Approval Guide User`s Manual Overview
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1. Continued on next page Searching Continued Search Results Overview Table Format Search Results are displayed on the right side of the screen on the Search Results tab They are displayed in two formats table format and outline format Table format is used to display e Data search results always e All other types of search results except Text search results where there are a small number of hits To sort a table by any column in the table click the table heading once to sort in alpha numeric order Click on the table heading a second time to sort in reverse alpha reverse numerical order Guide Content Search Results Product Search Results for T 51 returned 5 instances of Company Mames rs Ya Fire Protection 5 Results found 4 Results found under Automatic Sprinkler Systems Tyco Fire Products 415 H Cannon Avenue Lansdale Pennsylvania 19 4446 USA Automatic Sprinkler Systems El Sprinklers El Control Mode El Control Class 2009 Primary Class Listing Product of Work Country Type Response 2009 45 Ctrl T5454 htc ram United States SR Standard of America ee ae pic Response 2009 45 Ctrl United States SR Standard hid norm of America Response 2009 45 Ctrl Desi Wid morn K 11 2 United States SR Standard of America ie Pace Response Continued on next page 10 Searching Continued Outline Format Outline format is used to display e Text search results always e2. All other types of search results except Data search results where there are a large number of hits Guide Content Search Results Text Search Results for HOT returned 57 hits I a Fire Protection 26 Results found Mo results found under Diesel Engines for Fire Pump Drivers 20 Results found outside of Diesel Engines for Fire Pump Drivers Automatic Sprinkler Systems E Automatic Releases for Preaction d Alizon Control Inc Model A 3 MXXX Detection System D Portable Extinguishers G Extinguishers E Dry Chemical Ex i El Flammable Liguid Equipment Gl Grease Extraction Systems for Kita P Garland Commercial Ranges Ltd Vent Master Kitchen Air Grease Extract Flammable Liguid Equipment Gl Safety Cans P Protectoseal Co Cat Hos 4609 4610 4611 4612 4613 4625 46174 4615 L Lab Safety Supply Model Hos 13547 13548 L Justrite Mig Co Models 10307 10317 10706 10707 10708 10709 10806 Continued on next page 11 Searching Continued General Search The results typically identify to you the number of results returned and of Results those how many are in the currently selected folder and how many are outside of the currently selected folder The book icon indicates the Division in which the search results are located The folder icon i indicates a hit on a specific Folder or the Folder in which a Product is located The paper icon B indicates a hit on a specific Product Y
3. lace nf i Listing NPT _ Country K Type Response Element Finish in H E E H amp Tyco Fire Products 415 N Cannon Avenue Lansdale Pennsylvania 19446 USA The product details are then displayed K11 2 Upright Class 2009 R292 1 Company Hame Reliable Automatic Sprink Company Address 1470 Smith Grove Road Company Website pttp ihanan reliablesprin Primary Class of Work 2009 45 Ctrl Mid enorm K Listing Country United States of America Continued on next page Searching Continued Hide and Show Data Searching You have the ability to Hide and Show the navigation tree by clicking the Hide Tree Show Tree button on the display page This will give you more room on the page to view content and will also help minimize scrolling hetee G Sele Book er JE Click the magnifying glass next to a folder in the tree to open a data search window This will allow you to narrow down your search results based on specific product attributes for example Pump Suction Tanks Fire Pumps and Automatic Sprinklers Note The search is only conducted within that area of the tree Select the criteria on which you want to search and click the Search button The results display on the right side of the screen under the Search Results tab To select multiple items in a single list or to de select any previously selected items hold the Ctrl key down while clicking Most D
4. search for a set of products by Company Name enter the Company Name into the Keyword field select the Company radio button and click the Search button To search for a text string within the Guide enter the text string into the Keyword field select the Text radio button and click the Search button Continued on next page Searching Continued Search Bars continued Notes e The Search mechanism returns a maximum of 5000 hits If there are more than 5000 items that meet your criteria you ll get a message that says too many results Make your search more specific and try again e The Keyword field is unable to accept wildcards e g or operators 1 e and or at this time Use specific words rather then generic categories For example instead of searching for sprinklers search for a specific type of sprinkler Product Search e When searching for a Product if you don t get any hits on the Product Name Part Number as you entered it Try doing a Text search for the same thing Try doing a Product search entering fewer words or fewer characters For example If you entered ABC Fixed Fire Extinguishing System and didn t get a hit try entering ABC Extinguishing System If you entered part number ABC1234567 23456 and didn t get a hit try entering ABC123 or ABC1 e Treats punctuation 1 e comma dash slash space as a space Treats t
