Help & Instructions
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Warehouse page (new) — replaces the old Fishbowl test buttons
- New sidebar entry Warehouse. One place to manage IES on-hand stock for the whole team.
- Drag-and-drop PDF import. Run the Fishbowl On Hand With FBPN's report (or the older On Hand By Product Tree), drop the PDF on the import zone, and the snapshot replaces itself automatically — no clicks needed. Browsing for the file still works too.
- Columns: FBPN, MPN, Description, Qty, UOM, Location, Status, Vendor / Lot. The
Receivingstatus badge means the item is in the warehouse but not yet on a shelf. - Live search-as-you-type across FBPN, MPN, description, vendor, and lot — no Filter button required. Location and Show (All / On Shelf / Receiving) also filter live. The "Showing X of Y" count updates as you type.
BOM Planning — IES columns now sourced from Warehouse imports
- IES Qty and IES Location come from the Warehouse table. Page loads are now near-instant (one local SQL query) instead of the previous 30–60 s Fishbowl REST call. Re-import the warehouse PDF whenever you want fresh numbers.
- MPN turns green when the manufacturer part number matches a record in the warehouse. The IES Qty and IES Location cells next to that MPN turn green for the same reason.
- Blue row highlight (unchanged): rows where the warehouse has stock but no OFCI receipt is logged. Inspect these — usually the material was delivered straight to the warehouse without an OFCI record being created.
- If no warehouse PDF has been imported yet, BOM Planning falls back to the live Fishbowl REST call so nothing breaks during the changeover.
Whole-app UX improvements
- Drag-and-drop file imports. The OFCI Materials, Buildings, Customer Milestones, BOM, Cable Schedule, Warehouse, and Flowchart import forms all accept a dropped file. For the data imports (OFCI / Buildings / BOM / Cable / Warehouse), dropping the file starts the import immediately — you don't have to click Import.
- Live search-as-you-type. Search inputs on Lessons Learned, CFCI, Inspections, Daily Log (Journal), and Schedules (XER) now auto-submit a few hundred milliseconds after you stop typing — no Enter key required. Warehouse, Materials, and Issues use instant in-page filtering.
- Dark-theme aware drop zones. The new drop areas pick up your theme automatically.
OFCI page — performance & usability
- Faster load, search, and export. The OFCI list and the Status PDF/Excel exports now batch-load every material's delivery events and L1 links in a small number of database queries instead of one query per row. Pages with 1,500+ rows open noticeably quicker.
- Sticky column headers. The header row on long tables (OFCI, BOM Planning, Cable Schedule, etc.) now stays pinned at the top of the screen as you scroll, so you can always see what each column is. Works on desktop and mobile.
- Last-import banner. The OFCI page shows a blue banner with the filename, row count, and timestamp of the most recent spreadsheet import so the whole team can see when the data was last refreshed.
BOM Planning — load-time fixes
- Fishbowl/IES lookup is cached for ~90 seconds. The first load each minute or two still has to call Fishbowl (which can take 30–60 s on their side), but every subsequent reload, sort, or filter change is now nearly instant.
- Unfiltered view shows the first 500 rows of each table. When no Building / Network / Scope filter is selected, the page used to render every row (20,000+) — producing a 17 MB page that took ~60 s to load. It now caps the preview at 500 rows and shows a yellow banner telling you to apply a filter to see everything. The XLSX and PDF exports always include the full filtered dataset — the cap only affects the on-screen preview.
- OFCI material matching is faster. The cross-match against OFCI deliveries no longer issues a separate database query per material; the whole index is built in one shot.
OOR (Open Order Report) import is now strictly additive
Vendors decrement their OOR exports as material is received, so older orders disappear from each new file. To preserve the original ordered quantity and history, OOR imports now follow these rules:
- Quantities only ever grow. A new import can raise an ordered quantity (when more units are added to the PO) but will never shrink it. The largest seen value wins.
- Dates can be updated forward. Need-By and Vendor-Confirmed Dates from the latest OOR replace older values.
- New rows are added. POs that didn't exist before are inserted.
- Nothing is deleted or flagged. Rows that are absent from a new OOR (because they've been fully received) are left alone — no more "OOR-MISSING" tags, no more highlighted rows, and nothing is removed from your tracker.
Take-away: it is now safe to re-import each new OOR as you get it. The importer will only add information; it can no longer undo manual edits or remove material you've already received.
1. Getting Started
What is the QA/QC Tracker?
The QA/QC Tracker is a web-based tool for managing construction inspection checklists, material deliveries, and project milestones. Everyone on the team can access it from any computer or phone using a web browser — no software to install.
Navigating the App
- On a computer: Use the sidebar menu on the left side of the screen. Click any item to go to that page.
- On a phone or tablet: Tap the menu icon at the top left to open the navigation menu. Tap any item, and the menu will close.
Understanding the Sidebar
- Dashboard — Your home page with an overview of everything.
- Buildings — Click a building name to see all the areas (rooms) inside it.
- Inspections — Filter inspections by status: Upcoming, Past Due, Completed, or In Progress.
- L1 — The global list of every L1 OFCI form (no longer tied to a specific area).
- Other — FOKs, OFCI, CFCI, Customer Milestones, Calendar, Schedules, ACC Forms, and Settings.
2. Dashboard
The Dashboard is the first page you see. It shows a summary of everything happening across the project.
What You Will See
- Inspection Progress Cards — Shows how many inspections are Completed, Upcoming, Past Due, and Not Started, with a progress bar.
- FOK Tracking Cards — Same breakdown for First-of-Kind items.
- Material Tracking Cards — Delivered, Past Due, Upcoming, and Pending material counts. If any delivered items are missing an L1 inspection, you will see a warning.
- Issue Tracking Cards — Shows Total, Open, In Progress, Resolved, and Closed issue counts, plus the average closeout score (IES-assigned issues only). Each card links to the Issues page filtered by that status.
- Inspection Scores — If scores have been entered for milestones, you will see the overall and per-building averages.
- Past Due / Upcoming Lists — Cards showing which specific areas need attention, with the next milestone percentage due.
Buttons at the Top
| Button | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Export Excel | Downloads an Excel spreadsheet of all inspection checklists (L2–L5) with dates, progress, form links, and milestone info. |
| 1-Week Look-Ahead | Downloads a PDF showing everything due in the next 7 days — milestones, final checklists, FOKs, and customer milestones. Past-due items are highlighted in red. Material deliveries are no longer included — download the OFCI Status PDF from the OFCI page for that. |
| 6-Week Look-Ahead | Same as above but covers the next 6 weeks. |
Quick Area Lookup (Bottom of Dashboard)
Use the dropdown menus at the bottom to jump directly to any building and area without scrolling through the sidebar.
