Documents

Overview

Empower supports unlimited document/attachment assignments for any database object. Documents are specified by their path and file name, and can optionally contain a Title and Type to help describe the document.

Documents associated with any objects in the Empower database, can be either vaulted or non-vaulted documents.

Types	Description
Vaulted Documents	Document information is managed in and by the Empower database. Vaulted documents require "Check-out" and "Check-in" functions to make modifications to the document.
Non-vaulted Documents	Document items are links to existing files (typically in a shared file area/directory)

To assign documents to Vendor objects, select the Documents tab from the Vendor form.

Section	Description
Toolbar	Quick access to common Document functions
Document List	Current listing of associated documents
Filter/Navigator	Quick filter for displaying specific documents in the document list

Each document will contain action icons.

Each document will contain a hyperlink on the file name that will download the file when clicked.

When enabled by the Administrator, you will also see a "view" icon, which will allow you to view the file in the browser without forcing a download. Note: the file type must be able to be viewed directly by the browser or via a browser plug-in.

An icon will appear next to each document to indicate the document type.

Icon	Type
	Document is a linked document
	Document is a vaulted document
	Vaulted document is checked out

Please refer to the Document Management section for more information on all document functions.