5. Approval Guide User s Manual Overview Introduction Welcome to the online Approval Guide Search documentation The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how to search for specific items in the online Approval Guide Contents This document contains the following topics Print PDF Appendix A Searching Overview Tree Navigation There are several ways in which to search for information in the online Approval Guide The Navigation Tree is one way you can search the online Approval Guide Division Field The Division field allows you to select a division in which you want to search or return to the home page The valid values for this field include Getting Started returns you to the home page Building Materials Fire Protection Electrical Equipment Specification Tested Division lf 8 Automatic Sprinkler Systems EE F Q Hydrants amp Hoses Q Fire Pump Installation Systems ix Portable Extinguishers Frl Q Fixed Extinguishing Systems Ez GA Flammable Liquid Equipment Flammable Gas Equipment i Fuel amp Combustion Controls fl combustion Safeguards E C Gas Detection Instruments Ez Q Oil Safety Shutoff Valves a a El cas Safety Shutott Valves E industrial Trucks E C Electrical Signaling Q Miscellaneous Loss Prevention Equipment Note Roofing products are located in RoofNav For information on Roofing products please go to www RoofNav com Continued on next pag
6. Chrome Lead Corrosion Resistant Any W Temp Rating F Ctri Click to de select or multi select Temp Rating C CCtri Click ta de select of multi select Certification Type FM Approved 2 Done A Internet If the value of a particular data field is already pre selected for you for example the Type field displayed above it means that all the products contained in the currently active area of the tree have that value and there are no other options from which to choose Continued on next page Searching Continued Search Bars There are three different search bars that exist in the Approval Guide 1 Country Search To search for a list of products by Country across the entire Guide select a Country from the drop down list and click the Search button county 2 Certification Search To search for a list of products by Certification Type across the entire Guide select a Certification Type from the drop down list and click the Search button 3 Product Company Text Search To search for a specific product company part number or text you should always use the keyword search bar Keyword sy Product Company Text Print PDF To search for a Product by Product Name Part Number Model Number Catalog Number Sprinkler SIN enter the Product Name Number into the Keyword field select the Product radio button and click the Search button To
7. a Building Materials 25 Results found Mo results found under Rooting Products and Assemblies 25 Results found outside of Roofing Products and Assemblies D Cooling Towers System Components E Closed Ci Baltimore Aircoil Co Inc FAY Closed Circuit Cooling Toi i Cooling Towers System Components E Cooling Tc Evapco Shanghai Refrigeration Equipment Company Ltd 4 SPA Cooling Technologies Inc WC Tower Models 8310 8 P Evapco Inc AT ICT REP USS SFPA Cooling Technologies Inc Permalite 600 Series e You can click on any item in the search results to get to that specific item in the Guide The details of that item will be displayed on the Guide Content tab e If you searched on Text you will typically see the Text highlighted when you navigate to the Guide Content tab If you do not see the Text highlighted on that screen then click lt Ctrl f gt and search for the applicable text using your web browsers find tool e To return to your search results click on the Search Results tab Search results are not prioritized at this time Continued on next page 12 Searching Continued Grouping Products by Company Data search results display products grouped by company however you can deselect the Group Products by Company checkbox to see a list of products in one consolidated table This allows for sorting of products across Companies by any column in the table Once you deselect the Group Products by Compa
