Daily Field Report

Form ID: (PJ304000)

Note: This form is available only if the Construction Project Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

You can use this form to create, view, and edit a daily field report. On this form, you track and report all activities related to the project for a particular day.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard buttons and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands can be shown as buttons on the form toolbar, as commands on the More menu, or in both places. These commands are listed in the following table in alphabetical order.

Command Description
Approve

Approves the daily field report and changes its status from Pending Approval to Completed.

When you click this button or command, the Enter Reason dialog box opens if on the Rule Actions tab of the Approval Maps (EP205015) form for the applicable map, Is Optional or Is Required is selected in the Reason for Approval box. In the dialog box, you can (if Is Optional is selected) or must (if Is Required is selected) enter the reason the document is being approved.

This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for daily field reports has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected for daily field reports in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form, and the daily field report has the Pending Approval status.

For more information, see Approval Configuration: Approval Maps.

Complete

Completes the daily field report and changes its status to Completed or changes the status to Pending Approval if an approval map is specified in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form.

This command appears if the daily field report has the On Hold status.

Hold

Changes the status of the daily field report to On Hold. You click this button when you want to make changes to the document.

This command appears if the daily field report has the Rejected, Open or Pending Approval status.

Print Daily Field Report Opens the Daily Field Report Form (PJ644000) with the daily field report that can be printed or sent by email.
Reassign

Opens the Reassign Approval dialog box, in which you can specify a new approver to reassign the selected record to this approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form.

This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for daily field reports has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected for daily field reports in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form, and the daily field report has the Pending Approval status.

For more information, see Approval Configuration: Approval Maps.

Reject

Rejects the daily field report. The system changes the status of the daily field report from Pending Approval to Completed.

When you click this button or command, the Enter Reason dialog box opens if on the Rule Actions tab of the Approval Maps (EP205015) form for the applicable map, Is Optional or Is Required is selected in the Reason for Rejection box. In the dialog box, you can (if Is Optional is selected) or must (if Is Required is selected) enter the reason the document is being rejected.

This command appears if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, an approval map for daily field reports has been configured on the Approval Maps form, this map is selected for daily field reports in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form, and the daily field report has the Pending Approval status.

For more information, see Approval Configuration: Approval Maps.

Reassign Approval Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you can specify the new approver to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records. The dialog box opens when you click Reassign.

ElementDescription
New ApproverThe name of the employee to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records.
Ignore Approver's Delegations

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will assign the selected records to the specified new approver but not to their delegate, even if the new approver is unavailable and has a delegation set up for the current business date.

If the check box is cleared and if the new approver is not available and has a delegation set up for the current date, the system will reassign the selected records to the delegate if the delegate is available. If the delegate is unavailable, the system will reassign the requests to the delegate of the delegate. The system will continue the search in this way until it assigns an approver that has no active delegations set up for the current date or it detects a loop in the chain of delegations (in which case you will have to specify a different approver).

This dialog box has the following buttons.
ReassignCloses the dialog box and reassigns the selected record or records to the specified new approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form.
CancelCloses the dialog box and cancels the reassignment of the selected record or records to a new approver.

Summary Area

In this area, you can enter the settings of a new daily field report, or select an existing daily field report for editing and possible modification. The following table summarizes the elements of this area.

Element Description
DFR ID The reference number of the daily field report, which the system automatically assigns according to the numbering sequence selected for daily field reports on the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form.
Status The status of the daily field report.

The status can be one of the following:

  • On Hold: The daily field report is being edited. This status is automatically assigned to a new daily field report.
  • Pending Approval: The daily field report has been created, and approval is needed from the assigned employee. This status is assigned to the daily field report when Completed is clicked on the form toolbar if the approval workflow is configured for daily field reports.

    This status is available only if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and an approval map is specified in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences form.

  • Rejected: The daily field report has been rejected. The system assigns this status to the daily field report if the employee assigned to approve the daily field report has rejected it.

    This status is available only if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and an approval map is specified in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences form.

  • Completed: The daily field report has been completed. This status is assigned to the daily field report when Completed is clicked on the form toolbar and, if the approval workflow has been configured, the employee assigned to approve the daily field report has approved it.
DFR Date The date of the daily field report. By default, the current business date is selected.
Project The project related to the daily field report.
Project Manager The person who is responsible for managing the project and authorized to approve the daily field report (if necessary).
Created By The user login and name of the employee that has created the daily field report.
Site Address

The address of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Address Line 1 box of the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects (PM301000) form.

