Automatic document properties

Number

Enter a unique document number. Document numbers can contain up to 40 alphanumeric characters.

Name

Enter a name for the document.

Document Type

Select the applicable document type. For more information, see Automatic document types.

Format

Select the applicable document format (varies by Document Type). The format defines the appearance and data to display in the document. For more information, see Automatic document formats and settings.

Lock Down

Select to lock down the document when performing a lock down. This option is enabled by default.

Retain on Cleanup

Select to retain the document when performing a cleanup.

Include in Index

Select to include the document in the Document Index.

Roll Forward

Select to roll forward the document into the next year file when performing a year end close.

Print Landscape

Select to print the document in "landscape" orientation.

Select to flag the document as a deliverable.

• Due Date: Enter the deliverable's due date.
• Delivered Date: Enter the deliverable's delivered date.

Role Set

Select a role set to apply to the document from the drop-down menu.

Prepared by/Reviewed by

Select to populate your initials for the role, or manually enter the initials of the user that completed the role.

• Date: Enter the completion date for the role. If you select the role to populate your own initials, the date is automatically set to the current system date.

Position of Initials

Set the position of the user initials and date on the document. This option is only available for new automatic documents.

• Use Default: Place the initials and date in the default location as defined in Options | Roles.
• Top: Place the initials and date in the top right corner of the document.
• Bottom: Place the initials and date in the bottom right corner of the document.

Document Heading

Enter a document heading in the two fields provided. The document heading prints left justified underneath the company name, subsidiary name (if applicable), and year end date.

Extended Description for CaseView

Enter an optional extended description for use when linking to alphanumeric cells in CaseView documents using the Linkage worksheet. The extended description does not display when the document is printed.

Select to clear the issue.

Displays the unique identifier for the issue. The default identifier is composed of the user's initials who reported the issue and an incremental number.

Displays the priority level of the issue (Low, Normal, or High).

Displays the issue's description.

Displays the issue type(s).

Displays the name of the user(s) assigned to the issue.

• Everyone: All users that can access the file.
• None: No users.
• User group names: Users in the specified user group.
• User name: The specified user.
• Add new user: Create and assign a new user.

Filter the displayed issues using the drop-down menu.

• All Issues: Display all issues for the current document.
• My Outstanding Issues: Display all issues assigned to the current user.
• All Outstanding Issues: Display all issues that have not been completed.
• Uncleared Issues: Display all completed issues that have not yet been cleared.

Add a new issue to the document.

Edit the selected issue.

Delete the selected issue. An issue can only be deleted by the user who created it.

Displays an icon if the event generated a milestone.

Displays a history event. For more information, see Configure file history.

Displays the initials of the user who participated in the event.

Displays the date and time that the event occurred.

Enter an identifier for the document. The document identifier can contain up to 22 alphanumeric characters.

The NUMTOTDID(docnum) and TDIDTONUM(id) functions also provide access to the Document Identifier.

Enter the document version number. The template update system uses the document version number to determine if there are available updates for the document.

Select to label the document as In Progress, then designate the effective duration of the label. In Progress documents are locked to the user who set the label, so they can modify content without creating conflicts.

Note: In Progress documents are excluded from the Document Library, Copy Components Wizard, and during the creation of new files based on a template. This prevents users from adding incomplete documents to their files.

Link the document to a Queries file by entering the Author IDs of the query documents (separated by a comma, no spaces). For more information on Author IDs, see Add Author IDs.