8. arch results If that happens go to a lower level in the tree to obtain results or refine your search by selecting specific criteria in the Data Search window Continued on next page Searching Continued Tree To navigate to the Product details for an individual product click the part Navigation number name in the Product column continued Beem Fire Protection v Keyword s hee a E Q automatic Sprinkler Systems m Q Sprinklers a Ey S control mode Guide Content Search Results a pa control Mode Density 4rea ARE K11 2 Control Mode Dens Automatic Sprinkler Systems Bl Sprinklers El Control Mode EI Control Mode Density 4rea BIK11 2 Co a 2009 4 k11 2 Upright Clas 14 2 Upright Quick F Qh 11 2 Pendent Class fy Q k11 2 Pendent Quick a h Q K140 control Mode Dens Group Products by Company a f Q k16 8 Control Mode Dens K11 2 Upright Class 2009 A Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co Inc B 8 Control Mode Specific Applica 1470 Smith Grove Road Liberty South Carolina 29657 0313 USA C corrosion Resistant Primary Q Product Class of Extended Cove Exte verage Work D Q Extended Coverage Light Haz 2009 45 ctrl A R2921 Md nom United States 11 2 Upright SR Standard Fusible 1 2 Brass SA Extended Coverage Light Haz Ke11 2 of America Response 3 4 Chrome B G Extended Coverage Metal Buil Q Extended Coverage Ordinary Oh Flush Reressed and Conreal Y Primary isti m 5 Listing pee Deacict
9. ata Search windows allow you to search on e Listing Country e Company Name e Certification Type There are other places in the Approval Guide where the Data Search window allows you to search on additional data fields Please see Appendix A for the list of locations The parameters you select do persist so once you ve selected the criteria on which you wish to search and you execute your search when you return to the same Data Search window the parameters you previously selected will still be selected This allows you to further refine the search you just executed Continued on next page Searching Continued Data Searching The following is an example of the Data Search window continued A http rc fm technicon com CC_host pages custom templates fm paramet E o Data Search K2 8 Upright Class 2002 Primary Class of York 2002 A S Ctrl Mode nom K 8 Listing Country Luxembourg Ctri Click to de select United Kingdom or multi selecti United States of America Kidde Fire Fighting Company Name Feliable Automatic Sprinkler Co Inc Ctrl Click to de select Tyco Fire Products or multi select Tyco Fire Products Manufacturing Ltd Victaulic Company K 2 8 Type Upright Response SR Standard Response Element E ik Ctrl Click to de select ane or multi select MPT Cin 4 2 Black Plated Finish Brass Ctrl Click to de select Bright Brass or multi select
10. e Searching Continued Tree Navigation continued Expanding Levels Click the plus sign to expand a level in the tree collapse a level in the tree Division Fire Protection f Vea automatic Sprinkler Systems E Pa Qh Sprinklers a sy C control mode El ra Q Standard Spray Sprinklers fal to Q 2 8 Standard Spray Sprinklers Qi k2 8 upright Class 2002 OQ K2 8 Upright Quick Response Clas Q K2 5 Pendent Class 2002 Q K2 8 Pendent Quick Response Cla l Q K5 6 Standard Spray Sprinklers Pr foo i 1 He Set KED Standard Spray Sprinklers X Standard Sidewall PED im Es Sot Corrosion Resistant h E Ss Flush Recessed and Concealed im T E ea Rack storage Ez 8 Extended Coverage Light Hazard ECLH Ae Vax Coated High Temperature a f bs High Temperature Oven Click the minus sign to Products are always attached to the lowest level folder in the tree and will display on the right side of the screen under the Guide Content tab If you are on a higher level folder and you want to see a complete list of products under that folder follow these steps 1 Click on the magnifying glass next to the folder In the Data Search window don t select anything 2 3 Click on the Search button 4 You will then see the complete list of products on the right side of the screen under the Search Results tab In some cases you may get a message saying Search returned too many se
11. for Factory Assembled Units Cooling Towers Systems Components Counterflow Cooling Tower Fill Material and Drift Eliminators Cooling Towers Systems Components Counterflow Cooling Towers Cooling Towers Systems Components Crossflow Cooling Tower Fill Material and Drift Eliminators Cooling Towers Systems Components Multi cell cooling Towers Air Handling System Components Duct Systems Commercial Hazardous Location Equipment Canada Hazardous Location Equipment Europe ATEX Hazardous Location Equipment United States Continued on next page 19 Appendix A Continued Specification Building Materials ASTME 119 Standard Tested Division b Building Materials CAN4 S115 M95 c Building Materials Decree of the French Ministre de L interieur Dated April 21 1983 d Building Materials Deutsche Norm DIN 4102 Part 9 20