City

The city of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

Country

The country of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

State

The state of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

Postal Code

The postal code of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

View on Map

A button you can click to open the project location on the map you have specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form.

Latitude

The latitude of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

Longitude

The longitude of the project site.

When you select a project, the system populates this box with the corresponding value of the project from the Project Address section on the Addresses tab of the Projects form.

Temperature The temperature at the moment of the latest observation for the daily field report.

The box is available if the Enable Weather Service Integration for Daily Field Reports check box is selected on the Project Management Preferences form.

Humidity (%) The humidity at the moment of the latest observation in percent for the daily field report.

The box is available if the Enable Weather Service Integration for Daily Field Reports check box is selected on the Project Management Preferences form.

Time Observed The last time when weather conditions were observed for the daily field report for the daily field report.

The box is available if the Enable Weather Service Integration for Daily Field Reports check box is selected on the Project Management Preferences form.

Labor Time and Activities

On this tab, you can create, view, and edit the employee time activities related to the daily field report. Saved time activities can be viewed on the Employee Time Activities (EP307000) form. The time activities created on this tab are not assigned to any time card. You can assign them to time cards on the Employee Time Card (EP305000) form. If the time activity is assigned to a time card, it can only be edited on the Employee Time Card form in the related time card.

Note: This tab appears on the form only if the Time Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 1. Table Columns
Column Description
Employee The ID of the employee whose time is recorded in the time entry.
Workgroup The workgroup to which the employee belongs. The system automatically populates the workgroup specified in the employee settings in the Default Workgroup box on the General tab of the Employees (EP203000) form.
Employee Name The first and last name of the employee whose time is recorded in the activity.
Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.
Earning Type The type of the work time spent by the employee whose time is recorded in the activity.
Project Task

The project task associated with the time activity.

The column is available if the Project Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Cost Code

The cost code with which this activity is associated to track project costs and revenue.

The column is available if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Time The time when the time activity was started.
Time Spent The time the employee spent on the time activity.
Billable A check box that indicates (if selected) that the work hours are billable.
Billable Time The billable time for the time activity.
Description The description of the time activity.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the daily field report.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the daily field report.
Time Card Ref. The time card associated with the time activity. If this column is empty, the time activity is not yet included in any time card.
Hold A check box that indicates (if selected) that the time activity is on hold.
Status The status of the time activity record, which could be Open or Completed.
Contract

The contract associated with the time activity, which makes it possible to bill time activities directly through contracts without using the customer management functionality.

This column is available only if the Customer Management feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.
Date The date of the time entry.
Task The task activity associated with the time entry. Only tasks that belong to the employee selected in the current line are available for selection.
Certified Job

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the time entry is a certified job.

This box appears on the form only if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Union Local

The union local associated with the time entry.

This box appears on the form only if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Labor Item

The non-stock item of the Labor type associated with the time entry.

WCC Code The unique identifier of the workers' compensation code associated with the time entry.

This box appears on the form only if the Construction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Shift Code

The work shift during which the activity was performed.

This column appears only if the Shift Differential feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Approver The identifier of the person authorized to approve the time entry.

Progress Worksheets Tab

On this tab, you can create, view, and edit the lines of the progress worksheet to be created for the daily field report. Once you complete the daily field report, the system creates a new progress worksheet, adds the lines from this tab to it, and saves the progress worksheet with the On Hold status.

Table 2. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Load Template Loads the cost budget lines of the corresponding project that have Template specified in the Productivity Tracking column.
Select Budget Lines Opens the Select Budget Lines dialog box, which shows the list of cost budget lines of the corresponding project that you can add to the progress worksheet.
Table 3. Select Budget Lines Dialog BoxThis dialog box, which the system opens when you click Select Budget Lines on the table toolbar, shows the list of cost budget lines that have Template or On Demand specified in the Productivity Tracking column. In the dialog box, you can select specific cost budget lines or all the lines and add them to the progress worksheet that will be created and linked to the daily field report that is currently selected

The table toolbar in the dialog box includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Element Description

The dialog box has a Selection area consisting of the following elements. You can use any of these elements to narrow the range of cost budget lines listed.

