Edit Document Details in Document Register

Edit Document Details in Document Register


Purpose

Commnia's Document Register provides a mass edit function that enables users to modify document details that have been uploaded and classified or labelled incorrectly. With this feature, users can easily update information such as Document Number, Description, Discipline, Type & Status. Additionally, we offer a notification email option, allowing users to inform relevant individuals about the changes made. It's important to note that only users who have access to the respective documents will receive these notifications.  

Consideration

Internal Permissions:
  1. Only System Administrators or Document Controllers can edit accepted and pending documents 
External Permissions:
  1. Users can only edit their own pending documents 

Steps 

1. Access Document Register

Navigate to the menu bar icon and click Document Register under Document Control.




2. Select Documents

You can use the Search bar or Document Register Filter to help you find the files you need quickly.




Select the documents you would like to make changes to and click Options then select Edit.



If you have Multiple Documents selected, you are able to mass edit using the top section.

      1. Select the Aspect For of the document you would like to edit, such as Document Number.
      2. Enter the Part of the Document you Would like to Change by clicking Find.
      3. Select the Action you would like, this being: replace with, insert before, insert after, replace before or replace after.
      4. Enter the New description.
      5. Select the documents again to confirm the files you would like the changes to be applied.
      6. You will now see your changes on the document(s).
       7. Click Apply Changes to save these new details to the document(s).
      8. Click Submit - you can save to Selected Documents or Save All Documents.



Submit and Notify this will notify all users who have access to these documents that there has been a change in document details.
You can undo changes made by clicking on the Undo Changes button. Select the field you want to revert to the original values.



3. Edit Document Details Individually

If you wish to individually edit details, directly change them using the bottom information panel, you can make changes on any field for each document.

For Example:

  1. Change Discipline from the drop-down menu.
  2. Change Revision directly by clicking in the field.

Then click Submit - you can notify changes.



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