Step-by-Step: Download a Look-Ahead Report
- Go to the Dashboard (click "Dashboard" in the sidebar).
- Click the 1-Week Look-Ahead or 6-Week Look-Ahead button near the top right.
- A PDF file will download to your computer. Open it to see a formatted report you can print or email.
3. Buildings
Click any building name in the sidebar to see all the areas (rooms) inside that building.
What You Will See
- A table listing every area in the building.
- Each row shows the area name and a progress bar or percentage for each inspection type (L2, L3, L4, L5). L1 is no longer per‑area — see the L1 page in the sidebar.
- If scores have been entered, you will also see an average score column.
Buttons at the Top
- All / Completed / Upcoming / Past Due — Filter buttons to show only areas matching that inspection status.
Step-by-Step: View an Area
- Click a building name in the sidebar (for example, "Building A").
- You will see all the areas listed. Click the area name or the pencil icon to open that area’s detail page.
4. Room / Area Detail
This is the main page where you track inspections for a specific area. Each inspection type (L1, L2, L3, etc.) has its own section on this page.
L1 Inspections (OFCI / Material Verification)
L1 forms are now managed globally, not per area. The L1 card on this page is just a shortcut: it shows the total number of L1 forms across the whole project and an Open L1 Page button. There is nothing to edit, no notes, and no delete on the L1 card here — do all L1 work on the L1 page (sidebar: L1).
L2–L5 Inspections (Standard Checklists)
For each inspection type (L2 through L5), you will see:
- Start Date — When the inspection is scheduled to start. Pick a date from the calendar.
- Finish Date — When the inspection should be completed.
- Once you set both a start and finish date, the system automatically creates milestones:
- If the inspection is 7 days or less: 50% and 100% milestones.
- If it is longer: 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% milestones.
Working with Milestones
- Checkbox — Check the box next to a milestone to mark it complete. The completion date is automatically set to today, but you can change it.
- Score — Enter a number from 0 to 100 to rate the quality. This is optional. The average score is calculated across all milestones.
- Form Number — Enter the checklist form number for that milestone.
- Form Link — Click the icon to set or open a link (same as L1 above).
Inspection-Level Fields
- Checklist Completion Date — Set this when the entire inspection is finished (all milestones done).
- Form Number & Link — A primary form number and link for the whole inspection.
- Notes — Free-form notes. Type anything you need to remember about this area.
Navigation at the Top
- ← Prev / Next → buttons let you move to the previous or next area in the same building without going back to the building page.
- Saving indicator (top right) shows "Saving…" when a change is being saved, then "Saved" when done.
Removing and Restoring Inspection Types
- Click the ✕ button on any inspection section to remove it from this area. You will be asked to confirm.
- At the bottom of the page, a Restore dropdown lets you add back any removed inspection types.
Step-by-Step: Complete a Milestone
- Navigate to the area (click the building, then click the area name).
- Find the inspection type (for example, L3).
- Check the box next to the milestone percentage (for example, 25%).
- The completion date fills in with today’s date. Change it if needed.
- Optionally enter a Score (0–100) and a Form Number.
- To add a link: click the link icon, paste the URL when prompted, and press OK.
- The progress bar updates automatically. That’s it — everything is saved.
Step-by-Step: Add a Link to a Form
- Find the link icon next to a form number field.
- If the icon is gray/white, there is no link yet. Click it.
- A pop-up box will appear saying "Paste the URL." Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar and paste it into the box, then click OK.
- The icon will turn blue/green to show a link is saved.
- Next time you click the icon, it will open the link in a new tab.
5. Inspections List
The sidebar has four links under Inspections: Upcoming, Past Due, Completed, and In Progress. Each one shows a filtered list of all inspections across all buildings.
Using Filters
- Building dropdown — Pick a building to narrow results.
- Search box — Type an area name to find it quickly.
- Status tabs — Click All, Upcoming, Past Due, In Progress, or Completed to filter.
- Click Filter to apply your selections.
What the Columns Mean
- Area — Click the area name to jump to its detail page.
- Building — Which building the area is in.
- Inspection Type — L2, L3, L4, or L5. (L1 lives on its own L1 page and is not in this list.)
- Progress — How many milestones are complete out of the total (for example, "2/4").
- Overall % — The inspection’s percent complete (0%, 25%, 50%, etc.).
- Next Milestone — The date of the next uncompleted milestone.
- Status — A colored badge:
- Completed — All milestones are checked off.
- In Progress — At least one milestone is checked, but not all (for example, 25% and 50% done but 75% and 100% not yet).
- Upcoming — Has a start date in the future, no milestones complete yet.
- Past Due — The next milestone or finish date has already passed and the inspection is not complete.
- Not Started — No start/finish dates have been entered.
6. OFCI Tracking
The OFCI page (sidebar: OFCI) tracks all incoming Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed material deliveries and links them to L1 forms.
Top Section
- Delivery Progress Bar — Shows what percentage of materials have been delivered.
- L1 Warning Banner — If any delivered items do not have an L1 form assigned, you will see a yellow warning showing how many are missing. Once all delivered items have L1 assigned, this turns green.
- Click Show all → on the warning to instantly filter the table down to just the delivered-but-missing-L1 rows. Click Clear filter on the same banner (or the × on the search box) to return to the full list.
Buttons
| Button | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Download Status PDF | Downloads a landscape PDF of every OFCI item with current status, qty received/ordered, vendor, dates, and color-coded rows (red = past due, yellow = partial, green status = delivered). Includes header summary counts. |
| Import Spreadsheet | Upload an Excel file (.xlsx) with your material list. The system auto-detects columns and matches existing records to update them. |
| Export L1 PDF | Downloads a PDF of every L1 form (Name, Form #, Completion Date, Status). Form numbers are clickable hyperlinks to the saved form URLs. |
| L1 Page | Jumps to the global L1 page where you create, name, and edit L1 forms. |
| Add Material | Manually add a single material item. |
| Delete All | Deletes every material record. Use with extreme caution! |
Searching and Filtering
- Search box — Start typing to instantly filter the table. It searches across all columns (description, PO number, vendor, etc.).
- Building filter — Dropdown to show only materials for a specific building.