Project Task The project task whose cost budget lines will be listed in the table.
Account Group The account group for which cost budget lines will be listed in the table.
Inventory ID The identifier of the inventory item whose cost budget lines will be listed in the table.
Cost Code From The cost code that starts the range of cost codes whose cost budget lines will be included in the table.
Cost Code To The cost code that ends the range of cost codes whose cost budget lines will be included in the table.

The dialog box also has a table with the following columns.

Included An unlabeled check box that you select to upload this cost budget line to the progress worksheet if you then click Add or Add & Close.
Project Task The project task associated with the cost budget line of the project.
Inventory ID The identifier of the stock or non-stock item associated with the cost budget line of the project, or the empty item code if no item is associated with the line.
Cost Code

The cost code associated with the cost budget line of the project.

The column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Account Group The expense account group associated with the cost budget line of the project.
Description The description of the cost budget line.
Revised Budgeted Quantity The budgeted quantity for the cost budget line, which is the same as the Revised Budgeted Quantity specified for this cost budget line on the Cost Budget tab of the Projects form.

The dialog box has the following buttons.

Add Adds the selected cost budget lines to the tab. The dialog box remains open.
Add & Close Adds the selected cost budget lines to the tab and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels your selections and closes the dialog box.
Table 4. Table Columns
Column Description
Worksheet Nbr. The reference number of the progress worksheet linked to the currently selected daily field report.
Status The current status of the progress worksheet linked to the currently selected daily field report. The status can be one of the following: On Hold, Pending Approval, Rejected, Open, or Closed.
Project Task The project task of the currently selected project.
Inventory ID

The identifier of the stock or non-stock item associated with the cost budget line of the project.

The column is shown if Task and Item or Task, Item, and Cost Code is selected as the Cost Budget Level of the project on the Summary tab of the Projects form.

Cost Code

The cost code associated with the cost budget line of the project.

The column is shown if the Cost Codes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Account Group The expense account group associated with the cost budget line of the project.
Description The description of the cost budget line that is associated with the project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.
UOM The unit of measure of the cost budget line.
Previously Completed Quantity

The total quantity of the released progress worksheets that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.

The quantity is calculated as the sum of the Completed Quantity values of the lines of the progress worksheets that were released earlier than or on the date specified in the current progress worksheet and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.

Completed Quantity The quantity of units that have been used since the previous progress worksheet date.
Prior Period Quantity The quantity of the previous financial period. This quantity is calculated as the sum of the Completed Quantity values of the lines of the released progress worksheets with dates within the previous financial period that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.
Current Period Quantity The quantity of the current financial period. This quantity is calculated as the sum of the Completed Quantity values of the lines of the released progress worksheets with dates within the current financial period that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.
Total Completed Quantity The total quantity in the lines of the released progress worksheets that were created before the current one and that are associated with the same project, project task, account group, and cost code or inventory item.
Completed (%), Total The total completion percentage for the cost budget line, which is calculated as the Total Completed Quantity divided by the Total Budgeted Quantity.
Total Budgeted Quantity The total budgeted quantity for the cost budget line, which is the same as the Revised Budgeted Quantity specified on the Cost Budget tab of the Projects form.

Change Requests Tab

On this tab, you can add a change request created for the project to the daily field report or navigate to the Change Requests (PM308500) form to create a new one. You can also view the details of the change requests associated with the daily field report.

Note: This tab is available only if the Change Orders feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Table 5. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create New Change Request Opens the Change Requests form, on which you can create a change request related to the daily field report. The created change request appears on this tab.

The button is available if the Change Order Workflow check box is selected for the corresponding project on the Summary tab of the Projects form.

Table 6. Table Columns
Column Description
Reference Nbr. The reference number of the change request.
Change Date The date on which the changes made with the change request should be recorded in the project balances.
Ext. Ref. Nbr. The external reference number of the change request.
Status

The current status of the change request linked to the currently selected daily field report. The status can be one of the following: On Hold, Pending Approval, Rejected, Open or Closed.

