Rule Manager release notes

The heart of our classification organization, ABS Rules and Guides, is derived from principles of naval architecture, marine engineering, and related disciplines. Currently, ABS has more than 200 Rules, Requirements, Guides and Guidance Notes in HTML and PDF format available for download. Documents published in Jan 2018 or later are available in both web format (HTML) and PDF, while documents published earlier can be downloaded as PDF.

Homepage

Users can browse, search and view ABS Rules without having to log-in. However, registered users will benefit from advance feature like the ability to save searches, generate a custom rule book, access IMO content, access content in an offline mode, bookmark content, create a personal book, set up content alerts and manage your account in the My Account field.

Rules and Guides

ABS Rule Manager provides fast and easily searchable access to our extensive library of the latest requirements from ABS. Users can search the entire contents of the Rules for specific terms, and easily browse publications based on those terms.

Rule Manager 2.0 Quick Start Guide & Help

Homepage

Archives

Library

Offline

Browse through Library related topics such as, Bookmark, Personal book, Save Search and Collections

Browse through Library related topics such as, Force Offline

Browse through Library related topics such as, Older Versions, and Retired Publications

Browse through Search related topics such as, Extract Search, and Search in Document

Browse through Homepage related topics such as, Publication Table and Sort/Filter

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Publication Table

Rule Manager displays the latest version of the selected ABS publication on the home page. Users can download a PDF, Copy, and Share the URL to a publication. Share URL link will always point to the specific version of the publication and not the latest version.

Rule Manager gives the option to search publication titles, as well as the standard option to search keyword (Text) across all ABS publications. To perform a title search, you must first select the “Title” radio button and then use the search box to run your query. The same step applies for Keyword search.

Archived Publications

Archives publication in Rule Manager is a combination of older versions of the latest publication and Retired Publications.

Retired Publications are those no longer valid for new construction vessels. This may be because they have been consolidated into or superseded by another document, or removed by ABS as they are no longer valid. Note: Retired Publications are available only in PDFs.

Retired Publications

You can access Older Versions of the latest publications on the reader page using the “Edition Date” drop down. Select the latest publication on the home page to be directed to the reader page. Note: Older versions are available in HTML and PDFs if the version was in effect from Jan 2018 or later, whereas older versions with edition dates before Jan 2018 are available only in PDFs.

Older Versions

To Create a Collection in the Collections tab of the My Library interface 1. Select the Create button to display the Create a collection window. 2. Enter a title (mandatory). 3. Add a description (optional). 4. Select a color (optional). 5. Select OK. Tips: Colors are helpful when sorting collections by category It is possible to add the following types of content to a Collection. 1. Publication 2. PDF 3. Personal Book 4. Custom Rule Book You can add content to a Collection as follows: 1. Open the Document shortcut menu or the personal book shortcut menu. 2. Select the Collections button as follows. 3. The Collections drawer opens. Select the title of a Collection to add the content to it.

Collections

• Search results can be saved for future consultation, by selecting the Save button on the Search result page. • A dialog box will open with options to save your search. • Select the Save button to add the saved search to your assets. • Rule Manager will store saved Searches along with all other user assets in the My Library interface. • You can access saved searches by selecting My Library in the portal's header and selecting the Searches menu item in the Searches pane. • By activating an alert, you can opt to receive an e-mail notification when content matching the search criteria is added or changed. • To activate an alert, select the check box in the Activate alert section of the Save search dialog. Note: Alerts are automatically triggered every Sunday at 11pm CST • It is possible to modify the properties of a saved search in the My Library > Searches interface by selecting the pencil icon. • You can delete a saved search in the My Library > Searches interface by selecting the trash can icon.

Save Searches

You can create your Personal Book from a part, chapter, or section of a publication by clicking on the three-dot menu button and selecting Personal Book. 1. A list of all available Personal Books. 2. A button to create a new Personal Book. 3. A section to select one or more topics to add to the Personal Book. • To create a new Personal Book, select the “New Personal Book” button in the Add to Personal Book drawer. • The drawer will open and display: 1. A field to enter a title for the Personal Book (required). 2. A field to enter a description of the Personal Book (optional). • Rule Manager stores Personal Books along with all other user assets in the My Library interface. • To access your Personal Book, Select My Library in the portal's header and choose the Personal Books menu item to display the personal books pane. • Selecting a Personal Book in the personal books pane opens it in a dedicated Reader page. • You can edit your Personal Book using the “Edit Personal Book” tab in the sidebar of the dedicated reader page. You can perform the following functions: 1. Write a topic. 2. Edit properties. 3. Edit Table of Contents 4. Delete the Personal Book

Personal Book

You can bookmark a part, chapter, or section of a publication by clicking on the three-dot menu button and selecting Bookmark. A bookmark drawer will display: 1. A field to modify the title of the bookmarked topic. 2. The path of the bookmarked topic with its original title. 3. A selection of colors to group bookmarked topics by theme. • Rule Manager stores Bookmarks along with all other user assets in the My Library interface. • To access your bookmark content, select My Library in the portal's header and choose the Bookmarks to display the Bookmarks pane. • Select the trash can icon ( ) next to the Bookmark to delete.

Bookmarks

My Library

My Library is a space dedicated to storing and accessing the following user assets in Rule Manager: Bookmarks, Personal books, Searches, Collections and Custom Rule Book.

Edit a collection. At any time, it is possible to edit the title, description, or color of a collection by selecting the Edit button. Delete a collection. To delete a collection: 1. Access the Collections tab of the My Library interface. 2. Select the Delete button ( ) in the section of the collection to remove. A confirmation pop-up appears. 3. Select Delete to confirm. The selected Collection is permanently deleted.

Sort / Filter Results

Rule Manager provides an option to refine your results by using the filtering and sorting options on the publication table and search result page. Select a filter category and a drop-down list of options will be displayed. Publications can be filtered by selecting one or more options from the drop-down.

Search in Document

Search in document allows searching within the publication currently open in the Reader page.

Exact Search

Phrase search in Rule Manager works by adding quotes around to the search term, as in the following. Note: If the search does not return your expected result, consider using a different word or phrase.

Filter Publications using these filters

Sort by Popularity or Alphabetically

Offline Access

Whenever a network connection is lost or unavailable, Rule Manager allows you to continue reading all documents which have previously been made available offline.

Force Offline Mode

You can decide to voluntarily switch to offline. This is particularly useful if the connection is unstable. You can voluntarily go offline at any moment by opening the My Account menu and selecting Switch to offline. Going offline voluntarily prevents the Rule Manager from automatically switching back online when a network becomes available. If a connection is detected, the user can select Switch back online in the My Account menu.

To Make Document Available Offline

The document must first be saved in the collection folder. In the collections tab of the My Library interface, activate the Available offline toggle for a collection. Note: The time required to complete the process depends on internet speed and the size of the document. While waiting for the process to finish, you can continue navigating within the page. In Rule Manager, a collection can automatically be kept up to date by selecting the “Keep up to date” checkbox.Rule Manager also provides the options to re-sync your offline document when: 1. A document contained in a previously synchronized collection has been updated. 2. You edit the title or add/remove documents

Voluntarily Switch to Offline

Select "Keyword" or "Title" to Perform a Search

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