This webpage documents the MGSi (Device) app.
The MGSi (Device) app is a device-based interface to the MGSi system, a workflow and document management system that provides HTTP/S access to the MGSi databases from desktops, tablets and mobile devices.
The UWP / Android / iOS screen-shots for each page are grouped together. Use the Show/Hide Options to toggle the display of the screen-shots for each device type.
The Android screen-shots are from an Android Pixel 2 R 11.0 - API 30 device. The iOS screen-shots are from an iPhone SE (2nd generation) iOS 15.0 device.
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[User agent]
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[Filtered for]
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Displayed when the app starts.
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[App]
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The MGSi Splash page is displayed on app startup.
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[Splash]
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The MGSi Logon page is used to connect to the MGSi system. Select the MGSi item from the App drop-down list.
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Menu Items
[Logon]
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Used to reset your password in order to connect to the MGSi system.
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Menu Items
[Reset Password]
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Display the web version of the device app.
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[Website]
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Used to display the downloaded files and local files created. Tap an item in the list to display the full filename. Note that image files are only saved if from the Preview page.
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Menu Items
[Cache]
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Used to display properties of the cached (downloaded) files.
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Menu Items
[Cache Properties]
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The Search Bar control is used to specify a term to filter the lists.
The Search Bar control is used in the following pages:
[Search Bar Control]
Note the keyboard displayed at the bottom of the page.
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Used to display the log file.
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Menu Items
[Log]
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Used to display the properties of the Log page.
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[Log Properties]
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The portal for the MGSi app. Enter a search term and tap Submit, or tap an item in the Dash Board.
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Menu Items
Search Options
[Home]
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Used to display the processed Dash.json file. The list is displayed in the pre-defined Section sequence. Accessible by administrator users only.
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Menu Items
[Dash Board]
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Used to display properties of the dash board which is used to build the Home page. Accessible by administrator users only.
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Menu Items
[Dash Board Properties]
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Used to specify a date range for the Dash Board option.
For Android devices, you must tap a day after you change the year or month. An alternative is to use the drop down list items to select a date.
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[Date Range]
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Used to display the list of all documents that met your search criteria. There are 3 different titles for this page:
The number of fields displayed in the list is based on the fields defined in the SQL select statements, and for MGSi Workflow Step Values , based on the number of fields that aren't marked as Visible=false (see MGSi Field Settings ). Use the Toggle option to show/hide the Values item.
The screen captures below are for MGSi Workflow Step Values.
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Menu Items
Tap an item to display the Details page for the work item.
[Doc. Type Search Results]
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Used to query and display the results of the grid in a chart.
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[Results Aging Query]
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Used to display the properties of the document type based search results page. There are 3 different titles for this page:
The screen captures below are for MGSi Workflow Step Values Properties.
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Menu Items
[Doc. Type Search Results Properties]
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The MGSi Document Type Selection page is used to select a document type (library) for narrowing search queries.
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[Document Type Selection]
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Used to search for pages (files).
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[Files Query]
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Used to display the search results from the Files Query page.
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Menu Items
[Files Results]
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Used to display properties for the MGSi Files Results page.
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[File Results Properties]
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Used to query work items by date range and display the results by date range and in a chart.
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Menu Items
[Aging Query]
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Used to specify date specific Aging queries.
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[Custom Aging Query]
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Used to display the search results by date range selected and in charts. The number of intervals displayed depends on the query used. Tap an item in the list to display the MGSi Results page.
Currently, there are no drill-down options to the Results page when accessed from the MGSi Results Aging Query (Device) page.
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Menu Items
[Aging Query Results]
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Used to display the Aging Query Results in a bar chart.
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[Aging Chart]
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Displays the list of all work items that met your search criteria. Displayed when a search term is entered from the Home page.
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Tap an item to display the Details page for the work item.
[Results]
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Used to display the properties of the Workflow Step Values page.
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[Results Properties]
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Used to create a new work item. Select a workflow step from the drop down list, type a description for the work item, then click Submit.
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Create a new work item.
[New Work Item]
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Used to display the files shared with your user ID. Tap an item in the list to display the MGSi Shared File page.
