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MGSi Web Getting Started Guide

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This webpage includes into a single file the help topics for getting started with the MGSi system.

The options in the help topics are hyperlinked allowing you to get familiar with what happens when you tap/click an option.

For additional information see:

Contents

Click a [•] to go to the topic in this webpage. Click the link to go to the individual help topic webpage.

  1. [•] Writing Style
  2. [•] Sync Mode
  3. [•] User Guide Search
  4. [•] Unicode Support in MGSi (Details the support for Unicode in the MGSi Web and MGSi App systems.)
  5. [•] MGSi Web Logon (Used to connect to the MGSi Web system.)
  6. [•] MGSi Web Reset Password (Used to reset your password in order to connect to the MGSi Web system.)
  7. [•] MGSi Web Sign Up (Used to register yourself and your company for access to the MGSi Web system.)

4/13/2024

Writing Style

In keeping with the writing style of the user guides, below are detailed keystrokes for surfing (navigating) to the Tutorial.

  1. From the Logon webpage at https://www.facturabook.net/MGSi/, click Help. The MGSi Web Logon help topic webpage is displayed.
  2. In the For additional information section, click MGSi Web User Guide. The MGSi Web User Guide is displayed.
  3. In the For additional information section, click MGSi Tutorial. The MGSi Tutorial webpage is displayed.
  4. In the Sections section, click Part 1 - Define the workflow. The MGSi Administrator Tutorial (Define the workflow) webpage is displayed.

Sync Mode

User interface (UI) configuration changes are saved across sessions and devices. Specifically, the Show/Hide, Grid/Stacked and Rows/Lines options in the grid pages (see Grids) and the values used on the search form pages and stored in the local storage section (see MGSi Profile - Local Storage and Cookie Section). The changes are saved to a database only when you click the Logoff or Exit menu options.

To clear the form fields, from the MGSi Profile (Options - Profile) page, click the Clear Local Storage option, and then make sure that you click the Logoff or Exit menu options to save the cleared values in the database.

Clicking the browsers back arrow does not update the target page appearance. I.e. it is not "synced". Use the Back option on the MGSi Web pages.

User Guide Search

To find specific terms used in these guides, select the Help - Search menu item. You can also specify a ?Find= parameter for the webpage in the address bar.

topic.htm?Find=workflow

For example, to search for the term workflow on this webpage click Search.

Note that you can also just use the browsers Find option to search for a term in a webpage.

Additionally, you can do a web search and prefix your query with MGSi. E.g.:

MGSi workflow

Unicode Support in MGSi

This topic details the support for Unicode in the MGSi Web and MGSi App (device) systems.

For additional information see:

What is Unicode?

Unicode is a way for representing characters. Unicode is what is used for displaying non-English languages, e.g., Japanese and Chinese. The most familiar example for Latin-based (English and Spanish) speakers are emojis.

Unicode Filenames

The list of valid characters in a filename is better described by what isn't allowed.

Invalid path characters: ASCII/Unicode characters 0 through 31 (which include backspace (\b), null (\0) and tab (\t)), quote ("), less than (<), greater than (>), pipe (|).

Invalid filename (base name) characters: include the same as invalid path characters plus colon (:), asterisk (*), Question mark (?), Backslash (\), and Slash (/).

Note that when you copy/paste a URL from the address bar, most of the UA's (browsers) convert (encode) the web addresses.

Entering Unicode characters

You can paste non-ASCII characters into edit fields, you can use your keyboard to enter the character code sequence, and you can enable Unicode keyboards.

Windows 10+

From Windows 10+ desktop and UWP apps, press the Windows key then press "." (period).

See:

Mac

From Mac desktops you need to enable the Unicode keyboard:

  1. Open the Apple logo menu.
  2. Select System Preferences… from the menu.
  3. Go to the Keyboard category.
  4. Now open the Input Sources tab.
  5. Click +.
  6. Select Others.
  7. Pick Unicode Hex Input.

See How to Type a Unicode Character on a Mac.

iOS

From iOS, to enable the emoji keyboard tap the Settings - General - Keyboard - Keyboards - Emoji item.

To add an emoji, tap the globe on the keyboard twice to display the emojis.

Android

From Android just use the keyboard.

Emojis

Emojis (surrogate pairs) are fully supported for data entry, search terms and MGSi system names (Doc. Type, Workflow, Step, Data Field, User ID) in the MGSi Web and Device apps.

Note that emoji (surrogate pair) characters have a length of 2 or 3, vs. regular ASCII characters that have a length of 1. This may be an issue when entering text into a field. E.g., if the length of a data field is 20, you can only type a maximum of 10 emojis.

Additionally, note that not all emojis can be displayed in all of the different browsers and email programs, and the same emoji is often displayed differently in different browsers.

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MGSi Web Logon

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The MGSi Web Logon webpage is used to connect to the MGSi Web system. Enter valid credentials, then click Connect. Click to select the MGSi Share option to connect to the MGSi Share application and not the MGSi Web application. Click to select the MGSi Web Light option to connect to the MGSi Light application and not the MGSi Web application.

