Literature Types and Labels

Literature Types

Items of literature (both uploaded documents or links) are grouped according to the type of information. This dictates the order in which the documents display on the listing and helps to group similar documents together.

When loading a document or creating a link you select a Type from the drop down list. The order in the list reflects the order that the information types appear on EBOSS. This places technical information (such as manual or technical statements) at the top, and other information (such as brochures or colour charts) further down. 

A table below outlines the different literature types.

Labels

Once you have selected the literature type you can enter your own label for your literature. Labels are optional but are useful to customise your information. 

Using labels helps make it clear to specifiers what information is available and where to find it.

Labels should be used to distinguish between literature of the same type, or where a more specific name is needed. For instance:

• If you have two items under the same type you should use a label to help clarity — A 'Technical Data Sheet' and a 'Span Table' would both have the type 'Data Sheet'
• Where the type covers a range of information, such as 'Appraisal, Accreditation, Certification and Testing'. Here a label is helpful to indicate the nature of the information, such as 'BRANZ Appraisal', 'Acoustic Testing' or 'Environmental Certification', etc. 

Literature Types and Definitions