ARCHIBUS includes a document management system. This allows you to add documents to the ARCHIBUS database.
Document templates are files that will be frequently used by users, such as a facilities access request or a standard construction contract. When you are defining document templates, you use the document management buttons to launch the correct application, such as Microsoft Word, to view the existing document templates. Depending on the user's permissions, the user can also check out this file for editing, check in changes, delete the file, and lock and unlock it. For more information on how to use the ARCHIBUS Web Central document management system, see Using the Document Management System.
Note: Some users will not have permissions for editing the templates. These users will be accessing the templates to view them and save them to their local workstations. Users can use the Set Up/View Document Templates task to view and save the templates.
To define a new document template:
The Edit Details tab becomes active.
The Edit Document tab becomes active.
If your Business Process Owner has defined document templates, you can use the View Document Templates task to save the template to your computer. Using the saved template file, you can then fill in data for a particular project. Using the Request/Request Projects or Request/Edit My Projects tasks, you can then attach the file to a project.
To view document templates:
The View Policy and Procedure Documents form appears.
The right panel fills in with information on the selected document template.
The File Download dialog appears.
The Save As dialog appears.
The file is now available for you to edit and to attach to a project.