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Manufacturing record book templates (MRBTEMPLATES) application

Application usage

The Manufacturing record book templates (MRBTEMPLATES) application is used to define template designs and to outline the assembly of the final book. These templates are the specification of how the manufacturing record book should look and be organized, and can also be customer specific.

MRB Template list - Left side - Overview

The MRB Template list includes all Manufacturing book of requirement templates (MRBTEMPLATES) in:

  • Status 1 - Edit

  • Status 4 - Active

  • Status 9 - Discontinued

The elements can easily be searched for and the Active MRB Specification filter can be used to quickly filter on elements in Status 4 - Active.

The MRB Template list also includes the Create new button which is used to create one or more elements.

When an element is selected, its details will be displayed in the MRB structure and Template file tabs on the right side.

MRB Template list - Left side - Header

The header includes the following:

  • Search field - Click and pressing SPACEBAR will list Field, then Operator and finally Value, which can be used to create a quick filter. Values entered in the Search field will be matched with matching descriptions or customer identifier.

  • Filter builder icon - Click to open a popup where standard filters can be selected, and even create and save your own.

  • Column settings icon - click to list available columns, Export to Excel and Reset to Default view. If the list is not displaying the expected information, the Reset to default view can be especially useful.

MRB Template list - Left side - List

The MRB Template list includes all Manufacturing record book templates (MRBTEMPLATES) or templates that match with variables which are filtered on. Information on each template is divided into columns which can be customized with the Column settings icon in the header.

Use the Create new button at the bottom of the page to create new templates.

The information available in the columns are described in the table below.

Columns and buttons

Icons

Description

St column

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The following statuses are relevant:
  • Status 1 - Edit

  • Status 4 - Active

  • Status 9 - Discontinued

Id column

Displays the identifier for the MRBTEMPLATE document. In example MRBTEMPLATES/100000.

Description column

Displays the description set when creating a template with Create new button.

Can be edited in the MRB structure tab by clicking and typing in the MRB template title field.

Customer column

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Customer name (CUS) is displayed if a Customer (CUS) is linked to the Manufacturing record book template (MRBTEMPLATE), either set when creating the template with the Create new button, or selecting a Customer (CUS) in the Customer dropdown menu in the MRB structure tab.

Create new button

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Clicking the Create new button will open a popup where the following options and fields are available.

  • Description field - Is required. The description will be title of the MRB element. This can edited in the MRB template area, in the MRB template title field.

  • Customer dropdown menu - This dropdown menu is optional. Customer (CUS) be added later by clicking the top level of the MRB structure and selecting a customer from the Customer dropdown menu in the MRB template area.

  • Create another - This checkbox is optional. If selected the user can create another template in the current popup.

  • Create button - When the user is satisfied with the provided Description and Customer, click the Create button to add a new template element to the MRB Template list in Status 1 - Edit.

  • Cancel button - Click the Cancel button to cancel the template creation.

MRB Tabs - Right side

Contains two tabs; MRB structure and Template file and represents two functions; to build a customized MRB structure, and to upload and manage MRB template files.

MRB Tabs - Right side - MRB structure tab

The MRB structure tab is used to build the structure of the Manufacturing record book (MRB). The actions available are based on the selected level and are represented by the icons in the header.

The details are specific for the selected level, and are available on the right side of the tab. The icons and options available are described in the table below:

Icon

Name

Function

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Add section icon

Adds a section under the selected level. Each section will be a bookmark in the final MRB.

The user can Add template page or Insert documents under a section. A section must be selected for these actions to be available.

Available fields in Section criterias:
  • Section bookmark title - Type a title for the bookmark.

  • Empty section strategy dropdown menu - Decide what should happen if the inserted document is missing.

    Available options are:
    • No action - The page will be blank.

    • Add NA to the section bookmark - The text "Not available" will be added to the page.

    • Remove section bookmark - If the section bookmark is empty, it will be removed from the Manufacturing record book (MRB).

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Add template page icon

Inserts a template page under the selected section. A template file must be added in the Template file tab as a reference for the Insert template page field.

Available fields in the Inserted template page area
  • Insert template page - Type the page number from the template file which is to be included.

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Insert documents icon

Inserts a documents under the selected section level.

Available fields in the details area
  • Files bookmark field -

  • Files separator format field -

  • Add file type dropdown menu - List all the available file types that can be added. Read more about the File types (FIT) application here.

  • File Type and Description elements - Lists the added file types with their descriptions as defined in the File types (FIT) application.

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Delete current icon

Click to delete the selected level. Note that a section or page must be empty to be deleted.

MRB tabs - Right side - Template file tab

The Template file tab can be used to upload files to be used as references which can be inserted when building the Manufacturing record book (MRB) in the MRB structure tab.

Template files list
Header
  • Search field - Quickly search for a template file or use the predefined filters underneath the search field.

  • Filter builder icon - The Filter builder icon can be used to activate predefined filters or create custom filters.

    Standard filters

    • Files missing DC - Filters the list on Template files missing a document controller.

    • Versions missing PDF - Filters the list on versions missing PDF.

    • Files pending approval - Filters the list on

    • My assigned approvals - List only a files where the current user is set as assignee in the Document approval (DAP) application.

    • My pending DC approvals - List only files where the current user is set as the Document controller in the Document approval (DAP) application.

    • Files I can approve - List only files the current user can approve.

    Create custom filter

    Create a custom filter by selecting Field, Operator and Value.

    Click the Save filter button to add a name and add it to the My saved filters area in the same popup. Select the custom filter from the My saved filters area. The selected filter will be displayed underneath the Search field. To toggle it, click it and verify that is now orange. This will indicate that the filter is active.

Column

Description

Filename

Displays the name of the file. The file can be managed in the File manager (FILEMANAGERAPI) application.

Read more about the File manager (FILEMANAGERAPI) here.

Document reference

InternalFilename

Displays the internal file name. An internal file name is generated based on the selections made in the File types (FIT) application. The internal file name pattern can be viewed and edited in the Internal filename pattern area. A new pattern can also be added by clicking the Add file pattern and then providing the object type in following popup.

CreatedAt

Display the time of file creation in the format YEAR.MONTH.DAY HOUR:MIN.

FileId

Displays the identifier for the file.

FileTypeId

Displays the File type identifier (FIT).

Name

Displays the name of file defined in the File manager (FILEMANAGERAPI) application.

Selected

Click the Selected button to display the file in the FilePreview area.

MRB tabs - Right side - Template files - FilePreview area

To preview a template file, select it from the Template files list. If a preview is available it will be displayed. The icons available, Upload, Download etc., will depend on the file type.

Icon

Description

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Click the Upload icon to open a popup where files can be uploaded to the template.

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Click the Preview the actual size icon to open a popup where the file can be viewed in detail and the actual viewing size can be inspected.

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Click the Open file in new tab icon to open a new tab where the file can be viewed in detail and sections/bookmarks can be inspected.

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Click the Download icon to locally download the file.

Context menu options
  • Copy MRB template - Click to copy the MRB template. The new copy will be available in the MRB Template list area. The name will be copied and the source will be displayed in parenthesis.