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Menu Items
[Shared Files]
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Used to display the properties of the Shared Files page.
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[Shared Files Properties]
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Used to display the properties of the shared file.
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[Shared File]
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Used to add notes for the current shared file. Admin users can edit and delete notes from all users. Non-admin users can only edit/delete notes they created. Tap an item in the list to display the Options dialog.
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Menu Items
[Shared File Notes]
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Used to search for shared files across all users. This is currently an administrator user only feature.
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Menu Items
[Shared Files Query]
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Used to display the work assigned to your user ID. Workflow steps without work items are not displayed.
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Menu Items
[Queue Summary]
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Displays the list of work items that are assigned to your user ID.
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Tap an item to display the Details page for the work item.
[Queue]
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Used to display the queries assigned to your user ID. The items shown in the Home page is a subset of these items.
Tap an item in the list to run the query.
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[Saved Queries]
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Used to query the database for the selected Document Type using the fields defined. The UI fields displayed are based on the document type configuration.
The time picker (for all devices) does not display a field for entering seconds and a value of 0 is used. Unless the time value you are searching for has 0 seconds, specify a date range of one minute to search for a specific time value.
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Menu Items
[Finder]
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Used to filter work items in your queue. The Override Filter option is available to administrator users only.
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Menu Items
[Work Item]
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Used to update the values for the current work item. The UI fields displayed are based on the document type configuration.
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Menu Items
Action Buttons
Edit fields(s) and tap Save.
When a field is changed, the text color changes to blue. When the change(s) are saved, the text color changes to brown.
[Detail]
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Used to review the HTML generated for the work item and then share the file or a link to the file. The options displayed for the external share options vary by device.
This page was formerly known as MGSi Review.
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[Print Preview]
Tip: Edit the default filename if you intend on uploading the file to avoid possible security error messages.
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The New File dialog allows you choose what type of file to add. The options displayed are:
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[New File]
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Displays the properties for the current work item.
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[Properties]
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Used to display the files for the current work item. Tap an item in the list to display the file.
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Menu Items
[Files]
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Used to display the properties for the MGSi Files page.
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Menu Items
[Files Properties]
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Used to display PDF, Office and other non-image/web/media files.
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Note for Android users where Chrome is your default browser: PDF files are not displayed 'directly'; they are 'just' downloaded (to the Drive app by default) and a blank page is displayed.
After a PDF file is launched:
As an alternative, install the PDF viewer or set Firefox as your default browser.
Options
[Launch]
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Displays an image file.
Double-tap the image to make it bigger in order to start panning. Double-tap the image a second time to restore the image to its original size.
Android users: currently, 'tap and pan' works better than 'pinch and pan'.
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[File (Image)] File Uploaded
Note the pinching and panning message.
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Displays a web file.
Linked files that are HTML files are displayed in this page and not in MGSi Linked File (Device).
The display of linked HTML files works best for files without external references. HTML files with references to external resources (CSS, JS, image, etc.) that are not fully qualified will not be downloaded. To avoid these problems, use the Link Web option.
XML files with XSL HREF processing instructions and non-well-formed XML files are not displayed correctly for Android and iOS devices. Admin users can tap the Browser option to confirm.
As an alternative, display the file in MGSi Web. MGSi Web uses a 'special' XSL template to display XML files.
If the Server Error webpage is displayed with the '500 - Internal server error' message, notify your MGSi administrator. This message implies a possible IIS authentication configuration error. As an alternative, view the web file using MGSi Web.
For additional information see MGSi Storage.
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Menu Items
[File (Web)]
Well-formed XML files are not displayed very well in iOS so a different file is used here. See iOS XML files.
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Displays a media (audio or visual) file.
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[File (Media)]
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Used to display text-based (excluding HTML) linked files and for displaying XML files on iOS devices.
The following file types are processed:
XML files on iOS devices are displayed in this page with a title of 'MGSi XML File (iOS)'. iOS does not format XML files when displayed in a web control like UWP and Android do. See iOS XML files below.
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Menu Items
[Linked File]
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Displays properties for the current file.
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[File Properties]
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Used to assign (associate) a file with a specific category and subcategory.