Description The description of the change request.
Cost Total The cost total amount of the change request. The system calculates this total as the sum of the values of all lines in the Ext. Cost column on the Estimation tab of the Change Requests form.
Line Total The line total amount of the change request. The system calculates this total as the sum of the values of all lines in the Line Amount column on the Estimation tab of the Change Requests form.
Markup Total The markup total amount of the change request. The system calculates this total as the sum of the values of all lines in the Markup Amount column on the Estimation tab of the Change Requests form.
Price Total The price total amount of the change request. The system calculates this amount as the sum of the Line Total and Markup Total values.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the change request.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the change request.

Change Orders Tab

On this tab, you can add a change order created for the project to the daily field report or navigate to the Change Orders (PM308000) form to create a new one. You can also view the details of the change orders associated with the daily field report.

Note: This tab is available only if the Change Orders feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Table 7. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create New Change Order Opens the Change Orders form, on which you can create a change order related to the daily field report. The created change order appears on this tab.

The button is available if the Change Order Workflow check box is selected for the corresponding project on the Summary tab of the Projects form.

Table 8. Table Columns
Column Description
Reference Nbr. The reference number of the change order.
Class The class of the change order.
Customer The identifier of the customer of the change order.
Customer Name The name of the customer of the change order.
Contract Time Change, Days A positive or negative number of days that represents the delay of the contract and is used in reports.
Revenue Change Nbr. The number of the change order that affect the project revenue within the project, which the system uses for printing.
Ext. Ref. Nbr. The external reference number of the change order.
Description The description of the change order.
Status

The current status of the change order linked to the currently selected daily field report. The status can be one of the following: On Hold, Pending Approval, Rejected, Open or Closed.

Revenue Budget Change Total The total amount of the changes of the change order to the revenue budget of the project, which is the total of the Amount column on the Revenue Budget tab of the Change Orders form.
Commitment Change Total The total amount of the changes of the change order to the commitments of the project, which is the total of the Amount in Base Currency column on the Commitments tab of the Change Orders form.
Cost Budget Change Total The total amount of the changes of the change order to the cost budget of the project, which is the total of the Amount column on the Cost Budget tab of the Change Orders form.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the change order.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the change order.

Subcontractors

On this tab, you can add, review, and modify the subcontractor activities.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 9. Table Columns
Column Description
Vendor ID

The ID of the vendor whose time is recorded in the activity.

The list of vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. In this case, the Restrict Visibility To box appears on the Financial tab of the Vendors (AP303000) form. With the feature enabled, a vendor is available for selection if one of the following is true:
  • The Restrict Visibility To box is empty for the vendor—that is, the vendor’s visibility is not restricted.
  • A branch, company, or a company group is specified in the Restrict Visibility To box for the vendor, and your user account has the role specified in the Access Role box of the Configuration Settings section of one of the following: the Branch Details tab of the Branches (CS102000) form for the selected branch, or the Company Details tab of the Companies (CS101500) form for the selected company or a company within the company group.
Vendor Name The name of the vendor whose time is recorded in the activity.
Project Task

The project task associated with the time activity.

The column is available if the Project Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Cost Code

The cost code with which this activity is associated to track project costs and revenue.

The column is available if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Number of Workers The quantity of subcontractor's workers that are working on the project site.
Arrived The time when the workers arrived to the project site.
Departed The time when the workers departed from the project site.
Working Hours The time spent by the subcontractor's workers on performing the task.
Working Hours Total The total working time, which is Working Hours multiplied by Number of Workers.
Description The description of the subcontractor activity.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the subcontractor activity.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the subcontractor activity.

Project Issues Tab

On this tab, you can add a project issue created for the project to the daily field report or navigate to the Project Issue (PJ302000) form to create a new one. You can also view the details of the project issues associated with the daily field report.

Table 10. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create New Project Issue Opens the Project Issue form on which you can create a project issue related to the daily field report. The created project issue appears on this tab.
Table 11. Table Columns
Column Description
Project Issue ID The reference number of the project issue, which the system automatically assigns according to the numbering sequence selected for receipts on the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form.
Summary A brief description of the issue that happened.
Status The status of the project issue, which is Open or Closed.
Priority The priority of the project issue, which is one of the following: Low, Medium, and High.
Project Task The project task related to the issue.
Project Issue Type The type of the project issue.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the project issue.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the project issue.
Created On

The date and time when the project issue has been created.

Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.
Due Date

The date on which the project issue has to be resolved.

Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.
Owner

The user name of the employee assigned to the project issue. If a workgroup has been selected, a user name can be selected only from its list of group members; otherwise, the user name may be selected from the list of all users.

Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.
Workgroup

The workgroup to work on the project issue.

Note: This column is hidden by default. You can display this column in the table by using the Column Configuration dialog box. For details, see Table Layout: Process Activity.

Photo Logs Tab

On this tab, you can add a photo log created for the project to the daily field report or navigate to the Photo Log (PJ305000) form to create a new one. You can also view the details of the photo logs associated with the daily field report.

Table 12. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create New Photo Log Opens the Photo Log form, on which you can create a photo log related to the daily field report. The created photo log appears on this tab.
Table 13. Right Pane

In the table of this pane, you can add and review the photo logs of the daily field report.

Column Description
Photo Log ID The identifier of the photo log.
Status The status of the photo log.
Date The business date when the photo log was created.
Project Task The project task related to the photo log.
Description The description of the photo log.
Created By The name of the user who created the photo log.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the photo log.
Last Modification Date The date of the last modification of the photo log.
Table 14. Left Pane

On this pane, you can preview the main photos of the photo logs.

Element Description
Preview Area The area where you can preview you can view the main photo (that is, for which the Main Photo check box is selected on the Photo Log form) of the photo log selected in the right pane.

Notes

On this tab, you can add, review, and modify the notes for the daily field report.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 15. Table Columns
Column Description
Time The time when the note is added to the report. The system inserts the current time.
Description A note for the daily field report.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the subcontractor activity.
Last Modification Date The date and time of the last modification of the subcontractor activity.

Equipment

On this tab, you can create, view, and edit the equipment time activities related to the daily field report.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 16. Table Columns
Column Description
Equipment ID The ID of the equipment used on the project site. You can select the equipment created on the Equipment (EP208000) form.
Equipment Description The description of the equipment.
Project Task

The project task associated with the equipment.

The column is available if the Project Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Cost Code

The cost code with which this equipment is associated to track project costs and revenue.

The column is available if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Setup Time The time (in hours and minutes) during which the equipment was prepared for a regular run.
Run Time The time (in hours and minutes) during which the equipment was running.
Suspend Time The time (in hours and minutes) during which the equipment was suspended.
Billable A check box that indicates (if selected) that the equipment is billable.
Description A detailed information relevant for the particular usage of the equipment.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the equipment record.
Last Modification Date The date and time of the last modification of the equipment record.
Time Card Ref. The time card associated with the equipment. If this column is empty, the equipment time activity is not yet included in any equipment time card.

Weather

On this tab, you can create, view, and edit the weather records related to the daily field report.

Table 17. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Load Weather Conditions Receives the weather conditions for the daily field report from the weather service for which integration is configured on the Weather Services tab of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form.

The button is available if the Enable Weather Service Integration for Daily Field Reports check box is selected on the Project Management Preferences form.

Table 18. Table Columns
Column Description
Time Observed The time when weather conditions were observed.
Cloudiness (%) The amount of cloud at the moment of observation in percent.
Sky The description of the sky at the moment of observation, which can be one of the following:
  • Clear
  • Cloudy
  • Few Clouds
  • Overcast
  • Mist
  • Smoke
  • Haze
  • Fog
Temperature (F) The temperature at the moment of observation in degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature Perceived The perception of temperature, which can be one of the following options:
  • Very Hot
  • Hot
  • Warm
  • Mild
  • Cool
  • Chilly
  • Cold
  • Frosty
  • Very Cold
Humidity (%) The humidity at the moment of observation in percent.
Rain/Snow (in) The amount of precipitation at the moment of observation in inches.
Precipitation Description The description of precipitation at the moment of observation, which is one of the following:
  • None
  • Thunderstorm
  • Drizzle
  • Light Rain
  • Moderate Rain
  • Heavy Rain
  • Shower Rain
  • Light Snow
  • Snow
  • Heavy Snow
  • Mix Snow/Rain
Wind (mph) The wind at the moment of observation in miles per hour.
Wind Description The description of the wind at the moment of observation, which is one of the following:
  • None
  • Calm
  • Light Wind
  • High Wind
Site Conditions The description of site conditions (ground, sea) at the moment of observation.
Delay A check box that indicates (if selected) that the weather conditions can cause the delay of the work performed.
Description An additional description of the observation.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the weather record the last.
Last Modification Date The date and time of the last modification of the weather record.

