Introduction
Some data appearing in the document can only be updated from the right-hand ‘Document information’ panel. This includes information such as the title and document numbers.
How to update document information
- Access the Document Information panel either by:
- Clicking on the blue highlighted text in the Editor view which will automatically open the ‘Document information’ right-hand panel with the cursor point positioned in the corresponding field, or
- Clicking on the ‘Document Information’ in the right-hand panel
- Make changes to any of the fields
- The system will update the fields in the document with the changes
Hints and tips
- The right-hand panel will be minimised by default when you first open the Editor.
- To expand it, click on the grey left-facing arrow which will show the right-hand panel menu options.
- To close it again, click on the grey right-facing arrow.
- Text in the editor that is highlighted blue represent data that can only be updated in the Document Information panel
- You will need to ‘Save’ the document to save changes made in the document information right-hand panel.
- In SI/SSIs:
- Some of the blue highlighted text is updatable from a pop-up modal rather than the document information right-hand panel to make it easier to manage certain bits of data i.e. document dates and subject information
- Changing the procedure will update some of the metadata in the preface and preamble and a message will be displayed to warn you
- In bills:
- You can provide your own version rubric by selecting ‘other’ and typing into the input field in the Document Information panel;
- You can change the display of a Member’s name by clicking on the “Manage members” button at the bottom of the panel. This will open a new dialogue box allowing you to update presenters and supporters as required, including using drag & drop to change the order of supporters.
- In amendment lists
- Some lists contain editable fields in the Document Information panel
UK Bills only
- Members names will be filtered according to the “Printed by” House that is selected.
- If the Member in the House of Commons has a Laying name e.g. The Prime Minster, this will be displayed by default in the name field and presented in the Bill’s back cover
Scottish Bills only
- If you change the version rubric to one that contains the phrase “as amended”, the accompanying document rubric will be removed and replaced with the usual ‘Amendment’ rubric
- Changing the version rubric to ‘As Passed’ will not change the rubric displayed at the top of the page