User's Guide Overview

Overview

Welcome to the Empower Administrator User's Guide. This document describes how to use the Empower Administrator to configure the Empower database for your own environment.

Contents

Section	Description/Topics
Basics, Usage, and Login	General overview of the Administrator
System Settings	Greater control over Empower system
Auto Numbers	Automatic number generation schemes and options
Format Rules	Upper case and character replacement options
Comment Types	Type options for comments
Unit of Measure Types	Unit of Measure options for BOM Items
Rules/Options	Various system operating rules and options
Global Attributes	Attribute fields and options for all objects
Attribute Groups	Grouping for attribute filters/views
Task Priorities	Priority options for tasks
Document Types	Type options for documents
Document Vaults	Vault options for documents
File Extensions	Set images/delimiter/format for file extensions
Shared File Areas	File/folder locations for simplifying the document upload process
Object Types	Using types for object classification and processing rules.
Object Categories	Using categories for object classification and processing rules.
Object Statuses	Life-cycle status options for Items/Parts/BOMs, Vendors, and Vendor Parts
Object Attributes	Attribute fields and options for all Empower objects
Attribute Display Options	Attribute display and position options for Empower objects
Required Fields	Fields that must contain values for releasing objects
Description Options	Set up description text patterns for automatic description assignment
BOM Attributes	Custom fields for BOM items
Vendor Instance Fields	Custom fields for Vendor item assignments
Vendor Custom Contact Fields	Add and edit vendor contact fields
Supplier Instance Fields	Add and edit supplier instance fields
Miscellaneous Item/Part/BOM Options	Other options for Item/Part/BOM
Object Priorities	Priority options for Empower objects
Miscellaneous Change/ECO Options	Other options for Change/ECO
Disposition Fields	Material Disposition fields for Affected Items on Changes/ECOs and Quality/CAPA Items
Roles	Define user role types to be assigned to projects
Training Miscellaneous	Additional training options for due dates and signoff
BOM Routing Options	Set some rules for BOM Routing
Users	Adding, removing, and modifying database users, logins, and passwords
User Permissions	User permission groups and user access rights
Business Units	Business unit options for users and object assignment
Password Policies	User password options and settings
Authentication Options	Login, LDAP and Single Sign-On options
User Groups	User grouping for various assignments
Custom User Fields	Custom fields for database users
User Properties	User specific fields that are only accessible by the individual user
Social Media Types	Social Media link types for database users
User Quick Links	Home page quick links preferences
Workflow Stages	Workflow stages options
Workflows	Edit the workflow of a specific object
Workflow Search	Searching for the workflow of a specific object
Workflow Options	Options for object signoff and rules for signoff reset
Email Server	Email server configurations
Email Alerts	Enable and edit email alerts of different actions
Email Templates	Add and edit email templates
Reminder Emails	Options for reminder emails
Administrator Change History	Administrator Change History records when some items have been modified
Task Templates	Add and edit task templates
Field Mapping	Edit field mapping according to your files
Field Transfer	Transfer values from some fields to other fields
Export/Import Settings	Export current settings or import settings from files
User Preferences	Customize Empower Administrator UI

For additional support please contact Arena Empower at:

Ways	Address
Support Email	arena-support@ptc.com
Support Portal	https://arenasolutions.my.salesforce.com/sserv/login.jsp?orgId=00D00000000hZci