You work and manage documents in the document life cycle using actions which are configured out of the box on documents for basic functionality.
How do you use the different document commands?
The following table shows the different document commands and their capability, which is dependent on the object's state in the revision schema.
Action |
What it does |
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Revise |
The CURRENT document is revised, which creates a new WORKING version. |
Edit Files |
A new WORKING document version is created and marked as checked out. Files attached to the previous working version can be downloaded to a client device for editing. You must manually check in the new document version after editing. |
Check In |
Check in the new document version, created when the Edit Files command was used, along with any files that were checked out for editing. |
Sign Off |
Signs off a complete document and changes the status of the document revision from WORKING to CURRENT. |
Sign off with form |
Signs off a complete document revision and allows you to update properties and revision notes. The document revision status changes from WORKING to CURRENT. |
Update Document |
Update the master properties of the document. |
Update Latest Revision |
Update the properties of the latest revision of the document. |
Copy |
Creates a new copy of the document with a new name, and allows you to select the required property details and values on the Copy form. |
Document Controller role only
Action |
What it does |
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Undo Sign Off |
Changes the status of the document revision from CURRENT to WORKING. |
Cancel |
Cancels a document when it is in the RESERVED state. |
What do the document icons mean?
The document revision state is indicated by its icon.
Icon |
Document Revision State |
Notes |
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Current revision |
The Current revision. The working revision is signed off. No claim state. |
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Current revision superseded |
A Current revision has been revised for further editing. No claim state. |
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Current revision result of a claim |
The Current revision is the result of a claim from a higher configuration. |
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Current revision source of a claim |
The current revision is the source of a claim to a lower configuration. |
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Current revision result of a claim and source of a claim |
The Current revision has been claimed from a higher configuration and is the source of a claim to a lower configuration. Result of a three tier-hierarchy scenario. |
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Superseded revision |
The revision that was previously signed off as the Current revision, but has been superseded by another signed off revision. No claim state. |
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Superseded revision source of a claim |
The revision is the source of a claim to a lower configuration and superseded by a newer Current revision. |
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Working revision/version |
The working revision or version. Either a previous Current revision has been revised to create a new working revision and version, or this is the first revision of the document. No claim state. |
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Working version superseded |
The previous working version has been superseded by a check in. No claim state. |
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Working version checked out |
A new working version has been checked out for editing. No claim state. |
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Working version checked out superseded |
The new working version checked out for editing has been superseded. No claim state. |
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Working version result of a claim |
A new working version is the result of a claim from a higher configuration by revising the Current revision. |
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Working revision source of a claim |
The working version that is the source of a claim to a lower configuration. |
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Submitted revision |
A submitted revision is created when you submit a document using an MDR deliverable submittal with the Grouped Review flag enabled on the project. |
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Rejected submitted revision |
The rejected submitted revision is created when a user with a document controller role rejects an incorrect submitted revision. These documents are not visible in a normal search and can only be found in the ToDo list or with relationship expansion. |
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Superseded rejected submitted revision |
The superseded rejected submitted revision is created when you reject a submitted revision and submit a new version. The earlier version is superseded. |
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Planned revision |
Using an MDR planning submittal, you can create a placeholder document. Such a document is reserved and has full document representation (master, revision, and version), but does not have a file attached. A typical revision is ‘—’. |
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Superseded planned revision |
The planned revision has been superseded by the submission of the actual document. The document is revised to a normal revision scheme from a planned revision scheme. |