Postmappe (/inbox/postmappe) is the outbound queue. Letters and messages drafted in Law (or generated from templates) pass through review before they are sent.

Outbound lifecycle

Status	Meaning
Draft	Being composed
Review	Waiting for lawyer/secretariat approval
Signing	Sent to Workspace for e-signature
Approved	Ready to send
Sent	Delivered via chosen channel

Review and send

Open Postmappe

From the sidebar: Posteingang → Postmappe, or from Mein Schreibtisch when items appear in your queue.

Select an item

Open the detail view to see recipients, attachments, and delivery channel (post, beA, email, fax, portal).

Edit if needed

Open the brief composer to adjust text, letterhead, or attachments.

Approve or request signing

Approve for immediate send, or route to Signing if a signature is required.

Send

Confirm send. beA and postal channels use the configured connectors; email uses connected mailboxes.

Brief composer

The composer supports:

Letter templates and text blocks (Textbausteine)
Case and party merge fields
Multiple delivery channels per firm setup
PDF preview before send

Signing with Workspace

When signing is required, the document opens in Optimaite Workspace (signing flow). After all parties sign, the item returns to Postmappe as Approved or moves to Sent automatically depending on your workflow.

Signing is initiated from the account menu or Postmappe actions — you briefly leave Law for Workspace and return when complete.

Postausgangsbuch

German firms often maintain a Postausgangsbuch (outbound register) for compliance. Entries are created when mail is sent; verification steps are available in the correspondence module for audit trails.

Next Steps

Case detail workspace — Draft correspondence from an Akte
Documents & Datenraum — Attach files to outbound mail

Postmappe (Outbound)