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What is a Project Field Template? 

by | Sep 21, 2024 | Product Tips & Tricks

What is a Project Field Template? 
Templates are a great tool in DocBoss to create and save documents that you can then use again in the future for other projects to save time during the setup phase.

A Project Field Template allows you to define some default settings for your project.

Create a New Project Field Template

Navigate – Admin > (Customization) Project Templates

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Step 1 Click “+” to add
Step 2 Name your Template (make it something relevant so it is easy to select/distinguish for future projects)

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You will be redirected to the Project Settings screen. From the navigation bar on the left, choose each heading to view the options belonging to that category.

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Project Settings

  • Default Settings that can be applied to your project set up. Even after the template is selected and the default settings are applied they can easily be changed for each individual project.

Doc Code/Card Fields

  • To add custom columns to your Code List/Card List. Giving you the ability to manage more data specific to the project. There can be an unlimited amount of custom Doc Code/Card Fields set up in your system. On each template, you have the ability to enable them or not.
  • Click here for more about Doc Code/Card Fields

Major Tag Field

Additional Unit Types

  • Manage additional unit types (such as Steel)

Combination Fields

  • Manage combination fields

Equipment Fields

  • To add custom columns to your Equipment List. There are six (6) custom columns available, you change the name (this will be the name of your column header) and then enable it on the project.
  • Click here for more about Equipment Fields

Project (Main) Fields

  • Manage custom Project (Main) fields

Doc Code Queries

  • You can set up some specific Doc Code Queries, once a level has been set and cards have been created. The Queries is a systematic calculation that is applied to define which cards are applicable. The default query is “All Required” = All Docs are Required.

Expediting Settings

  • Toggle expediting ON/OFF on project
  • Select targets for expediting

Compilation / Package Presets

  • Select default preset for compilations and default preset for packages

Output Templates

  • Select default output templates (cover pages, transmittals, SDI, email, etc.)