- Status filter — Show only Delivered, Past Due, Upcoming, or Pending items.
- Received By filter — Dropdown of every set of initials that have ever received a delivery (including partial deliveries). Pick a name to see only what that person has signed for.
- Date range (From / To) — Filter rows by their latest delivery date. Set just From to see everything received on or after that date, just To for everything up to that date, or both for a window. Works against the most recent of the main Actual Delivery Date or any partial-delivery event.
- All filters combine — e.g. Building A + Recv By RC + From 2026-01-01 shows only RC’s 2026 receipts for Building A.
Sorting Columns
Click any column header to sort the table by that column. Click again to reverse the sort direction. An arrow icon ( or ) shows the current sort.
What the Columns Mean
- MPN — Manufacturer Part Number. Useful for matching barcodes on boxes to specific materials.
- Need By Date — When the material should arrive.
- VCD (Vendor Confirmed Date) — The date the vendor confirmed they will deliver.
- Delta — The number of days between the need-by date and the actual delivery. Red (positive) = late delivery. Green (negative) = early delivery.
- Actual Delivery Date — When the material actually arrived. Set this when it is delivered.
- Recv By — Initials of the person who received the delivery (max 10 characters, auto-uppercased). Shown under the actual delivery date.
- L1 — The L1 form(s) linked to this material. Shows the form number (clickable if a link is saved). A material can be linked to multiple L1 forms (one per delivery).
- Status — Delivered Past Due Upcoming Pending
Step-by-Step: Import a Material Spreadsheet
- Click Import Spreadsheet.
- Click Choose File and select your Excel file (.xlsx or .xls).
- Click Upload.
- The system will:
- Automatically find the header row (it looks for column names like "Description," "PO #," "Vendor," etc.).
- Match existing records by description + part number + building — so it updates them instead of creating duplicates.
- Add brand new items that are not in the system yet.
- Already-delivered items will not be changed — their dates are protected.
- A message will appear showing how many items were added and updated.
Step-by-Step: Mark a Material as Delivered and Assign an L1
- Find the material in the table (use the search box if needed).
- Click the pencil icon to open the edit popup.
- Set the Actual Delivery Date to the date it arrived.
- Enter your initials in Recv By (optional but recommended).
- In the L1 Checklists list, tick one or more L1 forms to link to this delivery. The list shows every L1 form created on the L1 page, identified by its Name (no area information).
- Use the Filter box at the top of the list to find a specific form quickly.
- If the form you need does not exist yet, open the L1 page (sidebar) and click Add L1 Form first.
- Click Save. The row updates instantly — no page reload needed.
- The L1 warning banner at the top updates immediately to reflect the change.
Bulk Selection — Copy MPN List & Create L1 from Selection
The first column of the table is a checkbox. Tick individual rows, or use the header checkbox to select every currently visible row (filters are respected). As soon as one row is selected, a blue toolbar appears above the table with the selected count and three buttons:
| Button | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Copy MPN List | Copies the selected rows to the clipboard as a clean, monospace-aligned table with an underline row under the headers — ready to paste into an L1 form, Word doc, email, or text box. Format:
Quantities are wrapped in parentheses so they read naturally inside sentences (“received (50) of trunk fiber”).
|
| Create L1 from Selection | Opens a popup pre-filled with the same MPN list. Enter the new L1 Name, optional Form #, Completion Date, and Hyperlink, then click Create & Link. The new L1 form is created on the global L1 page and automatically linked to every selected material — their L1 column updates inline with no page reload. |
| Clear | Unchecks every row. |
Partial / Multiple Deliveries
When only part of an order arrives — or a single line item is delivered in multiple shipments — record each shipment as a separate Delivery Event instead of overwriting the main Actual Delivery Date.
- Click the pencil to open the edit popup.
- Scroll to the Partial Delivery Events section.
- Fill the inline row: Date, Qty, Recv By (initials), optional Notes, then click + Add.
- The event appears in the table immediately and the row’s rollups update.
- Repeat for each additional shipment. Use the button on any row to remove a mistaken entry.
What the rollups mean:
- Total Received = sum of all partial delivery events when any exist; otherwise it falls back to the main Qty Received field. (Partial events replace the primary quantity so the two aren’t double-counted.) The Status badge flips to Partial when some — but not all — of the ordered quantity is in, and to Delivered once the total meets or exceeds the ordered quantity.
- The Actual Delivery Date column shows the latest delivery date (across the main field and all events) plus a small badge with the event count.
- The Recv By line under that date lists every distinct set of initials that signed for any portion of the order, joined with commas.
- Both the Received By filter and the Date range filter consider every event — so a row will show up under a receiver’s filter even if they only signed for a partial shipment.
6b. L1 Page
L1 forms used to live inside each area's room page. They are now global — one flat list across the whole project — managed on the L1 page (sidebar: L1).
What's on the L1 Page
- Add L1 Form button (top right) — Opens a small popup that asks for a Name only (e.g. "Trunk Fiber Batch A"). No area to pick.
- Table of every L1 form with these editable columns:
- Name — A short label so you can identify this L1 in the dropdowns elsewhere. Type to edit; saves automatically.
- Form # — The checklist form number. The button next to it sets or opens the form's URL.
- Completion Date — Date the form was completed.
- Status — Auto-computed: Not Started, Created, or Complete.
- — Delete this L1 form (also removes any material links to it).
- Export L1 PDF (also available on the OFCI page) — Downloads a PDF of every L1 form with clickable form-number hyperlinks.
7. FOKs (First-of-Kind Items)
FOKs (First-of-Kind) are special items that need approval or certification before the rest can proceed. There are now two flavors:
- In-app Build New FOK — a full structured form (Details, Reviewing Parties, Benchmark Review, Photos, Sign-Off) you fill in directly in the tracker. Generates two PDFs: a form-detail report (mirrors the legacy export) and a tech walk-through checklist in English or Spanish.
- Link Add Link-Only FOK — for whole-area FOKs that already live in external software. Just stores the description, ACC form #, link, and dates.
Buttons
- Build New FOK () — Opens the full in-app FOK builder.
- Add Link-Only FOK () — Quick form for description + ACC link + dates.
- Edit () — Open an in-app FOK to keep working on it. Link-only FOKs use the small modal pencil ().
- Form-Detail PDF () — In-app FOKs only. Downloads the full report (sections 1–4 + photos + sign-off).
- Delete () — Remove a FOK. You will be asked to confirm. Photos are deleted with the FOK.
