CIDL How to page


Search Database


You can search for the database using the following search queries:
Resource ID – A Unique document/drawing reference number.
Title of Document – Name of the document.
Configurations – Drop down list of different configurations.

The search query lists all items OR the search query with the following meta-data:
Document Name – The title of the document/drawing
Resource ID – A unique document/drawing reference number
Version – Version of the document /drawing
Resource Type – The type of document/drawing
Author – Main author of the document/drawing
Status – Current status of the document

The more information link is displayed as “+” and will direct you to a page showing more information on the document/drawing selected.
The PDF link of a particular document can be accessed via the PDF icon.


More Information


The page is separated in to 5 sections. Document Selected, Applicable Documents, Reference Documents, Referenced By and All Available version of the Document:
1. Documents Selected – This section displays the meta-data of the document selected.
2. Applicable Documents – This section displays all the applicable documents mentioned in the document selected.
3. Reference Documents – This section displays all the reference documents mentioned in the document selected.
4. Referenced by in Reference Documents (Version Specific) – All documents in the CIDL database which references the version of the document selected in the Reference Documents.
5. Referenced by in Applicable Documents (Version Specific) – All documents in the CIDL database which references the version of the document selected in the Applicable Documents.
6. Referenced by in Reference Documents (Not Version Specific) – All documents in the CIDL database which references any version of the document selected in the Reference Documents.
7. Referenced by in Applicable Documents (Not Version Specific)– All documents in the CIDL database which references any version of the document selected in the Applicable Documents.
8. All available versions of the document – All other version of the document selected.

Applicable and Reference documents – If the document name appears in the applicable and reference documents list, then that document is available in the CIDL database and can be accessed via the “+” link for more information, or a direct link to the PDF via the PDF icon link. If the resource ID does appear in the CIDL database, but the version of the document is not found then the following message will appear in the list item: “Not found in the Database but other version of the document found click here”. Clicking on this link, all other versions of the document will appear. This suggests that the document selected is not referencing the right version of the document in CIDL. If the resource ID is not detected in the CIDL database then the following message in the list item will appear: “Not found in the Database”. This suggests that no version of the document can be found in CIDL.

PDF Link


The PDF link is directed to the HARMONI SharePoint. If you do not have access to the HARMONI SharePoint, this link will not work.


Checking affected documents (for CREs)


When initiating a CRE, it is important to ensure all the documents that are affected by the Change Request are highlighted. Referenced By section (4, 5, 6 and 7 in More Information) can be useful in highlighting all the documents which may be affected.


Checking the latest version of the document/drawing is referenced


To ensure the latest version of the document is being referenced in a working document, a simple search query of a document can be made and all versions of the document will be listed. Please ensure the “Released” version of the document is referenced.


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Please contact Munadi Ahmad (Munadi.ahmad@physics.ox.ac.uk).