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Rule #2 When Submitting Vendor Documents
If a document starts as an independent file, it should stay as an independent file. You should be able to access all versions, and detailed metadata, for every document. When you want to submit compilations, it should be POSSIBLE (not necessarily prudent) to create...
Rule #1 When Submitting Vendor Documents
We hosted a webinar a few weeks ago that looked at 8 simple rules for successfully submitting vendor documents. This is rule #1. Only one copy of any document should be submitted (per project). If you find yourself sending in the same information more than one time,...
The move to cloud-based technologies
In a recent article on Image & Data Manager entitled Document Control climbs into the cloud, the article covers a number of topics including the increased move to the cloud and availability of various document control applications as well as an interview with a...
5 Questions to Ask Your Document Control System
* This is a re-post! It's always a good idea to re-evaluate system practices to ensure they meet your current needs - here are some questions to ask yourself about your document control system. As a supplier you rely heavily on your project document process to keep...
DocBoss is Growing: Welcome Rachel
DocBoss would like to welcome Rachel Eskrick our growing team. Rachel has over 12 years experience working on the supplier side of the process industry. Her experience with both documentation and project management make her a valuable addition to our sales and support...
Tundra’s ISA Conference Booth: A #DocBoss Fave
DocBoss had a great time meeting with customers and attending some sessions at the ISA event in Edmonton. A major highlight was when Brad tackled the climbing wall at Tundra's booth. The climbing wall raised money for the Kids Cancer Foundation; they raised a grand...
Registration Now Open for June 18th #DocBoss Webinar
8 Simple Rules For Submitting Vendor Documents Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MDT (11:00am PT/2:00pm ET) Who should attend: Process equipment suppliers Cost: Free! For many suppliers, document control is required, but often ignored. With a bit...
Welcome New #DocBoss Customer: Hooper Welding
We are happy to announce our newest #DocBoss customer Hooper Welding. Founded in 1952 as a welding repair shop, Hooper Welding Enterprises has grown to become a recognized leader in the design and manufacture of pressure vessels, custom steel, and alloy fabrication....
Welcome New DocBoss Customer: Magnetrol
We are very excited to announce new customer Magnetrol as the latest company to embrace DocBoss as their project document control system. Magnetrol has been transforming industrial processes for more than 80 years and are the innovators of the first magnetic liquid...
DocBoss welcomes New Customer – Westburne Electric Supply
DocBoss is pleased to welcome as a new customer, Westburne Electric Supply, a division of Rexel Canada Electrical Inc. and leading electrical material distributor in Canada. Westburne has over 125 branches across Canada, more than any other electrical distributor in...
DocBoss welcomes New Customer – CAD Control Systems
DocBoss is pleased to welcome CAD Control Systems (www.cadoil.com) of Broussard, Louisiana as a new customer. CAD Control Systems, headquartered in Broussard, La, is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of Control Systems, High Pressure Test Systems,...
DocBoss welcomes New Customer – ProMinent Fluid Controls Ltd.
DocBoss is pleased to welcome Prominent Fluid Controls Ltd. (www.prominent.ca) of Guelph, Ontario as a new customer. The ProMinent Group is manufacturer of components and systems for the metering technology, as well as a reliable water treatment solutions partner for...
Big Data – Maybe the paperwork on your desk sometimes looks like this!
Document Controllers often experience data overload and struggle to keep their work from falling behind while also staying focused and avoiding major time wasters. Keeping track of tens, hundreds or thousands of documents places demands upon even the most experienced...
Why YOU need to define Documentation Requirements at the Proposal Stage
When you get a request for proposal with a 20-page document submittal spec, you assume that everything is covered. I mean you are being told exactly how and how high to jump. As long as you follow the spec you’ve got it covered. You likely flip though the codes, and...
8 Simple Rules for Submitting Your Vendor Documents
As suppliers try to comply with all of the submission requirements from various engineering companies, I’d like to take a step back and consider the level to which the requirements SHOULD be rigid, and where they border on the ridiculous. There are core principles of...
Check the Number of Pages in a Returned Document
Keeping track of the number of cover pages or information pages in a document can be a tedious and error-prone job. What do you do if your document page tracking count, perhaps in a spreadsheet, does not match with a reviewed document to be returned to the system....
Returned Pages Check
Computers don’t get tired of doing the same thing over and over again. We can generally rely upon them to apply a certain checking process to our documents and let us know if they find a discrepancy. We can pick up the job from there and use our time more effectively...
Addition of “Eq#” Column to the PDL (Product Document List)
The concept or organization of data by ‘Levels’, within DocBoss, provides you with the capability to better manage the documents and the entities referenced by them. The DocBoss PDL (Product Document List) grid now contains a new cell called “Eq#”, displayed as a drop...
DocBoss Welcomes New Customer – Oseco
DocBoss welcomes Oseco (www.oseco.com) as a new client, signing up in July 2013. Oseco has an office in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The company is part of the Halma Group, an international manufacturing group with businesses in 23 countries and major operations in Europe,...
DocBoss is at AccererateAB
DocBoss is one of approximately 25 companies selected by a panel of judges from over 70 applicants to attend AccelerateAB this year on July 11, 2013 at Mount Royal University. AccelerateAB is the largest start-up technology event in Alberta and its driving purpose is...
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