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Punch List Beta Testing

Tips and tricks to get the most out of the new Punch List! ✨

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Written by JD Williams
Updated over a year ago

Overview

We have been hard at work making Punch List a quicker, more efficient, and better tool just for you! This article will cover all functionality that you can expect from this beta release, as well as what else is coming down the pipeline. We'll also include some tips and tricks so you can get the most out of this tool while providing us with your feedback.

What's included

You can expect to have the following capabilities:

  • Ability to go into Project Settings and define a library of stamps to be used within your project

    • Coming a few weeks after Beta Testing, will be the ability to create this template on a workspace level and apply templates on a project-per-project basis. Talk about time savings!

  • Ability to create multiple Punch Lists

    • Specify start and end date

    • Close and open lists to allow or restrict adding punch items depending on your phase of the project

    • Specify default due date based on closing punch list date

    • View timeline of punch list

    • Archive and un-archive lists

    • Note: You can only perform the actions above if you are the originator of the list or an Admin level workspace member

  • Ability to create punch items within those lists

    • Select a stamp, and fill in a title

    • Search for a stamp, and ability to create stamp if no results

    • Choose from previously created titles for quicker item creation

    • Your 3 most recently used stamps will be at the top of stamp selection for convenience

    • Change status

    • Assign ball in court and select members

    • Select drawing reference and place stamp on the drawing sheet

    • Specify a jobsite location (must configure within Project settings first)

    • Upload photos

    • Archive and un-archive items

  • View-only mode: if you are not an Admin, a member or originator of an item, you will have view-only mode

  • Filter listing view

  • Ability to bulk edit multiple punch items within listing view for expedience

  • Receive in-app and email notifications for the following events:

    • Punch Item Assigned Ball in Court - Assignee

    • Punch Item Status change - all members + Ball In Court

    • Punch List Status change - all project directory users

To be expected in the following weeks...

  • Punch List templates on a workspace level

  • Search functionality

  • Export

Testing tips and tricks

Pre-requisites

  1. Log into Training env - this is TBD as we are in discussion if it should be in Training or Prod env.... will update here for access info shortly

  2. Set up a project

  3. Add 2-3 members within Project Directory

  4. Go into Project Settings > Punch List, and add at least 4 stamps

  5. Go into Project Settings > Jobsite Locations, and add some locations

  6. Within the Drawings module, upload and publish a current set

Suggested testing actions

Upon landing within the new Punch List module, you can perform the following actions:

  1. Create a punch item

  2. Create a punch list and specify a list duration time with a default due date for punch items within this list

  3. Create a punch item within this list and notice the pre-filled due date

  4. Create another punch item with a similar title (same first word...) as your last item, and notice the auto-finish of the title, as well as pre-selected stamp based on last used

  5. Create multiple punch items and observe if the process feels easy or tedious

  6. Bulk edit punch items from the listing view and observe if the process feels easy or tedious

  7. Assign multiple punch items to a user for ball in court

  8. Archive a punch item

  9. Edit the list

  10. Close the list

Feedback

We value your feedback! Throughout your beta testing journey, there will be a few surveys that pop up as you complete some of these actions, as well as a survey at the end of this period to gather general feedback about this new tool. Got any questions? Reach out to customer support on the bottom right corner, or email me directly at jamaica@ingenious.build

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

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