12. he characters prior to the punctuation as one word and the characters after the punctuation as another word e When searching on a single string e g AO it looks for the string anywhere in the Product field Product Name Product Number Model Number For example you will get hits on AO 10 as well as Ta HAOO81 e When search on multiple strings e g end 700 it looks for both strings anywhere in the Product field For example you will get a hit on Xendos 02700B2 e Ignores stop words such as Model Designation Model Num so you don t have to worry about matching on those words in your search for Products e If the Product field contains variables found most often with Electrical products the search mechanism may still provide hits on Products Behind the scenes the Approval Guide knows what the expanded part numbers are typically up to a minimum of the first 4 characters but sometimes up to only the first 3 or 2 characters Sometimes it knows the expanded part numbers when expanding the variables out to the first 4 characters and then the Approval Guide may know these part numbers up to the first 3 or fewer characters Continued on next page Searching Continued Search Bars continued If an exact match cannot be found the tool will attempt to find similar products those that match on the first 4 characters of your search string So if you see
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14. hing Systems h Fixed Extinguishing Systems Pumps Foam Concentrate and Water or High Pressure Water Spray i Flammable Liquid Equipment Containers for Combustible Waste j Flammable Liquid Equipment Oily Waste Cans k Flammable Liquid Equipment Storage Buildings with Explosion Relief for l Flammable Liquid Equipment Storage Buildings without Explosion Relief for m Flammable Liquid Equipment Storage Cabinets for Flammable and Combustible Liquids n Industrial Trucks Continued on next page 18 Appendix A Continued Building Materials Division Electrical Equipment Division a oOo SF p soa m pum o aw Heat and Smoke Vents for Roofs Building Insulations Exposed Interior Insulation Building Insulations Plastic Interior Finish Materials Building Insulations Plastic Building Panels Building Insulations Wall Construction Requires Noncombustible Ceiling Building Insulations Wall Ceiling Construction Roof Construction Building Insulations Walls Insulated Core Building Insulations Exterior Wall Constructions Wall amp Floor Penetration Fire StopsFire Stop Design Fire Doors Frames and Accessories Fire Door Frames Fire Doors Frames and Accessories Fire Window Frames Fire Doors Frames and Accessories Fire Doors Cooling Towers Systems Components Closed Circuit Cooling Tower Materials Cooling Towers Systems Components Cooling Tower Fill Components
15. ny checkbox this deselected presentation becomes the new default for displaying data search results To return to the original default of grouping products by Company re select the Group Products by Company checkbox Guide Content Search Results Data Search Results for Earthquake Zone 0 yr returned 2 instances of Company Ma Group Products by Company i Products found under Pump Suction Tanks Steel Bolted Columbian TecTank 2101 5 215t St Box 996 Parsons Kansas 67357 USA El Fire Pump Installation Systems Gl Pump Suction Tanks Tank Tank Tank Capacity Capacity Diameter gallons m ft Product Listing Country United States of 190 000 America 440 000 States of gallons America 145 000 states of gallons America States at Ser ics galons 13 Pump Suction Ta Tank Tank Diameter Height m fi 10 0 Book Marks Overview When searching using the navigation tree you have the ability to create a bookmark for sections you might use often EJI Select Book Mark For example the diagram below shows the Horizontal Mounted section To add this section as a bookmark simply click the plus sign next to the bookmark toolbar Any section that has been bookmarked will display in the Select Book Mark drop down This allows you to add pages to a list so you can have quick and easy access to them later You can also delete a bookmark but clicking the x button w
16. ommended for industrial and other buildings having combustible construction or combustible occupancies AS2702 Primary Class of Work 2002 AS Ctri Mode nom K 2 8 Listing Country United States of America Product identifying Name AS2702 K 2 8 Type Upright Response SR Standard Response Element 5 mm NPT in 1 2 Finish Brass Chrome Lead Wax Wax Over Lead Corrosion Resistant Yes High Temperature No Temp Rating F 135 155 175 200 Temp Rating C 57 68 79 93 Certification Type FM Approved Unknown Zone Note PDF documents are useful because they can be printed and emailed Continued on next page 16 Print PDF Continued Overview continued 1 The Print PDF button is available a When a user navigates through the tree to a certain level or all the way down to the bottom level where the list of Products is displayed b When a user Navigates to the Products Details page for a specific Product 2 The Print PDF button is Not available a In the Search Results window when a user does a data search b In the Search Results window when a user does a Key Word search 3 However if a user does a Data Search or a Key Word Search and then in the search results screen the user then navigates down to a level in the tree or to an individual product the Print PDF button is then available because the system basically thinks the user just navigated through the tree to a specific level
