# Document a case or a hearing

Write a work document from the case or the hearing it belongs to, so it carries their number as its source, and find the documents of a case on its own form.

When **Cases** is installed, a **Work Documentation** tab appears on every case and every hearing. A document written there is linked to it, and the standalone app shows the link too. Consultations and executions get the same tab when their apps are installed.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- You need the **User: Own Documents** access right on **Work Documentation**, which shows the tab, and access to the case.

## Write a document from a case {#from-a-case}

1. Open the case from **Cases/Cases** and open the **Work Documentation** tab. It lists the documents of the case with their number, subject, type, author, date and status.
2. Click **Add a line**. The document opens in a window, **Create Documents**.

![The Work Documentation tab of a case; Add a line writes a document for it.](https://jaah.app/web/image/9387-6f95866d/work-documentation-case-case_documentation_tab-en.png)

3. Fill the **Subject** and the **Type**, write the **Content**, then click **Save & Close**.

![The document opens in a window over the case, with its subject and type.](https://jaah.app/web/image/9391-2872088b/work-documentation-case-case_document_dialog-en.png)

4. The document appears in the tab. Save the case.

![The new document in the tab of the case, with its status.](https://jaah.app/web/image/9395-f2a2d7e7/work-documentation-case-case_document_line-en.png)

The same tab exists on a hearing: a document written there is linked to the hearing.

## What the link does {#what-the-link-does}

- The **Other Info** tab of the document shows the **Case** or the **Hearing**, and its **Source** holds their number, `CA/2026/0005` or `TR/2026/0001`. You can change the link there from the standalone app.
- Sending, approving and printing work the same way as for any document; the to-dos go to the approvers of the type.
- The document also appears in **Work Documentation/Documents**, found by its subject or its type.

## FAQ {#faq}

### I do not see the Work Documentation tab. {#no-tab}

The tab is shown to users of **Work Documentation** only. Ask your administrator for the **User: Own Documents** access right.

### Does the client see the documents? {#client}

No. Work documents are internal; nothing of them reaches the client portal.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/work-documentation/document-a-case-or-a-hearing
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- Version: Work Documentation 19.0.1.0.7
- Verified: 2026-10-22