Starting from the Home Page

The Engineering Workbench dashboard is your central starting point for search, discovery, and recent activity.

The functionality of each Home Page element is described below:

Navigation

The vertical navigation bar on the left side of the screen provides access to core applications, whether each application is available is based on your account subscription:

  • Research – Search across standards, technical documents, and actionable engineering content.

  • Browse eBooks – Browse and search Accuris knowledge collections, including books, journals, and articles.

  • ASME BPVC – Access ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code content.

  • NBBI-NBIC – Browse National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors documents.

  • Patent Intelligence – Analyze technology and market trends using patent data.

  • My Workspaces – View and manage saved projects, bookmarks, watch lists, and other saved items.

  • Admin – Configure search experiences and manage feature settings (administrator access only).

Search Area

At the top of the page is the primary search area.

  • Search bar – Enter natural-language queries or document numbers to find the exact standard or .

  • Content filter – Select a search scope, such as Codes & Standards, before running a search.

  • Search button – Executes the search across the selected content sources.

Welcome and Resources

  • Welcome to Accuris Engineering Workbench – Displays platform announcements and high-level guidance.

  • Explore PRO/Resources – If you have a Basic account, this area shows info about all of the benefits to upgrading to Engineering Workbench Professional.

    For those with an EWB Professional account, this area provides links to videos, guides, and other learning materials, including the Accuris Customer Academy.

Recent Activity

These panels help you quickly resume your work:

  • Recent Documents – Your document history is listed here
  • Bookmarks – Quickly access key content via Bookmarks
  • My Subscriptions – Access a full list of the content available to you

Each panel includes a See all option if you want to view the entire list.

Notifications

The Notifications panel shows updates that may require your attention:

  • Subscription Updates – Every update to all content in your subscription
  • Watch Lists – Updates to your tracked documents
  • Micro Alerts – Notifications from saved alerts
  • Shared Projects – Projects shared with you
  • Shared Annotations – Annotations shared by other users
  • Query Alerts - New results for saved queries

Unread counts are displayed for each notification type.

Pinned and Saved Items

Additional sections may appear below the main panels, including:

  • Pinned Items - All of the items you have pinned will show here.
  • Projects - All projects within My Workspace will show here.
  • Watch Lists - All watch lists from My Workspace will show here.

These sections provide quick access to frequently used or important items.

This section dynamically reflects your activity, subscriptions, and permissions, giving you fast access to search, content, and updates relevant to your work.