Accessed from:

  1. A bookmark/favorite item.
  2. My Great Software
  3. MGSi Web Share Finish Sign Up

For additional information see:

MGSi Web Logon Webpage

[Web Logon]

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MGSi Web Logon Attributes
Value Description Type
MGSi Web Logon Connect to the MGSi Web system. Webpage
  • Hyperlink
Instructions Brief instructions for using the current webpage. Paragraph
User ID User ID defined in the MGSi system. Edit box
Password Password value associated with the defined User ID. Edit box
MGSi Web Connect to the MGSi Web system. This is the default option. Radio button
MGSi Web Light Connect to the MGSi Light system. This is the default option for Windows Mobile 6 and below devices and unknown browsers. Radio button
MGSi Share Connect to the MGSi Share system. Radio button
Connect Connect to the MGSi Web application.
  • The ShareApp value for the UID record is used when the MGSi Share option is not selected.
 Push Button
Clear Clear the form fields. Push Button
Reset Password Password reset for if you forgot your password. Push Button
Sign Up Register for access to the MGSi Web system. Push Button
Help Display this help topic. Push Button

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MGSi Web Reset Password

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The MGSi Web Reset Password option is used to reset your password in order to connect to the MGSi Web system.

Accessed from:

  1. MGSi Web Logon

For additional information see:

Reset Password Webpage

[Reset Password]

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Reset Password Attributes
Value Description Type
MGSi Reset Password Used to reset your password in order to connect to the MGSi Web system. Your existing password cannot be recovered. All fields are required for the Submit option. The values entered for the Email Address, Security Question, and Security Answer must match the values stored for the User ID. Complete the User ID and Security Calculation fields, then click Email to have the security question emailed to you. Webpage
  • Hyperlink
Instructions Brief instructions for using the current webpage. Paragraph
Current User ID The User ID defined in the MGSi system. Edit box
New Password The new password value associated with the defined User ID. Edit box
Retype New Password Retype the password. Edit box
Email Address The email address associated with the defined User ID. Edit box
Security Question The security question associated with the defined User ID. Drop-down list
Security Answer The answer to the security question associated with the defined User ID. Edit box
Security Calculation The answer to the captcha security question. Edit box
Action and navigation options.
Submit Submit request. Push button
Email Submit request to email to you the security question.
  • Complete the User ID and Security Calculation fields, then click Email to have the security question emailed to you.
  • The security question will be sent to the email address on record.
  • For security reason, the email address is not exposed.
  • See MGSi Web Security Question email below.
 Push Button
Clear Clear the form fields. Push button
Logon Return to the MGSi Logon webpage.
  • Click to display the Logon webpage.
 Push button
Help Display this help topic. Push Button

MGSi Web Security Question email

The following is an example of the email sent from the Email option.

[MGSi Web Security Question]

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MGSi Web Sign Up

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The MGSi Web Sign Up webpage is used to register yourself and your company for access to the MGSi Web system. Once you are registered, use the Add User option to add additional users for your company. All fields are required except those marked with *.

Accessed from:

  1. Corporate website
  2. MGSi Web Logon

For additional information see:

Sign Up Webpage

[Sign Up]

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Attributes
Sign Up Attributes
Value Description Type
MGSi Sign Up Used to register yourself and your company for access to the MGSi Web system. Once you are registered, use the Add User option to add additional users for your company. Webpage
  • Hyperlink
Instructions Brief instructions for using the current webpage. Paragraph
First Name Your first name. Edit box
Middle Name Your middle name or middle initial. Edit box
Last Name Your last name. Edit box
Company Name The name of your company. Edit box
Address Line 1 Address Line 1. Edit box
Address Line 2 Address Line 2. Edit box
City City Edit box
State/Province State/Province Edit box
The list of state/province. Click to transfer to the edit box. Drop-down list
Zip code/Postal code Zip code/Postal code Edit box
Country Country list Drop-down list
Website The website address for your company. Edit box
Landline Number Telephone number. Edit box
Mobile Number Mobile telephone number. Edit box
Fax Number Fax phone number. Edit box
Email Address The email address associated with the User ID. Edit box
User ID The User ID to use for accessing the MGSi system. The typical value is your email address. Edit box
Copy Email Copy the value from the Email Address field to the User ID field. Option
Generate Generate a user ID value. Option
Password The password value associated with the User ID. Edit box
Retype Password Retype the password. Edit box
Security Question The security question associated with the User ID. Drop-down list
Security Answer The answer to the security question associated with the User ID. Edit box
Security Calculation The answer for the security calculation. Edit box
Action and navigation options.
Submit Submit sign up request.
  • If successful, the MGSi Web Logon webpage is displayed and a notification email is sent to the MGSi administrator.
 Push button
Clear Clear the form fields. Push button
Logon Return to the MGSi Logon webpage. Push button
Help Display this help topic. Push Button

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