As part of configuring QualityOne Station Manager, you can open custom URLs by inputting the provided URL or by scanning a provided QR code. When a Manufacturing User opens these custom URLs on their tablet device, it directs them to the target document, including video types of documents, or category in the QualityOne Station Manager mobile application. Using custom URLs enables users to create shortcuts for operators to quickly navigate to the right documents or set of documents for their current task. Custom URLs can also point to specific pages within a document or to specific timecodes in a video. As a Business Administrator, you can construct custom URLs and QR codes for Manufacturing Users to enter and scan.
Constructing Custom URL Components
To construct a custom URL, you need to gather some information to form the components of the URL. Each custom URL is composed of several components and all custom URLs must start with the QualityOne Station Manager scheme:
vaultstationmanager://
By itself, this scheme opens the QualityOne Station Manager application when the URL is read by the device. To customize this link for specific needs, add an endpoint to the URL. QualityOne Station Manager accepts endpoints to open documents or open categories. For example, to open a document:
vaultstationmanager://open-document
To let QualityOne Station Manager know which document to open, you must add the target Vault ID ?vaultid=<#> and the document ID &docid=<#> to the URL. For example:
vaultstationmanager://open-document?vaultid=4567&docid=1234
This custom URL, when read via a QR code scanner or by manual input, opens QualityOne Station Manager and displays document 1234 in Vault 4567. You can optionally add the specific version, page number, or timecode. For example, the following URL opens QualityOne Station Manager and displays document 1234 v2.0 in Vault 4567 on page 3:
vaultstationmanager://open-document?vaultid=1383&docid=1234&major=2&minor=0&page=3
Customizing URLs with Categories
You can use a custom URL to open QualityOne Station Manager to view up to five (5) categories. To do so, add the open-document-listing endpoint and one (1) or more category values (for example, &category=cleaning__c) to the URL.
For example, the following URL opens QualityOne Station Manager and displays the file list, showing documents from both the Cleaning and Maintenance categories in Vault 4567:
vaultstationmanager://open-document-listing?vaultid=4567&category=cleaning__c&category=maintenance__c
About URL Component References
Use the following components to create custom URLs to specific documents in QualityOne Station Manager with <#> representing the value to replace:
- Scheme & Endpoint (Required):
vaultstationmanager://open-document - Vault ID (Required):
?vaultid=<#> - Document ID (Required):
&docid=<#> - Major Version:
&major=<#> - Minor Version:
&minor=<#> - Page Number:
&page=<#> - Timecode:
&time=<#>
Use the following components to create custom URLs to categories in QualityOne Station Manager with <#> representing the value to replace:
- Scheme & Endpoint (Required):
vaultstationmanager://open-document-listing - Vault ID (Required):
?vaultid=<#> - Category Picklist Value Name (Required, up to five (5) instances):
&category=<#>
Constructing a Custom URL & QR Code
To construct a custom URL and QR code:
- Link your custom URL by following one (1) of the options:
- To link to a specific document (including video documents), navigate to that document within your QualityOne Vault and make note of the document ID from your browser’s URL bar. The document ID is displayed just after “
#doc_info/”. For example:
- To link to a category, navigate to Business Admin > Picklists and view the picklist used for categorization. Make note of the picklist value name(s) for the categories you require.
- To link to a specific document (including video documents), navigate to that document within your QualityOne Vault and make note of the document ID from your browser’s URL bar. The document ID is displayed just after “
- Construct a custom URL using the appropriate components and information noted from step 1.
- Optional: To create a QR code, input your constructed custom URL into a QR code generator. QR code generators are widely available on the web and a search for “QR code generator” produces many usable results. Test the QR code using the QR code reading functions on your device.
To view your latest documents downloaded from the custom URL or scanned QR code, sync your QualityOne Station Manager device to ensure that the latest documents are available.