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Using document management (DocMan)

Many of the Synergetic modules include a DocMan tab that allows you to attach useful documents or photos to the community member's record.

Community Maintenance - DocMan tab

How to:

DocMan tab key fields and buttons

Fields

Field

Description

Classification

Classification of the documents to be displayed. Access to documents can be restricted based on user security levels.

Select the classification from the drop-down list to filter the documents displayed.

Document Type

Type of document. For example:

  • Microsoft Word Document
  • JPG Photo
  • Adobe Acrobat File
  • Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.

 

Note: The document types set up are those that are used at your organisation as defined in the luDocumentType lookup table. See the luDocumentType lookup table in the System maintenance manual.

Select the type of document from the drop-down list to filter the documents displayed.

Description

Filter the documents to those which have the typed words in the description.

Source Reference

Filter the documents to those which have the typed words in the source reference.

Grid area fields

Field

Description

Created Date

Date and time the document, spreadsheet or picture was imported into Synergetic.

Classification

Classification of the document.

Classifications are maintained in the luDocumentClassification lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.

Description

Short description of the document.

Source Code

Source of the document. Typical examples include:

  • Archive
  • Magazine
  • Newspaper
  • School Photo
  • Website.

Document sources are maintained in the luDocumentSourceCode lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.

Source Date

Date the document was published or received.

Source Reference

Cross-reference to the source. For example the name, issue date and page of a newspaper where the student's photograph appeared.

Source Path

Location of the document in the file system or URL.

This field shows the document's original location if the file has been embedded in the Synergetic database.

Type

Type of document. Typical examples include:

  • DOC, DOCX (Microsoft Word document)
  • JPG (photo using the Joint Photographic Experts Group format)
  • PDF (Adobe Acrobat file)
  • XLS, XLSX (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet).

Document types are maintained in the luDocumentType lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.

Seq

Unique number identifying the document.

DocMan tab buttons

Button

Description

Open button

Open the highlighted item in the appropriate application to view or change the item.

For example, if you highlight a Microsoft Word document and click Open button, Microsoft Word is launched to open the document.

Import button

Import a document, spreadsheet or picture. See:

Import Document window

Export button

Export a document, spreadsheet or picture.

To copy a document, spreadsheet or picture from the Synergetic database and save it in a Windows folder:

  1. Click Export button.
  2. Browse for the folder.
  3. Click Save button.

Update button

Open the highlighted item on the DocMan tab and update the information about the item.

Update document details window

Delete button

Delete the highlighted item from the DocMan tab for the selected community member(s).

Delete the highlighted item from either:

  • just the community member
  • all community members who are linked to the document.

Delete document dialog

Links button

Display the community members who the document is linked to.

Link a document, spreadsheet or photo to everyone in a group of community members using a tag list, as described below.

You can also remove a community member from the list.

Docman links window

DocMan Links window key buttons

Buttons

Button

Description

Add...gif

Add a community member to share the document.

See Sharing a document with other community members in the Introduction manual.

Add tagged button

Add the document to the DocMan tab for each of the community members contained in the current tag list.

Delete button

Remove the document from the DocMan tab of the highlighted community member.

Delete Tagged button

Remove the document from the DocMan tab of all community members in the current tag list.

Last modified: 27/02/2014 4:38:26 PM

See Also

Introduction to Synergetic

What's new to the Introduction

Using the online help

Using the custom help

Finding additional information from Synergetic Management Systems

Introduction to the community

Overview of major functions

Conventions used in this documentation

Navigating around Synergetic

Calendar

Searching

Launching another program

Running a standalone program

Common buttons

Sorting and filtering grids

Spell check and spelling options

Overview of security

Updating and deleting records

File types

Multitasking

Exporting information to other applications

Communicating with community members

Tag lists

Managing tasks

Action Centre

Running reports

Setting field values in bulk

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