The In-App FOK Form
- 1. Details — Description, category (dropdown of common types like Fiber Splicing / Tier 1 Pathways / Cable Tray), inspection date, installing trade partner, building, room.
- 2. Reviewing Parties — Yes / No / N/A radios for Trade Partner Rep, GC Rep, DEC Connectivity Engineer.
- 3. Benchmark Review & Acceptance — Five Yes / No / N/A questions (visual, material, complete, improvements noted, released as constructed) plus a long-text Record & Comments box. Each sentence/paragraph in this box becomes one checkable step on the tech walk-through PDF, so write installation steps clearly — one idea per sentence.
- Photos — Multi-upload reference photos (JPEG / PNG up to 15 MB each). Add a caption to any photo by typing in the box under it (saves on blur). Photos appear in both the form-detail PDF and the tech checklist.
- 4. Sign Off — Type a name for Telecom Partner / GC / DEC Engineer; the date and time stamp automatically when you save. Clearing the name clears the stamp.
- External Reference & Dates — Optional ACC form #, link, and the legacy needed-by / submitted / signed / completion dates that drive the status badge.
Generating the Tech Walk-Through Checklist (English / Spanish)
- Open the in-app FOK and write the install steps clearly in 3.6 Record & Comments — one idea per sentence, blank line between major sections.
- Click Save Changes.
- Click Checklist (English) for an English PDF with one checkbox per step plus the first four reference photos and a tech / supervisor sign-off footer.
- Click Lista (Español) to get the same PDF translated to Spanish (AI translation, cached — only re-translates when you change the comments). Measurements, part numbers, and abbreviations like AFF / OSE / FOK are preserved as written.
Link-Only FOK Fields (legacy workflow)
- Description, ACC Form #, Needed By, Submitted, Signed, Completion Date, Link, Notes — same as before.
8. Customer Milestones
Customer Milestones track delivery dates for customer-facing deliverables like turnover dates, commissioning, testing, etc.
Summary Cards
At the top you will see cards showing Total, Completed, Past Due, and Upcoming counts.
Buttons
- Add Milestone — Manually add a single milestone.
- Import Excel — Upload an Excel file to bulk import milestones.
- Edit / Delete — Per-row actions.
Fields
- Description — What the milestone is (for example, “Building 1 Network Turnover”).
- Category — A free-form label you can use to group milestones (examples: Turnover, Testing, Commissioning, Substantial Completion). Type whatever fits your project.
- Due Date — When the milestone is due. Drives the Past Due / Upcoming status.
- Completion Date — When it was actually completed. Setting this marks it as Completed.
- Owner — Who is responsible (free-form text).
- Notes — Anything else worth remembering.
Step-by-Step: Import Customer Milestones
- Go to Customer Milestones in the sidebar.
- Click Import Excel.
- Select your .xlsx file. The system looks for columns like "Area," "Category," "Due Date," "Completion Date," and "Notes." Column names are flexible (it recognizes variations).
- Click Upload. New records are added. Existing records are not deleted.
9. Calendar
The Calendar shows all upcoming inspection milestones, final checklists, FOK deadlines, and customer milestones in a visual calendar. Material deliveries are intentionally not shown — the dates rarely matched reality and cluttered the view. Use the OFCI Tracking page (and its Download Status PDF button) for delivery information.
Views
- Month — Traditional calendar grid.
- Week — Shows one week at a time.
- List — A simple chronological list of events.
Event Colors
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Blue | Upcoming inspection milestone |
| Purple | Final checklist due (inspection finish date) |
| Orange | FOK deadline |
| Pink | Customer milestone |
| Green | Completed item |
| Red | Past due item |
Filter Checkboxes
Use the checkboxes at the top to show or hide event types (Milestones, Final Checklists, FOKs, Customer).
Clicking Events
Click any event to go to the related page. For example, clicking a milestone event takes you to that area’s detail page.
Subscribe to Calendar
You can subscribe to this calendar from Outlook, Apple Calendar, or Google Calendar so events show up on your phone and computer:
- On the Calendar page, click the Share / Subscribe dropdown.
- Click Copy iCal URL to copy the subscription link.
- In your calendar app:
- Google Calendar: Click the + next to "Other calendars" → "From URL" → Paste the URL → Click "Add calendar."
- Outlook: File → Account Settings → Internet Calendars → New → Paste the URL.
- Apple Calendar: File → New Calendar Subscription → Paste the URL.
- Your calendar will automatically update as items change in the tracker.
You can also click Download .ics to get a one-time snapshot file you can open in any calendar app.
6B. BOM Planning
The BOM Planning page (sidebar: BOM Planning) combines multi-tab BOM and cable schedule imports, then cross-matches those rows against OFCI materials by Part Number and MPN.
What You Can Import
- BOM workbook — multi-tab Excel imports are supported.
- Cable schedule workbook — imported separately with the same matching logic.
- Each import replaces that dataset with the latest workbook so planning always reflects current files.
Planning Filters and Sorting
- Filter by Building, Network, and Scope / Circuit.
- Sort by fields like trunk, cable, quantity, ROJ, OFCI received, VCD, and delta.
- Mobile-friendly: filter controls stack vertically and action buttons stay full-width for phone use.
Status and Matching Signals
- No OFCI match badge means no current material match was found by Part Number/MPN.
- Matched badge shows number of matching OFCI rows.
- Rows highlight in red if a matched OFCI item is marked Not in latest OOR.
- VCD and Delta values mirror OFCI logic (delta is VCD versus today).
Fishbowl Read-Only Lookup
- Fishbowl is read-only only. This app will not create, update, or delete anything in Fishbowl.
- Preferred matching order: MPN first, then FBPN, then PO.
- If needed, the lookup can also consider other record fields for a secondary match, but only to read inventory, quantity, and location.
- The goal is to compare BOM and OOR records against Fishbowl inventory status, on-hand quantity, and where items are stored.
Exports
- Export Excel creates a two-sheet workbook (BOM + Cable Schedule).
- Export PDF creates a printable planning report.
- Both exports use the exact same filters and sort order currently selected on screen.
