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  1. Set Date Format

    Date formatting can be set in Docboss in three places: Under Admin, for the whole system (System Menu > Admin > General) On Project Config. Templates (System Menu > Admin > Customization > Project Config. Templates) On individual projects...
  2. User Permissions

    Permissions are managed from the Manage Users screen. Note that there is a View Permissions screen from the instance menu, but it is READ ONLY and is available to all user types. To edit user permissions, navigate to System Menu > Users >...
  3. Merge Cards

    When users build card lists with levels, such as one card per tag for example, but later realize that one card covers multiple tags, there is no longer a need for the additional cards. Rather than leave the original cards as pending, DocBoss...
  4. Configure Expedite Reports

    Customize expediting reports and select expediting recipients.
  5. Card State

    DocBoss maintains a state for every locked card. Cards become locked if ANY of the following actions have been performed: The card has been submitted to the customer (tracked separately also) A system generated INDEX has been submitted...
  6. Acceptable Native File Types

    To eliminate malicious file uploads, DocBoss maintains a list of uploadable file types. If your file is not on this list, you will receive an error on upload. If the file is valid, please contact support. Once we manually validate the file type...
  7. Add/Edit Routing Scenario

    This article explains how to add or edit routing scenarios. For an overview of routing scenario functions, see this article first. Topics Add routing scenarios Edit routing scenarios Add/edit routing scenarios for all new proje...
  8. Distribution Lists

    A distribution list defines the recipients of a submittal. The list of recipients is commonly included on the transmittal summary (depending on your transmittal template). Topics Add/apply distribution list on project ...
  9. Microsoft Entra ID (SSO and User Provisioning)

    Single Sign On (SSO) is available for DocBoss. If enabled, users with the company domain will be redirected to their identity provider to sign in to access DocBoss. The instructions below outline how to set up SSO with DocBoss when using Microsof...
  10. Selecting Email Template

    The email templates that are used when creating outgoing submittals can be defaulted on each project. To update the default email template, navigate to Project Menu >  Set Up > Project Configuration. From the "Main" tab, navigate to Submittal ...