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Beyond payslips and annual statements, HRMQ generates the standard Dutch HR letters from templates hosted in docudesk:

  • arbeidsovereenkomst — employment contract
  • aanbiedingsbrief — offer letter
  • werkgeversverklaring — employer's statement (e.g. for a mortgage application)
  • getuigschrift — reference/testimonial letter

HRMQ ships no template engine of its own — HrDocumentService assembles the object references and calls docudesk's DocumentService::generateDocument() same-instance, duck-typed via the DI container, never over HTTP. Every generation attempt is recorded as a GeneratedDocument — pending, generated, failed, or skipped-no-docudesk.

Template selection: config first, discovery second, fail closed​

For each document type, HRMQ first checks a configured template UUID (SettingsService getter documents_template_{documentType}); if unset, it falls back to discovering exactly one docudesk template tagged namespace: hrmq with a matching category. Zero or multiple matches fail the attempt closed with a diagnostic naming the ambiguity — nothing is ever rendered against a guess.

Idempotency​

At most one GeneratedDocument in pending or generated status exists per idempotency key. The four letter types key on (contractId, documentType) — or (employeeId, documentType) when there's no contract. Re-running generation for an already-documented contract is a no-op; a failed or skipped-no-docudesk record never blocks a retry.

Generating documents​

occ hrmq:documents:generate
occ hrmq:documents:generate --type=werkgeversverklaring --employee=<employee-id>

With no options, the default backlog is every permanent EmploymentContract with writtenContract: true that has no active arbeidsovereenkomst document yet. The letter types other than arbeidsovereenkomst have no backlog semantics of their own and require --employee. See Payslips for the --type loonstrook and --type jaaropgaaf backlog behaviour.

A single guarded endpoint (POST /api/documents/generate) backs the "Genereer arbeidsovereenkomst" action on EmploymentContractDetail and the "Genereer PDF" action on PayslipDetail — resolved under the caller's RBAC before any docudesk call, so an unknown or unauthorized contract/payslip id returns 404 with nothing rendered.

Graceful degradation​

When docudesk isn't installed, every attempt records skipped-no-docudesk — no exception, exit code 0. Once docudesk is installed, the next run supersedes the skip and renders normally. HRMQ carries no info.xml or composer dependency on docudesk.

Machine-checked evidence​

nl-contract-schriftelijk (severity recommended, source BW art. 7:655) flags a permanent contract with writtenContract: true that has no active, generated arbeidsovereenkomst document referencing it — temporary contracts are never flagged.

occ hrmq:rules:audit

Pages​

GeneratedDocuments (under Personeel, labeled "Documenten") lists documentType, status, employeeId, and generatedAt. GeneratedDocumentDetail shows the record's fields, resolves the related Employee and EmploymentContract, and offers the standard Files and Audit Trail sidebar tabs.