10. Exports & Reports
Available Exports
| Export | Where to Find It | What It Contains |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Checklists (Excel) | Dashboard → Export Excel button | All L2–L5 inspections with building, area, progress, dates, milestone details, and form links. |
| L1 Checklists (Excel) | Materials page → Export L1 List button | All L1 delivery forms with building, room, form number, completion date, and status. |
| 1-Week Look-Ahead (PDF) | Dashboard → 1-Week Look-Ahead button | Milestones, final checklists, FOKs, and customer milestones due within 7 days. Past-due items in red. (Material deliveries are not included — use the OFCI Status PDF.) |
| 6-Week Look-Ahead (PDF) | Dashboard → 6-Week Look-Ahead button | Same as 1-week but covers 6 weeks. |
| OFCI Status (PDF) | OFCI page → Download Status PDF button | Every OFCI item with description, part #, PO #, building, vendor, need-by date, VCD, actual delivery, qty received/ordered, and current status. Past-due rows highlighted red, partial deliveries yellow, delivered status text green. Header summary shows totals by status. |
| BOM Planning (Excel/PDF) | BOM Planning page → Export Excel / Export PDF | Filtered and sorted BOM + cable schedule rows, including OFCI match count, OFCI received totals, VCD, and delta. Export order matches the on-screen view. |
| CFCI Status (PDF) | CFCI page → Download Status PDF button | Every CFCI item with received date, description, part #, manufacturer, qty, location, received-by, condition, and notes. Damaged rows highlighted red, partial yellow, good green. Header summary shows totals by condition. |
11. Settings
Use Settings to set up and manage buildings and areas.
Bulk Import Buildings & Areas
- Go to Settings in the sidebar.
- Click Bulk Import.
- Upload an Excel file with columns: Building, Area (or "Room"), and optionally Section.
- The system will:
- Create buildings that do not exist yet.
- Create areas that do not exist yet.
- Automatically create L1–L5 inspection cards for every new area.
- Skip duplicates.
- A summary message shows what was created.
Managing Buildings
- Edit — Change the building name or display order (lower number = appears first in sidebar).
- Delete — Only works if the building has no areas. Remove all areas first.
Managing Areas
- Edit — Change the area name or section. The building cannot be changed.
- Delete — Only works if the area has no inspections. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental data loss.
What Is the “Section” Field?
Each area can optionally have a Section — a short label for sub-zones within the area
(for example NS1 for “North Side 1” or DHA for “Distribution Hub A”).
This is just a label that shows up on the area — it does not change behavior. Leave it blank if you don’t need it.
Fishbowl Settings
Fishbowl login details are entered directly on the main Settings page in the Fishbowl (Read Only) card. Use that form to save the host/base URL, username, password, and optional warehouse name. The test button only checks read-only connectivity; this app does not write anything back to Fishbowl.
12. Schedules Experimental
What Is This?
The Schedules page lets you import Primavera P6 schedule files (.xer format) and use them to automatically set start and finish dates on your inspection checklists. Instead of manually typing in dates for every area, the system reads the schedule and fills them in for you.
Uploading a Schedule
- Go to Schedules in the sidebar.
- Click Upload XER.
- Select your .xer file (this is the file exported from Primavera P6).
- Click Upload & Parse. The file will process in the background — you will see a spinning indicator.
- When processing is done, you will see a tab with the file name and the number of activities found.
Viewing Schedule Activities
- Each uploaded file gets its own tab. Click a tab to switch between files.
- You can rename a tab by clicking the pencil icon (for example, rename to "Phase 2 Schedule").
- Use the Search box to find specific activities by name or ID.
- Use the WBS dropdown to filter by work breakdown structure.
- Use the Status dropdown to filter: Complete, Active, or Not Started.
- Check Critical Only to see only critical-path activities (activities with zero or negative float that could delay the project).
Auto-Populating Inspection Dates
This is the powerful part. The schedule contains activities like "Set Infrastructure" or "Install Network" that correspond to inspection types. The system matches these activities to your areas and can fill in the dates.
- You will see buttons for each inspection type: L2-INFRA, L3-ISP, L3-OSP, L4-NETWORK.
- Click one (for example, L2-INFRA). A preview window will appear showing:
- Which schedule activities matched to which areas.
- What the new start/finish dates would be.
- If dates already exist, it shows the old dates too.
- A list of activities that could not be matched (you can expand this to see them).
- Review the matches. Each area has a checkbox — uncheck any you do not want to update.
- Click Apply to set the dates. The inspection milestones will be automatically regenerated.
Resetting Dates
Each auto-populate button has a paired Reset button. Clicking Reset will clear all start/finish dates that were set by that schedule import. This does not affect dates you entered manually on other inspection types.
Understanding the Activity Table
- Activity ID — The task code from P6.
- Activity Name — Description of the task.
- Status — Complete Active Not Started
- % Complete — A progress bar showing how far along the activity is.
- Float — How many days of slack the activity has. Red numbers (zero or negative) mean the activity is on the critical path — any delay will delay the project.
13. Receiving Experimental
What Is This?
The Receiving page is how you log a delivery as it arrives. You create a session (one per truck or delivery), tell the system what you’re expecting, scan or count the actual boxes/items, and then close the session. When you close it, every material it matched is automatically marked Delivered on the Materials page — no double entry.
The Big Picture
- Start a new session (gives the truck a name).
- Add the expected items to the session — either one line at a time, by pasting a packing-list, or by snapping a photo of the packing list.
- As you receive each item, the line shows scanned vs. expected with a progress bar.
- If something doesn’t match what was ordered, switch the line to the correct material from the suggestions.
- When everything is checked in, click Complete Session — matched materials are stamped with today’s actual delivery date.
The Sessions List Page
The main Receiving page shows every session you’ve created:
- Name — What you called the session (click to open it). A good name is something like “Graybar 04/21 Truck”.
- Status — Open (still working on it) or Completed.
- Lines — How many separate items are on this session.
- Progress — Total scanned vs. total expected across all lines.
- Created — When you started the session.
- — Delete the entire session.
Step-by-Step: Start a Session
- Go to Receiving in the sidebar.
- Type a name in the “New Session” box (truck/vendor/date works well).
- Click New Session. The session opens automatically.
Inside a Session: Three Ways to Load Expected Items
Once the session is open you have three different ways to tell it what you’re expecting. Use whichever is easiest for what you have in your hand.
Add One Line at a Time
- Pick a Lookup Type from the dropdown:
- PO — You know the purchase order number.
- FBPN — You know the internal part number.
- MPN — You know the manufacturer part number.
- Type or paste the value.
- Type the Expected Qty (how many should be on the truck).
- Click Add Line. The system finds the matching material and shows it on the line.
Bulk Scan / Paste
If you have a list of PO numbers, part numbers, or serial numbers in a spreadsheet, an email, or a text message:
- Open the Bulk Scan section on the session page.
