Document Management Overview

Review a summary of the features that are included for Controlled documents when using the Document Management module. Controlled documents can be used within Projects, Contacts and Contracts Administration. 

*Synergy Enterprise Feature* 

Tip: Not seeing this feature in your Synergy database? Contact Total Synergy Support to request Document Management to be enabled on your license.

What we do

What we don't do

Emails

 

  • Save emails from MS Outlook® into Synergy folders
  • Easy drag and drop emails from MS Outlook® into a Project or Contact folder
  • Save attachments separately from the email
  • Auto save to projects or contacts mentioned in the email subject line or body
  • Email sender and recipient details are displayed in the Synergy document libraries
  • Rename the email message using standard file name conventions as setup in System Settings
  • Store the keywords found within the body of controlled documents for use when searching in Synergy
  • Setup default email folders for saving emails sent or received for Projects, Contacts and Contract Administration
  • Create emails from Synergy using email templates to auto populate the email subject and body, and automatically save the emails to Synergy folders
  • Manage email from other email packages
  • Forward / reply to stored email messages
  • Keep an audit/link to the original email for the attachments that are separated out from the email message
  • Flag the email in MS Outlook® to show that the email has been saved to a Synergy document library
  • Allow emails to be saved to Synergy from Exchange public folders

Documents

 

  • Create and auto register Synergy documents in database - file name, type, meta data
  • View/open a file from the Documents tab within the project/contact/contract
  • Email templates can be used to send documents as email attachments with the body and subject automatically created using the template
  • Import a new file version from a directory other than the linked project/contact/contract directory
  • Preview the contents of Emails messages, word documents, images and PDF files
  • PDF viewer allows rotation, zoom in/out, and quality settings from a right mouse click
  • Transferring files to a secure Controlled environment allows you to:
    • Auto version number/control

    • Check a file out for editing or viewing
    • Logs who viewed or updated a file

    • Displays status of file if in checked-out/view

    • Notify a user to request they check-in a file

    • Roll back to a previous version and view the version history

    • Nominate how many versions of a file are to be kept in Synergy

    • Define which users access levels will be able to view the file

    • Export the file back to Uncontrolled

    • Move to another project sub directory

    • Import a new file version from a directory other than the linked project/contact/contract directory

  • Archive controlled documents from and all linked versions on Complete or Unsuccessful status projects.
  • Manage CAD drawing files, multi file, x-ref, BIM server etc

  • Merge function - compare 2 documents and merge the data together into one file

  • Markup documents, pdf or drawing files

Search

 

  • Specific file type selection

  • Multiple search filters

    • File name or email subject

    • Email sender or recipients (From, to - shown for controlled documents only)

    • Date

    • File type

    • Uncontrolled or Controlled location
  • Defaults to display the current/latest version stored

  • Free text search across the entire Synergy database for controlled documents, or within a specific Project/Contact/Contract Admin record

  • Search within the file name of uncontrolled files within Projects/Contacts/Contract Admin
  • Search for keyword words in the body of controlled files

  • Preview the contents of of Emails messages, word documents, images and PDF files within the search results list
  • Centralised secure storage of controlled files

    • Backup copy of the file is made on check out

    • Alerts for overdue items to be checked-in are shown to Knowledge Manager

    • Notification to users with checked out items

  • Markup files / annotations - Blue Beam

 

Want to learn more?

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Or try reviewing the following Email topics: Concept Link IconView Topics

 

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