User related changes

Introducing Content Search: Making Documents Searchable

Introduction

A new type of search, "Content Search," has been introduced. This process involves scanning all documents (of supported formats) added to the system for their text content, indexing the content, and making it searchable.

Documents that support content search are located in:

Attachments
Background drawings
Notes in redline and change requests

Usage

Open the advanced search view:

On the Search window, choose Content search:

Enter your query (minimum of 4 letters) and click the "Search" button or press Enter key.

Search results:

View (Eye icon): This feature can be used to locate the result in the main explorer.
Object Information (Tag icon): Use this option to view the full metadata of the "owner object."
Type: Represents the type of file that was found (e.g. PDF, Word, Excel, etc).
File Name: Represents the found file name.
File Title: If possible to extract, represents a title found in the document (e.g. Word document title).
Object: Represents a type of owner object:
- Drawing - The text was found in a background drawing
- Attachment - The text was found in a file that is stored as an Attachment
- Note - The text was found as part of a Note located on a drawing (either Redline or Change Request)
Location: Provides access to all paths where the document is located.
Path: Offers a quick view for the path where the object is located. Please note that only the first path is displayed. A red asterisk at the end of the path indicates that there are more paths available – use the location view to examine all paths.
Name: Denotes the name of the owner document (where t he attachment is linked or where t he Note i s present).
Class Name: Reflects the Type/Class of t he owner object

Configuration

Content search is performed based on default configuration, that can be changed in the:

System Settings → System Services → Search

General

In the General settings, you can select an Indexing language. It is recommended to choose the language that matches the majority of the content in the system.

If you have a lot of mixed content, selecting the "Simple" indexing option can yield better results.

Please note that changing this setting will trigger a system-wide update of the index. However, it will not rescan the documents.

File Index Status

The file index status provides a list of all files in the system that can potentially be indexed for search. You can use the filter buttons to select files in a specific state.

Please take note of the Index all / Index selected buttons, which allow you to re-read the content of the files. It's important to be aware that running this command for all files in the system might be time-consuming.

Indexable Formats

The indexable formats list includes all the supported formats for indexing.

Predefined shapes: Arrows and Balloons

Issue [HDC-4236] Text function with frame and arrow

New features have been introduced in the FMA vector drawing interface: arrows and balloons, which can be utilized in both overlay and redline drawings.

These elements are created on the current layer and can be accessed conveniently through the Draw section of the Viewer toolbar.

Arrows: Arrows consist of a dot marking the beginning and an arrowhead marking the end.

To draw an arrow, sketch it from the starting point to the endpoint. The shape and size of these markings are fixed, with dimensions derived from the width of the arrow line.

For more information, please refer to the Styles section.

Balloons

A balloon consists of balloon text and a balloon pointer, with the arrowhead marking the end of the pointer. The text is automatically framed.

To create a balloon, first click where the pointer should point, then draw the line up to where you want the text and click again.

This action initiates a dialog for editing the balloon text, which can be closed using the Close button.

The balloon pointer and frame are dynamically linked; the pointer is clipped to the frame's boundary, and moving the text adjusts the pointer line accordingly.

Text anchor adjustments can be made to achieve your desired connection effect between the line and frame.

Size & Styles: Common styles for arrows and balloons can be defined in the Arrows section of System Settings on the FMA Administration page.

These styles work in a similar way to those in the Labels section. Adjustments made to line width or color affect all existing arrows and balloons, whereas changes in font family and size only affect newly created balloon texts, retaining any subsequent modifications.

Using a nominal drawing scale is advantageous when targeting specific pixel font sizes on printouts produced at a specified scale.

When set to Auto, the nominal drawing scale establishes the font size for new balloons based on a fraction of the current drawing's total size.

Save & Share Grid View filters

Issue [HDC-4347]

Classic grid filtering available in column menus was now removed. Filter Bar should be used to perform all filtering tasks.

Release notes for version 4.9.0