- Paste the whole list into the box (one code per line is fine, commas are fine, spaces are fine — the system splits it).
- Click Match. Every code that matches a material in the tracker creates or updates a line, with the scanned quantity incremented.
- Anything it can’t match is shown in a list at the top so you can investigate.
<PO>@IMP@<serial>*<qty>).
If you scan IMP barcodes with a barcode wedge into the box, it will pull out the PO, the serial, and the quantity automatically and dedupe repeats.
Snap a Photo of the Packing List (OCR)
This is the fastest method when the truck shows up with a paper packing list:
- Open the Import Packing List section.
- Tap Choose File. On a phone you can take a fresh photo right there. You can pick more than one photo (front + back of a long packing list).
- Click Upload & Read.
- The system reads the picture using AI (OCR), pulls out every PO / part number / serial / quantity it can find, and creates a receiving line for each one.
- Review the lines. Anything the OCR couldn’t match to a material in the tracker is flagged so you can fix it.
Working with the Receiving Lines
Each line on the session shows the matched material plus controls to manage what came off the truck:
- Expected Qty vs. Scanned Qty — A progress bar fills in as you receive units.
- Status — Matched (scanned = expected), Partial (some scanned), or Unmatched (the lookup didn’t map to a material in the tracker).
- Reset — Sets scanned back to zero on that line (use this if you scanned the wrong line).
- Delete — Removes the line from the session.
- Switch Material dropdown — If the same MPN is used on more than one PO (which happens a lot), the system shows you the candidates. Pick the right one to re-point the line.
Step-by-Step: Complete a Session
- Make sure every line shows Matched or you have manually accepted partials.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Complete Session.
- The session locks (status becomes Completed) and every matched material is stamped with today’s Actual Delivery Date on the Materials page.
- The L1 warning banner on the Materials page updates immediately to reflect the newly delivered items.
14. Issues / Punch List
The Issues page tracks punch list items and deficiencies — things that need to be fixed or addressed before closeout. Each issue is tied to a building and room location.
Summary Cards
At the top, colored cards show the count of issues by status: Total, Open, In Progress, Resolved, Closed, and the Avg Score. Click a status card to filter the list to that status.
Closeout Score
Each issue receives a closeout score from 0 to 100 based on how quickly it is resolved:
- Score starts at 100 on the reported date.
- Score decreases by 3 points per day until the issue is resolved (minimum 0).
- For open issues, the score reflects elapsed time so far (an "at risk" indicator).
- ≥70 = Green (good), ≥40 = Yellow (caution), <40 = Red (needs attention).
Columns
- Title — Brief description of the issue. Click to open the edit modal.
- Location — Building, room, and optional location detail (e.g. “above door 3A”).
- Assigned To — The responsible party. If the name contains “IES,” the issue counts toward the closeout score.
- Form — A form number associated with the issue. If a form link URL is provided, the form number is a clickable blue link that opens in a new tab.
- Status — Open In Progress Resolved Closed
- Score — The closeout score (color-coded). Shows “–” for non-IES issues.
- Reported / Resolved — The dates the issue was reported and resolved.
Adding an Issue
- Click Add Issue.
- Enter a Title (required) and optionally a description.
- Select a Building and Room (the room dropdown filters based on the selected building).
- Fill in Location Detail, Assigned To, Form Number, and Form Link as needed.
- Set the Reported Date (defaults to today).
- Click Add Issue.
Editing an Issue
- Click the issue title or the pencil icon.
- Update any fields in the edit modal. Change the Status to track progress.
- When you set the status to Resolved or Closed, the resolved date is automatically set to today (you can change it).
- Click Save. Changes are saved via AJAX — the page refreshes automatically.
Searching and Filtering
- Search box — Type to instantly filter issues across all columns.
- Building dropdown — Filter to a specific building.
- Status cards — Click a status card at the top to filter by that status.
Promote an Issue to a Lesson Learned
If an issue taught the team something worth remembering, you can promote it to the Lessons Learned log without retyping the context:
- Click the lightbulb button on the issue’s row.
- A new lesson opens pre-filled with the issue’s building, area, title, and description.
- Fill in Root Cause, Corrective Action, and Preventive Action — Don’t Do This Again, then save.
- The original issue is left exactly as it was and a back-reference is kept so the lesson’s PDF export shows “(from Issue #N)”.
15. Lessons Learned
The Lessons Learned page captures after-the-fact knowledge from the job — what happened, why it happened, what we did about it, and most importantly, what to do differently next time. These entries are intended for closeout documents and to feed institutional knowledge into the next project.
Summary Cards
The cards at the top show the total count and a breakdown by severity (Critical High Medium Low). Click a severity card to filter the list.
Layout
Lessons are grouped by Building → Area / Room so closeout reviewers can walk the project the same way they would walk the building.
Adding a Lesson Manually
- Click New Lesson in the upper right.
- Enter a short Title (the headline of what was learned).
- Pick the Building and Area / Room where it occurred.
- Set Date Observed and a Severity.
- Optionally enter who is Submitted By.
- Fill in the four narrative fields:
- What Happened — The plain-English story of the event.
- Root Cause — Why it actually happened (not just the symptom).
- Corrective Action (this job) — What we did to make it right on this project.
- Preventive Action — Don’t Do This Again — The change in process, training, or checklist that prevents the same mistake on the next job. This is the most important field.
- Optionally add comma-separated Tags (e.g.
fire-stop, division 26). - Click Save Lesson.
Promote an Issue into a Lesson
Most lessons start as a punch-list issue that taught the team something. From the Issues page, click the lightbulb button on any row to promote it. The lesson opens pre-filled with the issue’s building, room, title, and description — finish the Root Cause / Corrective / Preventive fields and save. The original issue is left untouched and a back-reference is kept so the PDF export can show (from Issue #N).
Search & Filter
- Search box — Searches title, narrative fields, and tags.
- Building dropdown — Limit to one building.
- Severity card — Click a card at the top to filter to one severity.
Editing or Deleting
Click the pencil on a lesson card to edit, or the trash icon to delete. Edits save instantly via AJAX.
Export to PDF (Closeout Document)
Click Export PDF in the upper right to download a formatted lessons-learned report intended for closeout binders.
- The export respects the current filters — if you have filtered to one building or one severity, only those lessons are included. Clear the filters to export everything.
- Lessons are grouped by Building → Area / Room in the PDF, matching the on-screen layout.
