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Omnify Empower is a product content and lifecycle management system. It provides a comprehensive database to:

 • View and manage information on any database item (electrical/mechanical parts, components, documents, wire harness, assembly, etc.)
     » Revisions
     » Attributes/Parameters
     » Costs, Lead Times, Availability, CAD Data
     » Documents (linked and/or vaulted)
     » Supplier/Manufacturer Information
     » Where Used
 • View, manage, and compare bill of materials (BOM) and variances
 • Manage and control documents (version control)
 • Track all changes and viewing history (complete audit trail)
 • Initiate formal new part/item requests with electronic signoff and workflows
 • Initiate, track, and execute formal changes (ECR, ECO, ECN, Deviations, etc.)
 • Initiate, track, and provide closure for product issues and defects (Closed-loop Corrective/Preventive Action system)
 • Capture, track, and report supplier and customer issues (SCARs, NCMRs, Customer Complaints, etc.)
 • Manage and track Projects (tasks, actions, resources, timelines, deliverables, etc.)
 • Single and secure database to provide any user (based on user permissions) with access to all product information
 • Provide product data directly to design tools/environments (i.e. schematic capture/library management and mechanical design systems)
 • Deliver dynamic data via web to remote users

Omnify Desktop is the main component in the Omnify Tool Suite. It provides access to many of the common tasks performed on the Omnify database such as:

 • Search/browse for items (parts, BOMs, Changes/ECOs, CAPA Objects, Projects, Documents, etc.)
 • Create/request new parts and manage all part data
 • BOM and Document Management
 • Manage formal changes (ECOs, ECRs, etc.)
 • Manage Quality/CAPA forms
 • Project Management
 • Manage Vendors and Vendor Part Information
 • Import and exporting/reporting operations
The Omnify Desktop can be launched from the Omnify Server Home Page. When the Omnify Server Installation is launched, you will be asked to provide a virtual directory where all Omnify Server Applications and Services will be installed.



Once the Server installation is complete, you can visit the Omnify Server Home Page using any web browser with the URL: http://[Server Name]/[Omnify Virtual Directory] (e.g. http://omnifyserver/Omnify5).



To launch Desktop select the Launch Omnify Desktop module from the Omnify Server Home Page.



Selecting the Launch Omnify Desktop links will open the Omnify Desktop Home Page. You can access specific pages/forms/modules of Desktop directly from the Omnify Server Home Page.



You can also perform Keyword and Quick Search searches from the Omnify Server Home Page.


When accessing any pages/forms in Desktop, the system will verify your login credentials. If you have not logged in for a session, you will be presented with the Login form.



The Login form will indicate the application/module that you are attempting to access.



The Login form contains a link to display the Module and Version information. Clicking the About link will display this information.





Clicking the Home hyperlink will return you to the Omnify Server Home Page.



Clicking the Licenses hyperlink will launch the License Monitor to display the current license usage.



To login to the desired application, specify your user name and password and click the Login button.



For security reasons, the server contains a session expiration timeframe. The timeframe is controlled by your Omnify administrator. Thus, you may run into occasions where the system has cleared your session and you will be asked to login again.



Logging in again will return you to the previous form/page you were viewing.
The system can be configured to accept either your network login and password (using LDAP) or passwords that are controlled by the Omnify administrator. Your administrator will provide you with your login credentials.

Password Policies (such as password expiration, complexity, and account lockout) can be enforced in the Omnify Administrator. When logging on for the first time, you may be asked to change your password (if password expiration is enabled).

To change your password, click the Reset Password hyperlink from the Login form.



This will present the Reset/Change Password dialog.



From the Reset/Change Password dialog, you will need to specify your current user name and password and then identify new passwords for login and signoff.



Click the Change Password button to set the new passwords.

If you cannot remember your password, click the Forget your password? hyperlink. This will display the Email Password dialog box.



From the Email Password dialog, specify your user name and click the Email Password button.



The system will look up the user's email address and send an email with the login password.