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Auto-Indexing Variables are used to automatically populate fields with data based on one of the following variables.
{Date} - Current Date
{Time} - Current Time
{LocalComputerName} - The computers name as defined in Operating System under System Properties
{NetworkUserName} - The Login Name from the Operating System
{FolderPath} - The full path name where the document is created
{CabinetName} - The name of the Cabinet where the document is created
{DrawerName} - The name of the drawer where the document is created
{FolderName} - The name of the folder where the document is created
{ParentFolderName} - To be used when a document is added to a subfolder. The field will be populated with the name of the parent object. When adding a document to a folder whose parent object is a Drawer, the Drawer name will be used to populate the field.
{+#+} # - represents a numeric value between –2147483648 and 2147483647 which would be incremented by 1 each time a new document is added. No spaces should be placed between {+ and +}. Correct example {+101+} would produce 102 as it’s next value. This could be used as a serial number or Bates number stamped on a document. Incrementing numbers are associated with an Index Set. The number will increment on any documents added to the Library that are associated with that Index Set.
{Date+MM,DD,YY} - this
auto-indexing variable is used to create an automatically incrementing
date field. A user would enter the value they wish to make variable, leap
years will automatically be determined and properly handled. This variable
can be used for either a date or text field. The variables that can be
modified are:
MM = the numbers of days to add or subtract from the current date
DD = the numbers of months to add or subtract from the current date
YY = the numbers of years to add or subtract from the current date
Foe example, to create a field that will automatically create purge
date that is seven year from the date of entry, the statement would like
this {Date+0,0,7} = today's date plus 7 years. A purge date query could
then initiated to display documents to be purged in a date range.
PDF Document Auto-Indexing Variables - the following auto-indexing variables are specific to PDF documents and can automate the process of indexing when importing PDF documents previously indexed in Adobe Acrobat. These auto-indexing variables will extract the data entered in the PDF's Document Properties dialogue box and populate Docuxplorer fields with the data.
{PDFTitle} - will fill field with data found in the PDF Title field
{PDFAuthor} - will fill field with data found in the PDF Author field
{PDFSubjet} - will fill field with data found in the PDF Subject field
{PDFKeywords} - will fill field with data found in the PDF Keywords field
Outlook Document Auto-Indexing Variable - the following auto-indexing variables are specific to saving emails from Outlook and can significantly reduce the amount of indexing required for an email document with any Index Set. These auto-indexing variable will extract the To, From, and Subject data of an email to populate DocuXplorer fields.
{EmailTo} - will fill a field with the To email address associated with an Outlook email message
{EmailFrom} - will fill a field with the From email address associated with an Outlook email message
{EmailSubject} - will fill a field with the Subject data associated with an Outlook email message
To automatically fill a field with data using an Auto-Index Variable;
Right click on the Field on the Column Header Bar
Select Field Properties from the drop down list
Click on the item - "Use this value when adding a document"
Enter the variable and click on OK in the text field
Click Ok and close the Field Properties Dialogue Box
Tip:
To use Variables when adding a new document, the Folder the document is being added to, must be defaulted to the Index Set containing the Variable. The defaulted Index Set must have a field which has its "Use this value when adding a document" property set to automatically enter one of the listed Variables.
These variables are a powerful feature of DocuXplorer and allow you to significantly reduce the time it takes to index a document.
Some examples of the use of Variables in an Index Set are:
A business that stores documents based on a client, project or patient name
A business that stores documents based on multiple indexes such as client, location, and project
In a situation where your business deals with the documents based on client or patient name you would create a Cabinet called Clients with Drawers based on an alpha grouping such as A to D. In the following example for an Law, Accounting, Financial Services Firm or Health Care Facility, Folders would be based on a client name such as Abacus Shutters, Abrams Financial Management, etc.
The screen above used the {FolderName} variable to automatically populate the Client field with the client name based on the Folder
To automatically fill the Client field with the FolderName;
Right click on the Client Field on the Column Header Bar
Select Field Properties from the drop down list
Click on the item - Use this value when adding a document
Enter the variable {FolderName} and click on OK in the text field
Click Ok and close the Field Properties Dialogue Box
The following example is a Design firm that deals with multiple clients that develop real estate projects in multiple locations.
In the Library a Cabinet is created for each Client
A Drawer was created for each city in which the client has projects under development
A Folder is created for each project in a City location Drawer
An Index Set is created with Fields for Client, Location, and Project each contains variables to auto-index fields associated with a document.
In this example the design firm can add documents to the project folder with some fields being automatically indexed and have other fields that are populated with index data specific to the document, in this case the Subject and Doc. Type field.
Notice also that the Document Text Field is being used to provide memo notes on a document that are easily viewable by any user with access to this folder.