Document Tab

Use the Document tab to assign the file name of a document or program that you want operators to view and optionally acknowledge as part of a phase processing. Acknowledgment can be specified to occur at the start of the phase (On Entry) or as the last step (On Exit) of the phase. When the phase processes, Windows launches a program based on the file extension. For example, if the extension is .html, Windows could launch a browser.

Note: The program that is launched is based on Windows settings.

For more information on associating file extensions with programs, see your Windows user references.

An example of how you might implement the Document Viewing feature could be based on a requirement that operators must view material safety data and then acknowledge the action. Furthermore, you might have the material safety data stored in an HTML document on a network at the address http://Material_Safety.html.

Actual document viewing and acknowledgment is a function of the View Doc and View Doc Ack buttons on the Batch Display.

For more information on the Batch Display, see "Batch Management System."

On Entry – Enable this option if you want to require an operator, supervisor, or person with a comparable security role, to verify and confirm viewing of the document as the first step of the phase. During recipe processing, the option requires the operator to press the View Doc and View Doc Ack buttns on the Batch Display. You can configure the buttons to require the entry of security identification numbers and passwords as the first step of the phase. Configuration of the appropriate Done By and Check By security roles is performed in the Security Editor.

Prior To Edit – Enable this option if you want to require an operator, supervisor, or person with a comparable security role, to verify and confirm viewing of the document as the last step of the phase. During recipe processing, the option requires the operator to press the View Doc and View Doc Ack button on the Batch Display. You can configure the buttons to require the entry of security identification numbers and passwords as the first step of the phase. Configuration of the appropriate Done By and Check By security roles is performed in the Security Editor.

For more information on the configuring security, see "Security System".

Viewing Documents on Clients

If you are using batch clients in your system, and intend to run a recipe that uses the Document Viewing feature, make certain that each client is properly configured to the document. One way to ensure this is to place all of your document files in a folder that is shared for each of your client systems.