As a document control administrator (DCA), you have several options for making changes to others' documents. Depending on a document's status, you may be able to make changes directly as if you were the document owner, or you may need to use the Edit in Current State feature, as shown in the table below.
| Document Element | Editing Method by Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | Collaboration | Review | Approval | Pending | Published | Archived | |
| Content (Edit Document tab) | Direct* | Direct | EICS† | EICS | EICS | EICS | Not editable |
| Properties (Properties Wizard tab) | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct | Not editable |
| Questionnaire (Edit Questionnaire tab) | Direct | Direct | EICS | EICS | EICS | EICS | Not editable |
*Edit in same way as the document owner would.
†Use the Edit in Current State feature.
See the following
Editing a Document as a Document Owner Would (direct editing)
Editing a Document in Its Current Status
In addition to the above mentioned document elements, a DCA can also edit a document's change summary while the document is any status except archived. See Editing a Document's Change Summary for details.