Creating New MRs/TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <BIG> Creating New MRs - Using the COMPAS Assistant </BIG> <P> <HR> <P> <B> This wizard-type utility lets you initiate a new Modification Request entry in COMPAS for a document. The COMPAS Assistant: Create New MR will guide you through this operation. </b> <p> Invoke the MR Assistant with these methods: from the COMPAS Main Window, click: <P> File -> New -> MR and proceed with the COMPAS Assistant (wizard). <P> You may also begin from the Document Detail Window for a COMPAS ID. In this case, you would click: <P> File -> Create New MR and proceed with the COMPAS Assistant <P> When creating a new MR, enter values for all required fields. When you have finished entering values, select the "Finish" command button. COMPAS creates a new MR entry in the database. The system will remind you of the new COMPAS MR number and then a window may be displayed to view the details of the new MR. <P> Once an entry has been created, then it is tracked and managed by the system. You can query and retrieve information about the entry or retrieve the associated text - Abstract, Description or Resolution. <P> <B> <A HREF="mrFields.html">Follow this reference to definitions of the fields for the MR Detail Window</A> </B> </BODY> </HTML>