Objective
To add Weather entries to the Site Diary tool using the Procore app on an Android mobile device.
Background
The Weather section can be used to track many things. For example, you might want to track any delays to the project that may be due to weather conditions or compare team productivity against weather conditions. Each day also has a daily snapshot and weather report that automatically pulls weather information for the project's location from the weather software used on your project.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Site Diary tool.
Steps
- Navigate to the Site Diary tool using the Procore app on an Android mobile device.
- Tap the date to select the calendar day for which you want to create a new entry.
- Tap Weather.
- Tap the Edit
icon.
- Tap into the following fields to enter the relevant information:
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Weather Delay: By default, the Weather Delay field will be set to No. Tap the button to indicate that there was a weather delay on the day you're recording data.
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Sky: Tap the Sky field. Select from the menu an observation made of the sky that day. You may only select one observation.
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Temperature: Tap the Temperature field. Select from the menu the approximate temperature on site that day.
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Precipitation: Tap the Precipitation field. Enter the observed precipitation for the day.
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Average: Tap the Average field. Enter the average temperature observed during the workday.
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Wind: Tap the Wind field. Select from the menu the observed wind conditions.
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Ground / Sea: Tap the Ground / Sea field. Select the status of the ground or sea around the project from the menu. You can only select information for either the ground or the sea.
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Disaster: Tap the Disaster field. If the worksite was subject to a disaster that day, enter the type by selecting from the following from the menu: earthquake, fire, flash flood, landslide, tornado, hurricane, snow, other.
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Attachments: Tap on the following options to add photo, video or file attachments to the entry:
- Camera: Use your mobile device's camera to take a photo or video that is automatically added to the entry once you exit the camera.
- Take a photo without mark up.
- Tap the shutter to take a photo.
- Tap Done to attach it to the entry.
- Take a photo with mark up.
- Tap the mark up
icon to take the photo and immediately mark it up.
- Tap the shutter to take a photo.
- Mark up the photo.
- If you want to save both the original and marked up photo, mark the Save as New Photo option, then tap Save.
OR
If you want to only save your marked up photo, clear the Save as New Photo option, then tap Overwrite.
- Tap Done to attach it to the entry.
- Take a video.
- Tap Video.
- Tap the shutter to start the video.
- Tap the shutter again to stop the video.
- Tap Done to attach it to the entry.
- Photos: Tap to select photos from your device's Gallery OR from Procore's Photos tool in the project.
- Add from Procore
- Tap Photos from Procore.
- Tap the album that contains the photo(s) you want to include on the entry.
OR
Tap Create New Album to add a new photo album to the project.
Note: You will need 'Standard' or 'Admin' permissions to the Site Diary tool to create an album.
- Tap the photo(s) you want to attach.
- Tap Done to attach it to the entry.
- Add from Device
- Tap Photos from Device.
- Tap the photo(s) you want to add to the entry.
- Tap Done.
- Files: Tap on a file from your mobile device to automatically attach it to the entry.
- Tap Save.
Tip
If required fields are empty, click Fix Errors to go to the first empty field. Click Next Field or Previous Field to view other empty required fields.
After the required fields have been entered, you will be able to create or save the form.