Documents

Design work produces an array of documents, such as drawings, specifications, technical data, sketches, text documents, plans and minutes of meetings, among others. IFS/Asset Design depends upon IFS/Document Management for the registration and management of documents. Documents are created in any number of applications, registered/managed in IFS/Document Management, and related to an object or design part within IFS/Asset Design.

Once a document is related, it is stored under the object or design part in a Documents folder, which is visible from the Business Object Explorer. Subsequent documents are automatically placed in the correct object or design part folder. The document in the Documents folder is a shortcut to the document record held in IFS/Document Management.

Working with Documents in IFS/Asset Design

On a Design Object or Design Part Tree View on the Business Object Explorer ,expand the Documents node to view the connected documents:

• If a document isn't currently attached, the Documents node will be empty when expanded.
• If a document is attached, the Documents node can be expanded to display the connected documents.

Once a document appears in an object or design part Document folder, you can highlight the document, right-click, and select Document Revisions to open the document record on the Document Revisions window. Here you gain full access to IFS/Document Management functionality. Refer to the help documentation within IFS/Document Management for more information.