, Documents)
  • Client Messages / Client Documents / Client Tasks
  • Initial Tasks (Initial Contact, LOPS)
  • Navigation view
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RPPS

12 min
  • RPPS Integration
  • Import Billers / FairShare
  • Billers are separate from Creditors and linked in ClientCredit records
  • Billers/Masks views
  • Link DMP/DS BillerIDs
  • RPPS File History/Search
  • Import Return Files
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Setting up Creditors

16 minutes
  • Overview of the ClientCredit tabs
  • Link to a Creditor
  • Select address (if not using BillerIDs)
  • Account Status (OPEN, CLOSE)
  • Proposal Status
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Proposals

11 minutes
  • Generate Paper Proposals (Batch or Per Client)
  • Generate RPPS Proposals
  • Process Return Files
  • Updating Proposal Status
  • Tasks
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Accounting

Review payment processing and the complete disbursement sequence.

Payments

17 minutes
  • Import ACH Failures
  • Enter Manual Payments
  • Verify ACH Batch
  • Create Payment Batch
  • Create ACH File
  • Payment Report Overview
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Series of 7 videos

Disbursements

Follow each video in order.

  1. 01
    Overview
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  2. 02
    Import Fair Share from RPPS
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  3. 03
    Clear Payments (Payment Report)
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  4. 04
    Work Tasks (Payoffs, Manual Disbursements)
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  5. 05
    Generate Disbursements (Batch)
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  6. 06
    Review Client Balances
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  7. 07
    Create Disbursement Files
    • RPPS
    • Check File
    • Client Check File (Disbursement to Client)
    • Void Check File (Check expired/returned)
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Administration

Configure and manage the system, users, documents, tasks, files, and audits.

System Management

12 minutes
  • Agencies
  • Companies
  • Banks
  • Budget
  • Campaigns
  • Payment Types
  • System Codes
  • System Settings
  • System Information
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User Management

11 minutes
  • Adding a User
  • User Permissions
  • User Agencies/Companies
  • System Permissions
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Document Template Management

17 minutes
  • Adding Documents
  • Document Types (FORM, LETTER, USER, SMS)
  • Editing a Document (HTML, Smarty)
  • Linking with Tasks
  • Linking with Extranet Steps
  • Document Packages
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Tasks Management

14 minutes
  • Creation
  • Parent Tasks
  • Properties (Assigned To, Max Instances, Expire Time)
  • Triggers (Creation/Completion)
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File History

5 minutes
  • Creation
  • Filters
  • Download
  • RPPS
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System Auditing

6 minutes
  • Task Reports
  • Session Log
  • LMA Qualified View
  • Extranet Status
  • Possible Biller Matches
  • Audit Log
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