What is an upstream collaborator?

Answer

In Procore, an upstream collaborator is a person, business or entity that entered into a legal agreement with your company to perform work on a construction project. The term, upstream collaborator, is used to represent the person, business or entity that is paying you to perform contracted work.

Example

Examples of upstream collaborators are:

You are a head contractor who created a head contract in Procore with a property owner, who will be paying you to construct a commercial building.
You are a project owner who has created a funding in Procore with a funding source, such as a City, County or State government, who will be paying you to complete a project.
You are a speciality contractor with expertise in electrical work and you have created a HC/Client contract with a head contractor or client who will be paying you to perform all of the electrical work on the project.

Upstream vs Downstream Progress Claims

Limited Release Update

The point-of-view dictionaries detailed below are only applicable to Procore customers using Procore's 'English (United States)' language setting. Typically, this dictionary is configured for Procore users in the United States and/or Canada. See Owners & Speciality Contractors Point-of-View Dictionary Options.

For customers in the United States and Canada, the names and terminology in the Progress Claim Management tools suit the nomenclature used by Head Contractors. To address the nomenclature preferences of other vertical markets using Procore, the names and terminology in the Progress Claim Management tools are different when the Owners and Speciality Contractors Point-of-View dictionary is implemented in your environment. To learn more, see What tool names and terms are different in Procore for head contractors, owners and speciality contractors?

Upstream vs. Downstream Relationships

Head Contractors English (United States)	Owners English (Owner Terminology V2)	Speciality Contractors English (Speciality Contractor Terminology)