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  1. Project Templates

    What is a Project Field Template? A Project Field Template allows you to define some default settings for your project Create a New Project Field Template Navigate – Admin > (Customization) Project Templates Step 1 Click “+...
  2. Card to Unit Changes Causes

    DocBoss shows cards on the Card to Unit Changes screen when a user changes or adds a new equipment value for those cards, AND the cards: have a file (active, or in their history), and have a doc code with any doc code type except "SDI Report"...
  3. Upload documents

    Create a new incoming submittal and add documents to it.
  4. Using Regular Expressions

    RegEx (regular expression) patterns are a standard type of coding used to match text. In DocBoss, you can use RegEx to parse card metadata from the file names when using the Bulk Processing and  Create Cards and Match  features. Formatting p...
  5. Duplicate a Code

    Instructions for duplicating a doc code, and why it is useful. Alternative approaches are also explored.
  6. Create/Modify Internal Approval Status List

    Instructions for creating an internal approval status list, as well as adding and modifying statuses (both at the admin and project level).
  7. Send/Return Pairs

    Every submittal starts a Send/Receive pair which can be found in the Card History. Each pair contains a history entry that if (Y) is enabled it will be included in the SDI Reports. The system will set the send/return automatically bu...
  8. Add Users / Edit / Disable Users

    How to get here: These options are only available from the Manage Users screen. To Add : Above the grid, click Add User. To Edit : Click the edit icon (tools column) for the specific user. To Disable : Click the disabl...
  9. Release - Aug 2023 (Viewer Update with New Markups)

    DocBoss has updated the document viewer to include updated navigation options, more flexibility, and extended markup options. See below for a detailed description of the new features. New Viewer functions Viewer navigation Scroll (vertical) ...
  10. Enable Customer Portal Access

    The customer portal provides a secure location for your customers to upload (and download) documents directly into your DocBoss projects. Customer web access is provided to contacts associated with the company. Before enabling customer web access...