17. or to the Product Note When you receive an email with a link to the PDF you must be logged into the Online Approval Guide as yourself or a guest Once you are logging in click the link in the email and it will bring you to the PDF If you do not have the Online Approval Guide up and running clicking the link in the email will bring you to the Login page Once you are logged in click the link in the email and it will bring you to the PDF Users should be running IE6 or IE7 and we recommend using Adobe Acrobat 8 0 or later for full the Print PDF capability to work properly To download a free copy of the latest version of Adobe Acrobat go to http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html promoid BUIGO 17 Appendix A Overview Fire Division This appendix displays a list of folders whose Data Search windows allow you to search on additional information For each folder listed the additional information is searchable on the folder listed and its respective sub folders a Automatic Sprinkler Systems Sprinklers b Automatic Sprinkler Systems Pipes amp Fittings for Aboveground Steel Pipe Fire Pump Installation Systems Fire Pumps d Fire Pump Installation Systems Diesel Engines for Fire Pump Drivers e Fire Pump Installation Systems Diesel Engines with Variable Speed Pressure Limiting Devices f Fire Pump Installation Systems Pump Suction Tanks g Fixed Extinguishing Systems Clean Agent Fire Extinguis
18. search results that are similar but not identical this is most likely why Company Search The Company search searches in the Company Name field Sometimes Company Names are found in the descriptive text for a product Because of this when searching for a company name you should search using Company and then re run the search again using Text to ensure you find all instances of where a company is listed This same logic applies if you are searching for a particular product The Company search looks for exact search string matches For example if a company called Large ABC Company were in the Guide and you were to search on Large ABC you would get a hit Large Company you would not get a hit BC Co you would get a hit Text Search The Text search searches in the descriptive text field for each product Use the Text search for locating subject areas For example if you wanted a list of K5 6 Recessed sprinklers you could do a Text search on K5 6 Recessed Often times the Product Name Part Number Model Number etc is located in both the Product field and the descriptive text field or a variation of the Product Name Part Number Model Number etc is located in the descriptive text field so performing a Text search on the Product Name Part Number etc may also yield hits Text searches are typically on whole words and can be performed on single words or multiple words
19. sts of products They identify where in the tree the item 1s located and provide links back to each respective area of the tree The following is a screen shot of what breadcrumbs look like in the Online Approval Guide When navigate through the tree the breadcrumbs identify the path the user navigated through in order to get to the current page When do a parametric data search the breadcrumbs identify where in the tree the products are found They identify the path through the tree the user could take to get to the products but the user may not have taken that path 15 Print PDF Overview You can also print a section to a PDF document using the Print PDF button Keyword s a St RO ice Search Print POF The following is a sample of what the PDF would look like C gt x a A J gt Search 5 Favorites 4 B S lag v Be a 3g Google Gl v co d g EB YY Bookmarks 0 blocked BF Check Autolink E AutoFill a Send tov E Th m E amp 100 FM Approvals AS2702 Control mode standard spray sprinklers have deflectors specially designed to discharge water in all directions below the plane of the deflector Thus the spray pattern is roughly that of a half sphere filled with water spray Little or no water is dicchamoad urmararea ta wot the railinn I Inrinht ennil mada cnrintlare ara nnt intandod fanor nea in tha nandant nncitinn FRA E Automatic sprinkler protection is rec
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