When you edit a specification in the Specifications module after adding a revision, you can set whether to notify the changes in the Document Binder module.
When a notification of the changes to a specification is enabled:
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The revision number of the specification will be incremented the next time a revision is made to the Specification Binder package to which it is assigned.
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Changes to the specification appear in the Change Summary Report.
The Change Summary Report uses data stored in the Audit Trail repository. Therefore,
to enable generation of this report, in the Administration Module Domain Definition window, the Domain Administrator must select the Audit trail options check box.
After a Specification Binder package has undergone a revision, the changes notification is removed (on the Specification Change Notification dialog, No appears under the Changed column for all the specifications), and any documents associated with it (Specifications, Form Notes, and General Notes) are saved.
Following a revision in the Document Binder module, if you modify a specification in the Specifications module, when saving the changes, a prompt appears enabling you to decide whether to notify the changes in the Document Binder module (this prompt does not appear if the change is already notified for the specification).
The available options are:
Mark this item as changed
When this option is selected, the change you made in the Specifications module will also be indicated in the Document Binder module. In the Specification Change Notification dialog, the Changed column for the specification will display Yes. Consequently, the specification revision number will be updated the next time you revise the Specification Binder package to which it is assigned. If any change was made to the specification, the instrument tags associated with the specification will appear in the Change Summary Report.
Do not change existing notification
When this option is selected, the change will not be notified in the Document Binder module. In the Specification Change Notification dialog, the Changed column for the specification will display No. It is recommended that you select this option only when the change is minor and you do not want it to be included in the next saved revision.