When troubleshooting an issue further finding the answer to the below questions may point you wither to the cause of the issue or gain enough information to log issue for further investigation -
Question | Answer |
| Chorus Subscription Level | Chorus 1/Chorus 2/Chorus 3 |
| Content Set | CAWS/ Uniclass/ CMS/NMS/Small Works/ Uniclass (Aus) |
| Type of device being used | Mac/PC/portable Device |
| If using MS Edge which version | We only support the latest version, which at the time of writing is v88. |
| When was the last time the software functioned correctly? | Approx. date/time where available |
| What has changed on machine since this time? | Details of changes and when they occurred where available |
| Was the specification imported into NBS Chorus (if yes where from) | Y/N |
| Has the use refreshed their browser? | (Press CRTL+F5 to hard refresh) |
| Are you working from home? | Y/N |
| Type of network connection | Wi-Fi/ Ethernet/Mobile Data |
| Does the user have Chorus open in any other tabs/ browsers/ devices? | Y/N |
| Is the user an Org Member, Org Admin or just a guest? | Please give permission level to project/spec |
| What email address is the user signed into Chorus with? | Please give email address |
| Is the Spec based on a Master? | Y/N |
For further specific troubleshooting please see:
Further Troubleshooting: NBS Plugin for Revit
When troubleshooting issues with the NBS Plugin for Revit these additional questions may help point you in the direction of the issue or gain enough information to log issue for further investigation -
Question | Answer |
Version(s) of Revit the issue occurs in | 2019/2020/2021 (Please give full version number) |
Version of the plugin installed | V3.8 |
Has clean reinstall of plugin been done? | Y/N |
Is the customer using the last update of the version of Revit they are using? | Y/N |
Version of Windows installed | Windows 8.1/Windows 10 |
Have all windows updates been processed | Y/N |
Are other users in the same company experiencing the same issue? | Y/N |
Can you recreate this issue? | Y/N |
Can other members of the support team recreate? | Y/N |
Can members of the Training Team recreate? | Y/N |
When was the last time the software functioned correctly? | Approx. date/time where available |
What has changed on machine since this time? | Details of changes and when they occurred where available |
Where is the model stored? | Local Disc/Server/Cloud |
What 3rd party plugins are installed | e.g. Dynamo |
Has the use refreshed the plugin window?
| Press F5 to refresh |
Further Troubleshooting: Chorus Performance issues
When troubleshooting performance issues with NBS Chorus i.e. Chorus is slow to respond these additional questions may help point you in the direction of the issue or gain enough information to log issue for further investigation -
Question | Answer |
Are they experiencing the slow performance somewhere specific inside Chorus or when they are publishing?
| Y/N |
By slow do they mean slow to keep up, slow to load, not responding?
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Is what they see on the monitor lagging behind the user’s keyboard and mouse inputs or is it when pages are loaded?
| Y/N |
If inside Chorus where specifically is the user? | E.g. -Loading the projects list/thumbnails -Opening a section in the editor -Saving clauses in the editor
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Can the screen user record their experience? | Insert link to video |
Log the date and time (GMT) this happened. We can look at the server logs to see what happened. | Insert time/date(s) |
Further Troubleshooting: Spec import issues
When troubleshooting issues importing specification into NBS Chorus these additional questions may help point you in the direction of the issue or gain enough information to log issue for further investigation -
Question | Answer |
What kind of file is being imported? | .spec/.prlm/.stdspec/.stdprlm/.lspec/.lprlm/.lstdspec/.lstdprlm/.spex/.docx |
Has the file been opened in the latest version of NBS Building/NBS Landscape/NBS Create? | Y/N |
Have all pending updates been actioned (Create Only)? | Y/N |
What is the error message displayed on the import report? - Tis can be found on the email sent when the import fails | Insert error message |
Have support attempted to import | Y/N |
Does the error report show the same errors? | Y/N |
Does the file open in NBS Building/NBS Landscape/NBS Create without error? | Y/N |
Further Troubleshooting: Stylesheet/publishing Issue
When troubleshooting issues publishing a specification or uploading a stylesheet these additional questions may help point you in the direction of the issue or gain enough information to log issue for further investigation -
Question | Answer |
| Does the specification export when using the default NBS Stylesheet | Y/N |
Has any content been added/removed from the content section? | Y/N |
If you remove content section and reinsert from the NBS Template does the spec export/stylesheet import? | Y/N |
If headers/footers are removed does the spec export/stylesheet import? | Y/N |
Are the correct styles applied to the contents section? | Y/N |
Is the {{content}} placeholder present? | Y/N |
Does the document contain Macros? | Y/N |
Are all placeholder formatted correctly using camel case with double curly brackets each side? | Y/N |
Was the stylesheet based on the NBS template or did the customer start from scratch? | NBS Template/User generated |
Does the NBS Default stylesheet import and the specification publish without issues? | Y/N |
Does the specification publish when revision information is not included? | Y/N |
Does the specification publish to both .PDF and .Doc? | Y/N (if only 1 please state which does and which does not publish) |
Do any error massages appear? | Y/N (If yes please include screenshot) |
What is the size of the stylesheet? | Stylesheets over 10mb will not import |
Is the file in .docx format? | Y/N |
Is a corporate font in use? If so is the check box for Embed Fonts In file selected under File > Options > Saving | Y/N |
Internal Testing
Question | Answer |
| Can other members of the support team recreate? | Y/N |
| Can members of the Training Team recreate? | Y/N |
| Device used | Mac/PC/portable Device |
| Type of network connection |
Bug Identified
Question | Answer |
| Screenshot of any errors in browser console | (Press F12 to access) |
| Has support@theNBS.com been added to the project and can you recreate? | Y/N |