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  1. Manage Internal Review Outside of DocBoss

    If your company prefers to complete their internal document review outside of DocBoss (using a service such as Bluebeam, Adobe Pro, etc.), you can still manage the documentation in DocBoss. To do this, we recommend following the process below. ...
  2. Regenerate Compilation

    Instructions for regenerating a compilation, and steps to take if/when the regenerate button is not available.
  3. User Profile

    Edit details and permissions for own user or others.
  4. Edit Equipment

    As projects progress, often there are changes which happen to required equipment. DocBoss supports those and helps you manage the changes to your document cards. Why does DocBoss monitor changes to equipment? All Auto-Generated cards are dir...
  5. Assign an Action

    Workflow Option: Routing Documents via Actions When routed internally, the documents are moved to user specific work areas called “Outstanding Actions”. Inside that area, users will make comments on the documents, while having the option to uploa...
  6. Complete an Outstanding Action

    Once an action has been applied to a card, it remains in the "Outstanding Actions" grid until all actions have been  completed.   To view all outstanding actions for an individual project, navigate to Project Menu > Outstanding Actions . To view...
  7. Edit the Routing of a Card

    During the course of managing cards you define routing and transmittal requirements. This is typically managed by DocBoss as you upload documents to the system because you have already assigned your specific workflow instruction. However – On...
  8. Compilation/Package Layout Presets

    To reduce manual work, a default compilation layout can be set up and used on any/all projects.  To set the default layout for compilations, navigate to System Menu > Admin > Compil. & Pkg Presets . To add a new compilation or package pre...
  9. Custom Field ID Number Identification

    To generate data from a custom field on a template, the custom field ID number will need to be determined. To identify the ID number, navigate to  Project Menu > Set Up > Project Template .  Once on the project template, navigate to the approp...
  10. Set Custom Revision Numbers (Per Stage)

    Custom revision values can be set for each stage on any given stage list to suit your company's process and/or your customer's requirements. This custom value will define the first  revision number, with subsequent revision numbers being set manu...