What are "related items" in Procore?

Answer

In Procore, a Related Item is a link between two Procore objects. It is an option that's available in many Procore tools, such as Commitments, Documents, RFIs, Submittals and Transmittals. For example, if you are creating a submittal, you might add a Procore drawing of the installation location or a photo of the item to be installed as a related item on the submittal. If you are adding a new defect item, you might link a Potential Variation (PV) or a Commitment Variation (CV) as a related item, so the subcontractor can view the costs associated with the defect item.

When a tool is added to a Procore project, the items created for that tool become available as selections in the 'Related Items' tabs or sections on supported tools.

Supported Procore Tools

The Procore tools with 'Related Items' tabs or sections include:

Procore Tool	To add a related item, see…
Change Event	Add a Related Item to a Change Event
Client Contracts ¹ (Variations)	Add a Related Item to a Client Contract Variation
Commitments	Legacy Add a Related Item to a Purchase Order or Subcontract (Legacy)
Commitment Variation	Add a Related Item to a Commitment Variation
Correspondence	Add a Related Item to a Correspondence Item
Site Diary	Add a Related Item to a Site Diary Entry
Documents	Add a Related Item to a File
Drawings	Add a Related Item to a Drawing
Funding ² (Variations)	Add a Related Item to a Funding Variation
Incidents	Add a Related Item to an Incident
Inspections	Add a Related Item to an Inspection
Instructions	Add a Related Item to an Instruction
Meetings	Add a Related Item to a Meeting
Observations	Add a Related Item to an Observation
Head Contracts (Variations)	Add a Related Item to a Head Contract Variation
RFIs	Add a Related Item to an RFI
Program	Add Related Items to a Programmed Task
Specifications	Add a Related Item to a Specification
Submittals	Add a Related Item to a Submittal Add a Related Item to a Submittal Package
Transmittals	Add a Related Item to a Transmittal

¹ The Client Contracts tool is only available to Procore users in the United States who have implemented the Procore for Speciality Contractors point-of-view dictionary. See What tool names and terms are different in Procore for head contractors, owners and speciality contractors?

²The Funding tool is only available to Procore users in the United States who have implemented the Procore for Owners point-of-view dictionary. See What tool names and terms are different in Procore for head contractors, owners and speciality contractors?