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  1. MTR Packaging & Management in DocBoss

    DocBoss can use your traceability information to create MTR packages. The decision on which method will depend on the type of management you are doing. I am a Fabricator / Manufacturer You purchase secondary steel (bars, plates etc) ...
  2. 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...
  3. Disable Equipment

    To delete/disable equipment from your equipment list, there are a couple of options. For single changes, you can click the delete icon. For multiple pieces of equipment, you can select them using the select boxes then click Disable S...
  4. Add Additional Equipment Type to Project

    On the project fields template, navigate to the "Additional Unit Types" grid, and click the add option. Once added, the new tab becomes available to assign display columns. If you have major tags enabled, you may choose to link the...
  5. Horizontal Layout (Equipment List) Troubleshooting

    The horizontal upload feature works a bit differently than the standard DocBoss equipment upload process. For troubleshooting tips, see the topics below. No option to enable horizontal upload on CSV import Horizontal layout is only av...
  6. Add Equipment

    Navigate to the Equipment List Equipment (with related tags) must be entered into DocBoss to enable card creation. Navigate to Equipment List Project Hub > Equipment: Equipment List Select Tagged Eq...
  7. Turn Around Days

    Turn Around Days Navigate to your project > Main > scroll down to Settings Here you can enter the default amount of Turn Around working days. Acme (Customer) Turn Around days - are how many working days your Customer will have to r...
  8. Initial Submission Dates

    When creating a new Project, the initial submission dates (original scheduled dates) are set by default to 10 days after order date indicated in Main. This can be changed from the Code List using reference date and delivery days columns o...
  9. Internal Approval Cycle

    Internal approval is often of interest to companies who are doing some engineering on behalf of their customer. They want to work with their suppliers to ensure the documents are correct, prior to sending them on to their customer. When enabled...
  10. Temporary Cards

    Temporary cards Creating a temporary card allows users to track two workflows, and combine them back together after the temporary workflow is completed. For example, if a drawing is returned from the customer with status “Approved with Comments...