Common Workflows

Onboarding a New Publishing Partner

1. Go to Publishing Partners → New and fill in contact and bank details.
2. Set the Partner's Publishing Type, Currency, and Term Category.
3. Create an Implate for the file format they send.
4. Create a Publishing Contract linking this Partner to the relevant Works or Catalogues.

Processing a Royalty Statement (End-to-End)

1. Receive the royalty file from the Partner.
2. Go to Imports → New, select the Partner and accounting period.
3. Upload the file — melino validates it against the Partner's Implate.
4. Review and resolve any suspended or disputed rows.
5. Mark the Import as Checked.
6. Navigate to Statements and generate the Statement for the Partner and period.
7. Review the Statement breakdown (by territory, channel, Work, etc.).
8. Select an Explate and export to PDF/XLSX.
9. Send to the Partner and mark the Statement as Sent.
10. Once finalised, Lock the Statement.

Registering a Work with a Society (CWR)

1. Create or open a Work and complete all required fields (Title, ISWC, Participants with shares).
2. Go to the Tools tab within the Work.
3. Click Export to CWR, select the target society and CWR version.
4. melino validates eligibility and flags any missing data.
5. Download the generated CWR file and submit it to the society.