How to... Complete the step-by-step instructions for the tasks that you perform when working with the Document Lifecycle Manager. Related Topics:View Document Placeholders You can view all document placeholders for a project in a project's DLM tab. To help you to manage document placeholders for a project, you can search, filter, and group them. Manage Document Placeholders To save time when you set up a project, you can create placeholders in advance for any documents that you expect to receive. Each placeholder can store multiple file types, versions, and metadata for a selected document. Add Files to Placeholders When you receive controlled project files, you can add them to document placeholders within DLM for the project. This allows you to control and manage those documents, and issue them to selected recipients. You can add files from your PC, and files already published to the DMS, such as file attachments published through the PIM Outlook add-in. Issue Documents You issue documents when you want to distribute them to people working on a project in a controlled manner. For example, you might issue project drawings for review. You can issue both controlled documents stored in a project's DLM, and documents stored in the DMS. Search for Drawings and Document Issues You can search for drawings and document issues across all projects that you are linked to. Report on Controlled Documents and Document Issues To help you to keep track of controlled drawings and documents for a project, a number of reporting options are available. You can generate a full document register report, and report on a range of document issues. In addition, you can create custom document register reports to report on subsets of data. Parent Topic: Design Management HomeDeltek PIM HelpDesign ManagementHow to...
How to... Complete the step-by-step instructions for the tasks that you perform when working with the Document Lifecycle Manager. Related Topics:View Document Placeholders You can view all document placeholders for a project in a project's DLM tab. To help you to manage document placeholders for a project, you can search, filter, and group them. Manage Document Placeholders To save time when you set up a project, you can create placeholders in advance for any documents that you expect to receive. Each placeholder can store multiple file types, versions, and metadata for a selected document. Add Files to Placeholders When you receive controlled project files, you can add them to document placeholders within DLM for the project. This allows you to control and manage those documents, and issue them to selected recipients. You can add files from your PC, and files already published to the DMS, such as file attachments published through the PIM Outlook add-in. Issue Documents You issue documents when you want to distribute them to people working on a project in a controlled manner. For example, you might issue project drawings for review. You can issue both controlled documents stored in a project's DLM, and documents stored in the DMS. Search for Drawings and Document Issues You can search for drawings and document issues across all projects that you are linked to. Report on Controlled Documents and Document Issues To help you to keep track of controlled drawings and documents for a project, a number of reporting options are available. You can generate a full document register report, and report on a range of document issues. In addition, you can create custom document register reports to report on subsets of data. Parent Topic: Design Management HomeDeltek PIM HelpDesign ManagementHow to...