Visitors

On this tab, you can add, review, and modify the visitor activities.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 19. Table Columns
Column Description
Visitor Type The type of the visitor, which is one of the following:
  • Owner
  • Inspector
  • Customer
  • Sales Agent
  • Other
Name The name of the visitor
Business Account

The name of the business account of the visitor (if applicable).

The list of values may be restricted based on the current user's access role. You can select a customer or vendor whose visibility is not restricted—that is, the following settings are specified on the Customers (AR303000) or Vendors (AP303000) form:

  • The Restrict Visibility To box is empty for the customer or vendor—that is, the customer's or vendor's visibility is not restricted.
  • A branch, company, or company group is specified in the Restrict Visibility To box for the customer or vendor, and your user account is assigned to the role specified in the Access Role box of the Configuration Settings section of one of the following: the Branch Details tab of the Branches (CS102000) form for the branch, or the Company Details tab of the Companies (CS101500) form for the company or a company within the company group.
Company The name of the company for which the visitor works.
Arrived The time when the visitor arrived to the project site.
Departed The time when the visitor departed from the project site.
Purpose of Visit The field to specify the purpose of the visit.
Area Visited/Inspected Entity The part of the project site that was visited or inspected.
Description The description of the visit.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the visitor record.
Last Modification Date The date and time of the last modification of the visitor record.

Employee Expenses Tab

On this tab, you can add an expense receipt created for the project to the daily field report or navigate to the Expense Receipt (EP301020) form to create a new one. You can also view the details of the expense receipts associated with the daily field report.

Note: This tab is available if the Expense Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Table 20. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create New Expense Receipt Opens the Expense Receipt form, on which you can create an expense receipt related to the daily field report. The created expense receipt appears on this tab.
Table 21. Table Columns
Columns Description
Reference Number The unique number of the expense receipt.
Project Task

The expense receipt associated with the expense receipt.

The column is available if the Project Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Cost Code

The cost code with which this expense receipt is associated to track project costs and revenue.

The column is available if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Status

The current status of the expense receipt linked to the currently selected daily field report. The status can be one of the following: On Hold, Pending Approval, Rejected, Open or Released.

Description The description of the expense receipt.
Ref. Nbr. The reference number, which usually matches the number of the original receipt.
Claim Amount The amount to be reimbursed to the employee.
Currency The currency of the expense receipt.
Claimed By The name of the employee who is claiming the expenses.
Expense Claim Ref. Nbr. The reference number of the expense claim associated with the expense receipt.
Last Modified By The user login and name of the employee who last modified the expense receipt.
Last Modification Date The date and time of the last modification of the expense receipt.

Approvals Tab

On this tab, you can review the approval details for the daily field report.

Note: This tab is available only if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and an approval map is specified in the DFR Approval Map box of the Project Management Preferences (PJ101000) form.

If the record is rejected, a reason is specified during the rejection process, and then the record is returned for editing, that rejection will be saved on the tab, and all other rejections and approvals will be removed.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 22. Table Columns
Column Description
Assignee ID The identifier of the employee assigned to approve the daily field report.
Assigned To The name of the employee assigned to approve the daily field report.
Workgroup The workgroup of the employee assigned to approve the daily field report.
Approved By (ID) The identifier of the employee who approved or rejected the daily field report.
Approved By The name of the employee who approved or rejected the daily field report.
Approval Date The date of the approval or rejection.
Status The current approval status for the daily field report.

The status can be one of the following:

  • Pending: The report is waiting for review and approval.
  • Approved: The report has been approved.
  • Rejected: The report has been rejected.
Reason The reason of the approval or rejection.

History

On this tab, you can review the history log. The history log record is created when the status of the daily field report changes to Completed. The list of revisions is generated automatically and cannot be edited.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 23. Table Columns
Column Description
File Name The name of the PDF version of the Daily Field Report Form (PJ644000).
Comment The comment for the file.
Completed Date The date when the daily field report was completed.
Completed By The user login and name of the employee who completed the daily field report.