We are very pleased to announce that Version 10 has been released for both desktop and mobile. This is a free upgrade for all Civil Pro subscribers. At the time of this post, the latest version is 10.64.45.
Version 10 introduces new functionality and complete rewrites for some old and recent favourites;
- Contract Notices – Create and track standard notices like RFIs, Notices of variation and other contract correspondence. Notices are generated from Notice Templates that are completely customisable and which substitute fields from civil pro records you link to your notice. Contract Notices can be linked to most relevant documents such as lots, variations, NCRs, Controlled Documents, Approvals, Incidents and Instructions. Contract Notices can be sent directly from Civil Pro and if you use the mobile platform, receivers can respond through their web browser directly in the system.
- Site Diaries – Record what happens on your site electronically. Supervisors or engineers can complete a diary in the desktop version (mobile support Feb 2019) including instructions, incidents, hours worked, # on site and resources (optionally cost coded). These diaries can then be reviewed and approved, with resources being committed to the daily costs for project cost control
- Incidents – Record incidents on site either through the site diary or directly into the register
- Instructions – Record instructions received from clients or authorities, or those given to subcontractors and suppliers. Entered either through the site diary or directly into the register
- Approval System – The approval system has been rewritten to provide support for templates. Similar to the contract notices, you can provide a template for the approval text and the emails sent and received in the system. Support has also been added for multiple addressees for approvals, multiple approvals on a single email
- Filestore Docs – Previously known as lotdocs, the filestore docs are a way to store any file against specific civil pro records. Previously lot docs could only be associated with lots and test requests. Now the new filestore docs can be linked to heaps of different records – NCRs, Lots, Test Requests, Approvals (as attachments), Contract Notices, Variations, Controlled Documents, Purchase Orders, Incidents and Instructions
- Ribbon Filters – Some of the registers now have a ribbon filter ensuring only the most recent data is pulled from the database unless you change the filters. This also provides easier to find, more responsive data searching. Implemented in Quantities, Filestore, Email and Approvals. More to follow.
- All ITPs and Checklists have now been changed from Rich Text to HTML. This is to improve consistency across platforms (the web does not like rich text format!). NOTE: When you upgrade, you will need to ensure there are no unexpected changes to your ITPs. For example, the new format no longer supports embedded images in checklists
- Variation registers have been changed to make them easier to work with – basic functionality remains the same, however the idea of waypoints has been added to replaced the single fixed date fields for Date Notified, Date Approved etc.
- Divisions – projects can now be allocated to divisions. The master supplier register can also be assigned across divisions to enable access for projects only to approved suppliers for their division
- Write multiple lots to individual Lot Summary PDFs – Using the Lot Summary function you can compile all of the information for a single lot (including attached filestore docs that are Word, Excel, Text or PDF) into a single PDF. Select multiple lots to process a collection into 1 PDF per lot!
- Windows Login has been incorporated allowing users to use their windows login to access civil pro
In the mobile interface, lots of improvements too!
- Purchase Orders are now online
- Contract Notices can be viewed online and responses added – just like a noticeboard
- The Site Diary will be available Feb 2019!
- Testing authorities can be given a mobile login whereby they can view just the test request register and upload results directly into Civil Pro
- Filestore support for lots, test requests, purchase orders and contract notices