- Each lesson appears as a bordered card with title, severity tag, source-issue reference (when promoted from an Issue), date observed, submitted-by, tags, and the four labeled sections. The Preventive Action section is highlighted in green.
- The footer of every page shows the page number and report title.
- The file is named
lessons-learned-YYYYMMDD.pdfusing today’s date.
16. Process Flowcharts
The Process Flows page is for drawing step-by-step process diagrams — things like commissioning sequences, escalation paths, inspection routines, or any “if this, then that” procedure your team needs to follow. You can build as many flowcharts as you want, edit them anytime, and export each one as a PDF for closing documents or training packages.
Two Ways to Start a Flowchart
- New Flowchart — Click the blue New Flowchart button. You get a starter diagram with a Start, one step, a decision, and an end. Edit it from there.
- Import from Picture / PDF — Click the outlined button next to it, choose any picture (PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP) or a PDF of an existing flowchart, give it a name, and click Import & Interpret. AI reads the picture and converts it into an editable flowchart for you. This usually takes 10–30 seconds.
The Editor Page
Click any flowchart name to open the editor. The page is split in two:
- Left side — A live preview of the swimlane diagram that updates as you edit. You can pan it by dragging and zoom in/out with the buttons in the top-right corner.
- Right side — A structured editor with collapsible panels for the title and notes, lanes (the rows), steps (the boxes), the arrows that connect them, the roles list, and the legend.
Editing the Flowchart
Each panel on the right is a small table you can edit row-by-row:
- Lanes — Add one row per role / department. Pick a color for each lane; the steps inside it pick up that color as an accent.
- Steps — The actual boxes in the diagram. Choose which lane the step belongs to, what column (left-to-right position), and a shape (step, decision diamond, terminator start/end pill, or document). Optional badges (e.g. ACC, IES) appear in the top-right corner of the box.
- Connections — Pick a from step and a to step. Add a label (e.g. Yes / No) to show on the arrow. The renderer routes the arrow with right-angle elbows.
- Roles and Legend — These appear in the footer panels under the diagram.
Showing Roles / Responsibilities
Each lane in the diagram already represents one role (e.g. PM, QA/QC, Foreman). For an additional roles legend underneath the diagram, add entries in the Roles panel with a code, a name, and a short description. When importing from a picture, fill in the Roles / Responsibilities field on the import dialog so the AI groups the steps into the right lanes for you.
Saving
- Edits autosave a second after you stop typing. The status text near the top-right shows Saved with a timestamp.
- Click Save to force an immediate save.
Exporting a Flowchart as PDF
- Click the green Export PDF button on the editor page.
- The browser captures the diagram as a high-resolution image and the server wraps it in a one-page PDF.
- The page orientation (portrait vs. landscape) is chosen automatically based on the shape of your diagram.
- The file is named after the flowchart, e.g.
commissioning-sequence-20251114.pdf.
Deleting a Flowchart
Use the red trash button either on the list page card or on the editor page. You will be asked to confirm. Deletes are permanent.
17. Specifications Reference
The Specifications page stores all project specifications in a searchable reference library.
Importing PDFs
Click Import PDFs to bulk-upload specification PDFs (you can pick many files at once). For each PDF the system automatically:
- Saves the file to the project library.
- Reads the entire PDF text and stores it for searching (this happens once per file, in the background — large PDFs may take a few seconds).
- Detects the Spec Number from the filename or first page (e.g. 26 05 00).
- Detects the Title from the PDF content or filename.
- Auto-assigns a Category based on the CSI division number (e.g. Division 26 → Electrical).
- Maps out the spec’s sections (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.) so the AI search can cite the right one.
After import, click the edit button on any spec to adjust the auto-detected details.
Tip: Filenames like 26 05 00 - Common Work Results for Electrical.pdf give the best auto-detection results.
Adding Manually
Click Add Spec to manually enter a specification with a PDF upload.
Bulk Delete (Select Mode)
- Click Select in the upper right. A checkbox appears on every spec card.
- Tick the specs you want to remove (or use the “select all” checkbox).
- Click Delete Selected (N). You’ll be asked to confirm.
- Click Cancel in the upper right to leave Select mode without deleting anything.
Smart Search
The search bar at the top searches across all fields simultaneously — title, spec number, category, description, keywords, and notes. For example:
- Type "OSP" to find all outdoor plant / outside cabling specifications.
- Type "infrastructure" to find all infrastructure-related specs.
- Type "26" to find all Division 26 (Electrical) specs.
Results filter instantly as you type. Use the Category dropdown to narrow results further.
View Modes
Toggle between Card View (default) and Table View using the button below the results.
Ask a Question (AI-Powered Spec Search)
Click the Ask a Question bar to expand the AI search assistant. Type a natural-language question like:
- “What is the max support distance for ladder rack?”
- “What type of conductor is required for fire alarm?”
- “What grounding electrode is specified?”
The system scans the full text of every uploaded specification PDF, finds the most relevant sections using keyword matching, then sends those sections to an AI model for a precise, cited answer.
Click the spec link below the answer to open the source PDF. The viewer will automatically scroll to the relevant page and highlight the key facts (numbers, measurements, values) from the answer in the PDF so you can quickly verify the source.
Privacy: The initial keyword search is done entirely on the server. Only the relevant text excerpts (not the full PDFs) are sent to the AI service (OpenRouter) to generate the answer. API data is not used for model training.
18. ACC Forms (Autodesk Construction Cloud)
The ACC Forms page lets the tracker talk to Autodesk Construction Cloud so the form numbers and links you fill in here can be matched up with the actual forms in ACC. If your project doesn’t use ACC, you can ignore this page.
One-Time Setup (Settings page)
- Go to ACC Forms → Settings in the sidebar (or click the gear icon on the ACC Forms page).
- Click Add ACC Account.
- Enter the account name (anything you want to call it), the Client ID, Client Secret, Hub ID, and Project ID from your ACC administrator.
- Click Save, then click Test Connection. A green check means the credentials work.
- Pick the form templates in ACC that match your inspection types (L2, L3-ISP, L3-OSP, L4, L5, FOK). The dropdowns are populated from your ACC account once the connection is good.
Linking a Building to an ACC Account
If you have more than one ACC account / project, you can tell the tracker which one to use for each building:
- On the ACC Settings page, find the building in the list.
- Pick the ACC account from the dropdown next to it and click Assign.
