Specpoint Help for A/E Users

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Needs Attention Window

Use this window to review the major errors within an uploaded family. This window provides you with a list of articles that you must revise before you import the family into your project.

For each family that you import, the platform reads and converts the imported content based on Specpoint's baseline content format. This enables you to work on the imported content within the platform in the same way you work on content native to Specpoint.

When you upload content that contains major issues or deviations from the baseline content format, the converter tags these issues as error items or "needs attention" items. This window lists the articles that contain these error items and organizes them by error item type. You must revise these error items and re-upload the updated content before you can proceed with the content import. These errors include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Duplicate instance of a product type
  • Duplicate instance of a product type property
  • Other duplicate properties that Specpoint cannot rename
  • Styles outside the MasterSpec library
  • Deviations from the MasterSpec content structure, such as:
    • Deviating from a three-part structure (having a fourth part)
    • Content going beyond five paragraph levels (MasterSpec maxes out at five)
  • Paragraph not picked up
  • Unexpected paragraph added
  • Improper formatting, such as text boxes around notes to specifier or specialized tables

For more information, see Needs Attention Items for Import.

You can open this window by clicking the error count (the count must be 1 or greater) in the Needs Attention column of an uploaded family on the Import page.