iconDownload functionality provides team members the ability to copy files from "Workspace" so they may review documents without accessing the Internet (working off line).
"Document Manager" also provides team members the ability to view files online using the Asite viewer. Where users are working off line, they will require the appropriate software to view documents / drawings. For example, a user will require MS Office to view MS documents such as Word or Excel.
1. Select a file/s by clicking on the select box adjacent to it
2. Click on the icon
3. Select which file type you wish to download (more than one can be chosen when downloading. Values defaulted based on User Preference.
4. Click on Download
In case of single file, the file will be automatically streamed
for downloading.
Select Associated
files to download the document attached to the selected document
Select Associated
Documents and Attached Documents,
to download the documents associated and attached to the comment
Select Rename
Files with Doc Ref to rename the files with Doc Ref while downloading.
Select Extract
files on Download to extract the selected files on download.
Select Lock
for Editing Option while downloading, to check out
the document while downloading.
Documents
will become available in the location specified with the revisions checked
out for editing if Lock
for Editing option is selected.
Paper documents cannot be downloaded.
Paper
documents, Links and the document revisions which are not the latest ones
will not be downloaded or checked out if you have selected Lock for Editing option for such documents
FAQs
Q: I downloaded a document which had an attachment uploaded along with it and had selected Lock for Editing option while downloading. The document was checked out, but attachment could not be checked out.
A: You will be allowed to check out the primary file s only. The attachments cannot be checked out.
Q: I downloaded the documents attached with the comment, but was not displayed the option to Lock for Editing while downloading
A: You cannot lock the externally attached files.
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