Using the ACC Forms Page
The main ACC Forms page shows the forms that exist in ACC for the project. From here the tracker matches the form numbers you entered on inspections and FOKs to the corresponding ACC form, so the link icon on those rows will open the right form in a new tab.
19a. Daily Log
The Daily Log (sidebar: Daily Log) is a chronological field journal. Use it to capture what happened on the job each day — conversations, decisions, deliveries, problems, photos of paperwork, voice memos. Entries feed the AI Summary tool when it’s time to write a weekly report.
Adding an Entry
- Pick a Date (defaults to today) and an Author (auto-completes from prior entries).
- Optionally enter an Area (building/room/zone). Areas become clickable filters in the entry stream.
- Type your notes in the Notes box, or use one of the input shortcuts:
- Dictate — Live speech-to-text into the notes field (uses your browser’s Web Speech API; works best in Chrome/Edge).
- Scan / Photo — Attach a photo of a handwritten note, whiteboard, or form. The image is OCR’d by GPT-4o Vision and the transcribed text is appended to your notes automatically.
- Voice Memo — Upload an audio recording (up to 25 MB). It’s transcribed by GPT-4o Audio and the text is appended to your notes.
- Pictures — Attach one or more photos to the entry itself (separate from the OCR scan). Click Add pictures, pick any number of images, and they’ll be uploaded with the entry. Thumbnails appear under each entry — click any thumbnail to open the photo viewer and use the / arrows (or your keyboard, or swipe on mobile) to step through every photo on that entry. The small red on each thumbnail removes that one photo.
- Click Add Entry.
Tag Chips
The system auto-extracts tags (form numbers like CMDF 1/2, acronyms like OFCI, building/room codes, etc.) from every entry and shows the top 24 as clickable chips above the stream. Click a chip to filter the log to entries containing that term. Click again to clear.
Search & Filters
- Search box — Multi-word search across body, area, and author. Whitespace and punctuation are ignored, so typing
cmdf1will find CMDF 1/2, CMDF-1, etc. Press Esc to clear. - Author dropdown — Limit to entries by one person.
- From / To dates — Manual date range, or use the Quick-pick buttons (Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, This Week, Last Week, This Month).
- × Clear — Resets every filter and returns to the full log.
Highlight
When a search term is active, every match in the entry stream is highlighted in yellow — including matches that span punctuation or whitespace differences (so cmdf1 highlights CMDF 1/2).
Editing & Deleting
Click the pencil on any entry to edit it in a popup (date, author, area, body). Click the trash icon to delete (you’ll be asked to confirm).
Export PDF
Click Export PDF to download the currently-filtered log as a formatted PDF. All current filters (search, author, date range) are honored, so you can export “just last week’s entries about CMDF” with two clicks.
AI Summary
Click AI Summary to send the currently-filtered entries to GPT-4o-mini. It returns a structured report with sections for Overview, By Area, Issues, Progress, and People. Use this for weekly status reports or hand-offs. Caps at 500 entries / 60 KB to keep responses fast.
19b. CFCI Tracking
The CFCI page (sidebar: CFCI) tracks Contractor-Furnished, Contractor-Installed items as they arrive at the warehouse. Unlike Materials / OFCI, there’s no official inspection form — this is a lightweight log to record what arrived, how much, where it’s stored, and whether it was damaged in transit.
Adding a CFCI Item
- Click Add CFCI Item in the top right.
- Fill in the Description (required), and optionally Part #, Manufacturer, Quantity, Received Date, Received By, and Warehouse Location.
- Set the Condition:
- Good — arrived undamaged.
- Partial — some damage or shortage; explain in Damage notes.
- Damaged — rejected or unusable; explain in Damage notes.
- Optionally attach Pictures of the delivery, packaging, or any damage. You can attach as many as you like.
- Click Save.
Search & Filter
- Search box — matches description, part #, manufacturer, location, received-by, and notes.
- Condition filter — show only Good, Partial, or Damaged items.
- The colored cards at the top show running totals across the whole project.
Download Status PDF
Click Download Status PDF next to Add CFCI Item to download a landscape PDF of every CFCI item with received date, description, part #, manufacturer, qty, location, received-by, condition, and notes. Damaged rows are highlighted red, partial yellow, good green.
Photos
The first three photos appear as thumbnails in the row; if there are more, you’ll see a +N badge. Click any thumbnail to open the photo viewer. Use the on-screen arrows, the ←/→ arrow keys, or swipe left/right on mobile to step through every photo for that item. To add or remove photos after the fact, click the pencil — the edit modal lists every photo with a small red remove button and an upload field for new ones.
Editing & Deleting
opens the edit modal. deletes the item and all its photos (you’ll be asked to confirm).
19. Tips & Tricks
Keyboard & Browser Tricks
- Bookmark pages — You can bookmark any page in the app. Filters and search terms are saved in the URL, so your bookmarked page will load with the same filters.
- Multiple tabs — You can open the app in multiple browser tabs to work on different areas at the same time.
- Back button — Your browser’s Back button works normally throughout the app.
Material Search URL Trick
You can share a direct link to a material search by adding ?search=keyword to the Materials page URL. For example:
https://qaqctracker.rcnet.pro/materials?search=PO12345 will open the Materials page with "PO12345" already searched.
Link Icons Explained
Throughout the app, you will see link icons next to forms and inspections:
- Gray/white icon = No link saved yet. Click to paste a URL.
- Blue/green icon = Link is saved. Click to open it in a new tab.
Form Numbers as Links
In several tables (FOKs, ACC Forms), the form number itself is a clickable link if a URL is attached. Click the form number to open the form directly.
Material Import Tips
- The import is flexible with column names. "PO #," "Purchase Order," and "PO" are all recognized.
- Merged cells in Excel are handled automatically — the value is copied across all merged cells.
- If a material is already delivered (has an actual delivery date), importing a new spreadsheet will not overwrite its dates. This protects your completed records.
Delta Days Explained
On the Materials page, the Delta column shows the live difference in days between today and the vendor confirmed date (VCD):
- +5d = VCD is 5 days in the future.
- -3d = VCD is 3 days past due.
- 0d = VCD is today.
- – = No VCD set.
Calendar Subscription
The calendar subscription (iCal) updates automatically. Once you add it to your phone or Outlook, new milestones, deliveries, and due dates will appear without you needing to do anything.
Look-Ahead Reports
The 1-week and 6-week look-ahead PDFs are great for meetings. They include everything due in that window and highlight anything past due in red so you can quickly see what needs attention.