The Documents tab in the Milan web client allows users to search for documents in a specified WorkSite database and perform various operations on the search results.
The tabs for Documents provide you with multiple search options designed to simplify the process of locating documents. You can configure several of these options to meet your specific needs, such as searching across databases, or displaying document numbers rather than names.
As illustrated below, the Documents tab displays several search options common to other Milan Service Desk tabs. This tab provides the capability to search for documents, as well as query on document history even after a document has been deleted from the database. For example, you could search on the history of a document to determine when it was deleted.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Server | Use this option to search by DMS server |
| Database | Use this option to search all databases by default, or to select a specific database. |
| Doc # | Use this option to search by document number. |
| Created Before/After | Filters by date. You can click on the Calendar icon to select a date. |
| Client | Filter documents by client name or number. The Milan Service Desk will auto-suggest clients as you type a number or name. |
| Description | Searches by document name or description. |
| Class | Filter on document class. the Milan service Desk will auto suggest classes as you type any class name. |
| Matter | Filters on a matter name or number. The Milan Service Desk will auto suggest matters as you type a number or name. |
| Full Text | Enter the words or phrases that you want to search on. |
| Author | Filters on the name of the user who created the document. The Milan Service Desk will auto suggest users name as you type. |
| Operator | Filters on the name of the user who edited the document. The Milan Service Desk will auto suggest users name as you type. |
| Search History | Enter a document number. On the Search button, click the drop-down the arrow, and then click Search History. Milan will query the history table to return an audit trial for the document even if it has been deleted from the database. |
The WorkSite metadata fields displayed in the search form can be customized by editing the XML configuration file docSearchForm.config, which is located in Program Files\Prosperoware.Milan\data.
To change the number of columns in the form, edit the value of the colCount attribute in the <configuration> element at the top of the file. The search form can be configured to have anywhere from one to five columns.
To configure whether a metadata field is displayed in the form, navigate to the <searchProperties> section, which lists each metadata field in a <searchProperty> element, and edit its enabled attribute; if set to true, the field is displayed in the column specified by the column attribute, where 1 is the first column. To customize the corresponding label in the search form, edit the description attribute.
The following buttons, available on the toolbar just above the search results list, perform operations on the documents checked in the search results list or, if no item is checked, the currently selected document.
Opens the Unlock/Remote Checkin dialog, which allows a user to make a document checked out to one user available to other users by either unlocking or remotely checking in the document in WorkSite.
To unlock or remotely check-in documents:
Adds the selected documents to the Recycle Bin. After clicking this button, a confirmation dialog is displayed, which allows you to specify a reason for moving the documents to the Recycle Bin.
Permanently deletes the selected documents from WorkSite. After clicking this button, a confirmation dialog is displayed, which allows you to specify a reason for the deletion and select whether all versions of the selected documents should be deleted.
Opens the Export dialog, which allows users to export the selected documents either to a file share or as a ZIP file. Refer to Export Documents for more information on using this feature.
Opens the Edit Profile dialog, which allows administrators to apply changes to the profiles of the selected documents.
The following profile fields can be edited from the Edit Profile dialog: Description, Author, Operator, Class, Subclass, Client, Matter, Practice Area, Matter Type, and Sent Date.
Opens the View Profile dialog, which displays the profile fields for the selected document.
Note: This button can only be used when one document is selected.
Opens the Edit Security dialog, which allows users to change the security on a document by adding or removing users and groups from its access list or setting the default security.
To edit the security of multiple documents:
Opens the View Security dialog, which displays the access lists for each of the selected documents. User or groups can be removed from an access list by clicking the X icon in the Remove column.
Opens the Where Used dialog, which lists the full WorkSite path of each reference to the selected documents in the database.
Undeclares a document marked as a record in WorkSite. After clicking this button, a confirmation dialog appears with a mandatory field for entering a reason for the change. Upon submission, Milan accesses the SQL database where the documents are stored and updates their status to undeclared.
Opens the Move Documents dialog, which allows a user to move or copy the selected documents to one folder. The Move documents dialog has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Move | Moves the selected documents from their current folder to the one specified in Select Folder. |
| Copy | Copies the selected documents to the folder specified in Select Folder. |
| Select Folder | Displays the folder selected with search workspaces dialog, which can be opened by clicking the folder icon adjacent to this field. |
To move or copy documents:
Opens the View Document History dialog, which lists the document history of all selected documents. Users can generate a printer-friendly version of the table by clicking the Print button, which will also automatically bring up the browser's print dialog.
The Shopping Cart allows users to perform an Unlock/Remote Check-In or Export operation on documents located in different locations.
To perform an operation on multiple documents with the Shopping Cart:
Warning: Navigating to another Milan tab or closing the browser window will clear the contents of the Shopping Cart.
Opens the Send Link dialog, which allows users to send email messages containing links to the selected documents to other Milan users. The Send Link dialog has the following fields and options:
| Field/Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Documents | A list of the selected documents to which links will be generated. |
| Recipients | A drop-down menu from which Milan users can be selected as email recipients. |
| Send NRL | If checked, the email sent by Milan will include NRL links to the documents in WorkSite. |
| Send Milan URL | If checked, the email sent by Milan will include Milan Web links to the documents. In order for Milan to create valid links, the milan-base-url application setting must be correctly configured. |
| Send Worksite Web URL | If checked, the email sent by Milan will include WorkSite Web links to the documents. |
| Message | An optional message to include in the body of the email. |
To send an email with document links:
Generates a printer-friendly version of the document search results and automatically opens the browser's print dialog.