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[File Categorization]
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Used to add notes for the current file. Administrator users can edit and delete notes. Tap an item in the list to display the Admin options dialog.
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[File Notes]
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Used to display the files for the work item all on one page. The control (web, image, media) used is based on the URL Type property.
A lot of data may be downloaded. You must wait for the download(s) to complete. Don't flick or use the Top/Bottom options until the download(s) are complete.
Displaying media files on Android devices may cause flashing/scrolling. The top of the page will be displayed when the processing is complete.
The following file types are not displayed:
If the total size of the files to be downloaded is more than 250 MB for admin users or 100 MB for non-admin users, a confirmation message is displayed.
If there are too many files of a particular type, an action sheet is displayed to select the file type to be displayed. For Android devices, the filter options are not displayed. Tap the back arrow, then select a different type.
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Menu Items
[Preview]
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Used to display the properties used for generating the MGSi Preview page.
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[Preview Properties]
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Used to transfer a file on the device to the server and insert the file for the selected work item.
When the Upload option is selected, an action sheet is displayed to choose the type of file to upload. Based on your selection, a different folder on the device is displayed.
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[Upload]
Note the extension list displayed.
This option provides access to the files in your photo app.
If your device is connected to wifi that is behind your corporate firewall, you can configure your device to access shared folders. See the Apple help topic Connect servers or external devices with Files on iPhone.
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Used to take a photo, transfer the photo file on the device to the server and insert the file for the selected work item.
There are no photo editing options. Use the native device photo editing features after taking a photo and upload that photo.
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[Photo]
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Used to make a video, transfer the video file on the device to the server and insert the file for the selected work item.
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[Video]
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Display the audit trail for the work item. Accessible by administrator users only.
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Menu Items
[History]
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Used to display the properties for the History page. Accessible by administrator users only.
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[History Properties]
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Used to move the current work item to the next workflow step.
Tap an item in the list, then tap Submit to move the work item to the selected workflow step. Note that your user id may not be assigned to the workflow step selected if from the dash board.
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Menu Items
[Move]
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Used to update your profile for the MGSi system. Geo-location information is accessed for use with the Map button.
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Edit fields and tap Submit.
[Profile]
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Used to display the workflow steps assigned to your user id. The list is sorted by Document Type.
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[Assigned]
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Used to display your activity for the MGSi system for the past week. A HTML file is generated and then displayed in the Web page.
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[Activity Report]
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Send an email using the device specific Mail app.
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[Email]
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Make a phone call using the device specific Phone app.
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[Call]
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Send a text message using the device specific Messaging app.
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[SMS]
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The About page displays information, capabilities and rights for the device.
Each section has an expander control to let you show/hide (toggle) individual sections. Tap on the section header (the rows with the up and down arrows) to toggle the section.
Use the Map option to verify the accuracy of the Location Services settings.
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[About]
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Used to display the device specific settings for the MGSi app.
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[Settings]
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Used to submit a problem report. A work item is generated that you can then track, if your user ID is assigned to the MER document type.
The local log file is uploaded for use with problem resolution. If you don't want to 'share' the contents of the log, use the Clear Log option from the Log page before tapping Submit.
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Menu Items
[Problem Reporting]
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Used to search the MGSi User Guide webpages (help topics).
Enter a term to search for in the Search Term edit box, then tap Submit. From the Results page, tap on an item in the list to display the User Guide webpage (topic) with each occurrence of the search term highlighted. The results are sorted by the webpage Title in ascending sequence. Note that searches are case-insensitive.
For additional information see:
[User Guide Search]
Menu Items
Tap an item to display the help page.
[User Guide Search Results]
A toast message is displayed with the number of occurrences of the term in the help page.
For UWP and iOS devices, the message is displayed at the bottom of the webpage, and not at the bottom of the screen.
[Help Topic]
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Display this web file and navigate to the specified bookmark.
Note that hyperlinks (anchor elements) with target=_blank are converted to target=_self.
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Menu Items
[Help]
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Display the web page file (including help files) in the device browser.
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[Browser]
Tap Done to the left of the address bar to return to the MGSi app.
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