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  1. Major Tags

    Why Major Tags DocBoss maintains 2 levels of equipment - Major Tags, and Tagged Equipment. The decision to use major tag can be determined by the tagging hierarchy you are managing. If you have 2 levels of tagging (or more), you should b...
  2. Select Cover Page Templates and Settings on Project

    On Project Main >  Cover Pages and Stamps , you can choose which template you want to use for your project, for both Customer and Sub-Supplier submittals. You can also choose here how you want to create Excel cover pages - add to Excel files ...
  3. Template-Specific Date Formatting

    Default date format For any template variables including dates, the formatting of the date will default to the date format chosen for the project. This can be changed under Project Menu > Main > Settings > Date format . To change...
  4. DocBoss Support Site Navigation (New)

    Find documentation, release notes, and frequently asked questions.
  5. Create Package of Cards

    Assume you have a drawing for each tag, but your customer requires that you submit only ONE PACKAGE containing all drawings (sorted by tag numbers). DocBoss makes this process easier by helping you manage each individual drawing (upload them ...
  6. Release Notes - March 2025

    Here's a list of updates found in our March 2025 release! Highlights Confidential projects:  this option on Project Main blocks access to the project unless a user is specifically added to it under their user Permissions page. (Please note that...
  7. Learning Mode

    Enable/disable the icons in DocBoss that open links to relevant support articles.
  8. "File is Empty" Upload Error

    Sometimes users may receive a "File is empty" error message when trying to upload a file to DocBoss. Common issues and resolutions are listed below: The file does not contain any information (size is 0 kb) Ensure that the correct file is ...
  9. Complete an outstanding action

    Once an action has been applied to a card, it remains in the Outstanding Actions grid until the action has been marked complete or removed . You can view all Outstanding Actions (for all projects in your instance) OR you can view Outsta...
  10. Obsolete Cards and How to Manage Them

    What is an obsolete card: When a locked card loses all of its linked units, it becomes obsolete. See " why would a card lose all of its linked units ?" Examples: If the Equipment List gets changed The Doc Code gets changed The s...