New AS Distribution System

New AS Distribution
System
NPD Document Library
Effective 01/10/2005
Publisher
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ActiveProject Login Screen
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Same Server Different Areas
NPD Active Project Web Server
http://apx.timex.com/NPD
NPD Document Library
Aesthetic Spec Website
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Eng Lists – Where Used
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Where Used Search Screen
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Filter for all Aesthetic Specs
Slide bottom bar to right
Notice Program name
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Filter for Programs with ‘Radio’ in
name field
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Filter for Aesthetic Specs
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Add 2005.02 Launch Date Filter
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Add Filter for Reef Gear Product
Add Filter for model 957-AES
now click on h-link for 957-5E5610
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AS BOM for 957-5E5610
now click on link 000 002747 for AS
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Doc screen 03329A01 AS 000002747 link, click Button for file
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PDF of AS for 957-5E5610
(03329A01)
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Click on ERO/ECO Tab to view
release notes
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Email Notifications – Click on h-link
for AS file for 06123A14
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File is now displayed – no login to
Active Project is required
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Click on h-link for 622-06123A14BOM
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Link takes user to ActiveProject
Login Screen – Login is required
NOTE – User logins from Email
BOM h-links takes user only to
the doc library portion of Active
Project. You must use your normal
login procedure for full ActiveProject
Access.
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BOM for 06123A14 is displayed –
user in Doc Lib – click on AS link
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DOC screen appears – Choose rev
dropdown for history – click rev 01
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User can now open file for revision
01 of the Aesthetic Spec
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Example of Initial AS release – click
on 622-06123A14-BOM
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Link takes user to ActiveProject
Login Screen – Login is required
NOTE – User logins from Email
BOM h-links takes user only to
the doc library portion of Active
Project. You must use your normal
login procedure for full ActiveProject
Access.
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BOM for 06123A14 is displayed –
user in Doc Lib – click on AS link
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After viewing AS user can navigate
to Where Used screen here
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Notice you must clear part number
to use search feature
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Now search for dev no 06123A14 then click on O06-123A14 h-link
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BOM screen is now displayed –
click on ERO /ECO Tab
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Note - All future changes will have
email content filed here
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Important notice to all Aesthetic Spec Users.
We have added date last changed information as
indicated below – this will allow you to easily see when AS
info was last updated from the Where Used list in Active
Project.
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You can refine your search to include a brand, ‘fashion’, in this
example, as indicated in the screen shot below.
Now you can sort by date by single click on the underlined
hyperlink, Water. T . The first click will order showing the oldest
modified date on top as indicated below.
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Now you can sort again and get the latest modified date on top by
single click on the underlined hyperlink, Water. T . This
second click will re-order the list, showing the newest (latest)
modified date on top as indicated below.
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You can search for changes on a specific date by further refining your
query to include only a specific date, ‘20050215’ , as indicated in
this example. ‘20050215’ is in the format ‘2005’ for year, ’02’ for
month and ’15’ for date as indicated below.
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Note that when you open the BOM, the change date indicated in the
Where Used screen agrees with the BOM change date.
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And the ECO shows the specific file that was changed, and the user
comments from the Email Notice.
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Important notice to all Aesthetic Spec Users.
Email can be a wonderful tool to notify when changes are made and
provide easy access to our database information. However, we
sometimes experience interruptions in this service for various
reasons.
„ Active Project provides us a web collaboration development tool that
can be used completely independent of email. With the additional
of the date last changed information, users can easily identify
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AS information changes by date.
We will continue to work with IT to improve the reliability of email
notification information. However, you should always log into Active
Project and monitor when AS information was last updated for your
projects. This will help eliminate delays or confusion due to email
notification problems.
„ Thanks for your continuing support and cooperation.
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Process flow for AS and Support
File Publish / Distribution
NPD Active Project Web Server
AS Database
Aes Specs
http://apx.timex.com/NPD
AS DB Server
AUSMDOR1
NPD Document Library
Aesthetic Spec Website
Drag/Drop
Holding DIR
Support Files
Terminal Server PC
AUSMDTS2
User MAC
User PC
User PC
User MAC
User MAC
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Users will use the publish button to
approve / publish AS changes
Be sure to type your email comments
here before clicking the publish button.
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New AS Approval Form Feature approve/publish multiple changes
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Search screen – click search button
to display all your in-process specs
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Use check boxes to publish multiple
Specs – single email notice
Be sure to type your email comments here
before clicking the publish button.
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Publish Support Files – double click
on AS Support File DragDrop Box
icon on your desktop
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Drag & Drop box window now
appears on your desktop
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Select files to be published from
desktop or file folder - drag & drop
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After all files you want to publish
are in window click Process Button
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Email message window appears –
type Message and click Send
Be sure to type your email comments here before
clicking the Send button.
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You can now publish additional files
or Exit
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Important Notes
„ Aesthetic
Spec and Support files are sent
to a holding directory –
„ Files are distributed to the NPD Document
Library hourly, at the top of the hour, i.e.
8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM