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Submittals

The Submittals tool enables you to organise your submittal log by division, add shop drawings or even pages from product catalogs. Attachments can either be added directly from your computer or the project's Documents tool.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Always know the current status of your project's submittals and who needs to take action
  • Quickly locate a submittal
  • Attach documents, drawings and more directly to your project's submittals
  • Assign multiple users to the 'Submitter' and 'Approver' Groups in the submittal workflow

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Create Submittals
 
Submittal Builder
 
Submit Submittals - Subcontractor as Collaborator
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Add Markups to a Submittal PDF Attachment
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

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Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal - Speciality Contractor
 
Import Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal - Architect
 
Respond to a Submittal - Speciality Contractor
 
Create Submittals - Speciality Contractor
 

Speciality Contractor as Client - Close, Revise and Distribute Submittal

 

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Distribute Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Respond to Submittal

 

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Architect - Respond to Submittals

 

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Respond to Submittals

 

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Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Subcontractor - Submit Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Create Submittals

 

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Basic Navigation

 

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Configure the Submittals Tool

 

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Admin - Import Submittals to the Project Submittals Tool

 

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PDF Markup Preview

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Navigate Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Import Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Configure the Submittals Tool

 

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Owner - Submittal Navigation

 

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Owner - Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal

 

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Owner - Create a Submittal

 

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Owner - Respond Submittal

 

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Owner - Submittal Builder

 

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Architect - Overview

 

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Web

Configure Submittal Settings
 
 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

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Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Web

 
Create Submittals
 
Submittal Builder
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Web

 
Create Submittals
 
Submittal Builder
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

Web

 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Web

Configure Submittal Settings
 
 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Configure the Submittals Tool

 

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Basic Navigation

 

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Respond to Submittals

 

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Distribute Submittals

 

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Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Add Markups to a Submittal PDF Attachment
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

 

Web

 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Web

Configure Submittal Settings
 
 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Web

Configure Submittal Settings
 
 
Create Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Import Submittals
 

Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

Video content may not accurately reflect the current state of the system and/or it may be out of date.

Web

 
Create Submittals
 
Submittal Builder
 
Submit Submittals - Subcontractor as Collaborator
 
Respond to a Submittal
 
Add Markups to a Submittal PDF Attachment
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal
 

Mobile

View a Submittal (Mobile) - Site Worker
 

OUTDATED VIDEOS - Removed from Support Site and Certifications

Configure Submittal Settings
 
Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal - Speciality Contractor
 
Import Submittals
 
Respond to a Submittal - Architect
 
Respond to a Submittal - Speciality Contractor
 
Create Submittals - Speciality Contractor
 

Speciality Contractor as Client - Close, Revise and Distribute Submittal

 

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Distribute Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Respond to Submittal

 

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Architect - Respond to Submittals

 

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Respond to Submittals

 

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Site Worker - View a Submittal (Mobile)

 

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Subcontractor - Submit Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Create Submittals

 

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Basic Navigation

 

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Configure the Submittals Tool

 

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Admin - Import Submittals to the Project Submittals Tool

 

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PDF Markup Preview

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Navigate Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Import Submittals

 

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Speciality Contractor as Client - Configure the Submittals Tool

 

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Owner - Submittal Navigation

 

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Owner - Close, Revise and Distribute a Submittal

 

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Owner - Create a Submittal

 

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Owner - Respond Submittal

 

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Owner - Submittal Builder

 

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Architect - Overview

 

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Respond to a Submittal as an Approver
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Forward a Submittal for Review
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Submittals

The following table highlights which user permissions are required to perform the described user action.

icon-mindtouch-table-mobile.png: Denotes an action that is supported by Procore for Android or Procore for iOS.

icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ : Indicates that one or more granular permissions are available for the task. See the relevant tutorial or Grant Granular Permissions in a Project Permissions Template for more information.

Task None Read Only Standard Admin
Add a Related Item to a Submittal       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Add a Related Item to a Submittal Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Add a Submitter and Approvers to the Submittal Workflow     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Add an Existing Submittal to a Submittal Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Apply a Submittal Workflow Template to a Submittal   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Bulk Edit Submittals in a Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Change the Action Required By on a Submittal       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Close a Submittal       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Configure Advanced Settings: Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create Custom Submittal Log Statuses       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create Custom Submittal Responses       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create Custom Submittal Types Configure this setting in the Admin Tool (Company Level)
Create a Bluebeam Studio Session       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 1
Create a Custom Submittals Report     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 2, 4 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png3, 4
Create a New Submittal in a Submittal Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create a Submittal   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create a Submittal Package   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+ icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Create a Submittal Revision   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+5 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+5 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Customise the Column Display in the Submittals Tool   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Delete a Custom Submittal Report       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Delete a Submittal        icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Delete a Submittal Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Designate the 'Default Submittal Manager' for the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Distribute a Submittal       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Distribute the Submittals in a Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Download a Submittal's Attachments  icon-mindtouch-table-mobile.png   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Download an Open Submittals Report Complete this Task with the Reports Tool (Company Level)
Edit a Custom Submittal Report     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 2, 4 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 3, 4
Edit a Submittal    icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+6 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+6, 7 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Edit a Submittal Package        icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Edit a Submittal Response       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Enable Submittals Programme Calculations       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Enable the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Export a Custom Submittals Report   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Export a Submittal   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Export the Submittals Log   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Finalise a Bluebeam Studio Session       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 1
Forward a Submittal by Email  icon-mindtouch-table-mobile.png     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Forward a Submittal for Review     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Generate a PDF of a Submittal in a List   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Generate a QR Code for a Submittal    icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Manage Personal Submittal Markup Stamps     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Manage Submittal Workflow Templates       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Mark a Submittal as Private        icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Mass Review Submittals in a Package       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Perform Bulk Actions on a Submittal       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Redistribute a Submittal     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Remove a Submitter or Approver from the Submittal Workflow   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+8 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png+8, 9 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Resend the Submittals in a Package for Review       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Resize the Column Width in the Submittals Log   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Respond to a Forwarded Submittal as a Reviewer     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Respond to a Submittal as an Approver     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Respond to an Action Required Email for a Submittal Package as an Approver     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Retrieve a Submittal from the Recycle Bin        icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Review Submittal PDF Attachments     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Search and Filter for Submittals icon-mindtouch-table-mobile.png   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Send a Completed Submittals Import Template to Procore       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Send the Submittals in a Package for Review       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Set Up Submittal Programme Calculations     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Share a Custom Submittal Report     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 2 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 3
Switch Between Submittals Views   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Upload and Submit a Submittal     icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Use Bulk Actions > Apply Workflow in the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Use Bulk Actions > Delete in the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Use Bulk Actions > Edit in the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
Use Bulk Actions > Retrieve in the Submittals Tool       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
View a Submittal icon-mindtouch-table-mobile.png   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 10 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png 10 icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
View a Submittal Package   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
View Submittal Attachments   icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png
View the Submittal Approvers Response Time Report       icon-mindtouch-table-check.png

1 Requires the Procore + Bluebeam Integration. See Bluebeam.

2 Users with 'Standard' level permission can only create personal reports. 

3 Users with 'Admin' level permission can create, edit and view reports that have not been marked 'Personal' by another user.

4 Users will also need 'Read Only' level permission or higher on the Reports tool.

5 Users without 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Submittals tool can create revisions for submittals that they created.

Users without 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Submittals tool can edit certain fields in 'Draft' or 'Open' submittals that they created. 

7 Users with 'Standard' level permissions can edit certain fields in submittals they are designated as the Submittal Manager. See What is the 'Submittal Manager' role?

8 Users without 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Submittals tool can update the submittal workflow in 'Draft' or 'Open' submittals that they created. 

9 Users with 'Standard' level permissions can update the submittal workflow for submittals they are designated as the Submittal Manager. See What is the 'Submittal Manager' role?

10 When a submittal is marked 'Private', users with 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on the project's Submittals tool can see the submittal only if one or more statements apply:

  • They are designated as the Submittal Manager
  • They are added to the submittal workflow as a Submitter or an Approver.
  • They are included in the distribution list.
  • They have the 'View Private Submittals Associated to Users within Same Company' granular permission enabled on their permissions template and another user in their company is the submittal's creator or is designated as the Submittal Manager, a Submitter, an Approver or a Distribution List member.

Below are the notable changes to the project's Submittals tool. 

Recent Changes

Reject workflow feature: Admin users can resume paused workflows (16/09/2024)

For projects with the Reject Workflow setting enabled, Submittals tool Admins now have the ability to resume a workflow that was paused due to a rejection. Previously, only Submittal Managers could resume a paused workflow. See Enable Reject Workflows for details.

Granular Permission to Apply Workflow Template (13/08/2024)

A new granular permission for Submittals to “Apply submittal workflow templates” is available in Project Permission Templates. This new granular permission provides customers with the flexibility to allow specific users to apply workflow templates without providing Admin level access to the Submittals tool. See What granular permissions are available for the project’s Submittals tool? for details.

INACTIVATE OR REMOVE DEFAULT SUBMITTAL TYPES (13/08/2024) 

Company Admins can now inactivate or remove default submittal types, providing greater flexibility in managing submittals. This update helps reduce confusion and improve the accuracy of submittal categorization and reporting.

Submittals settings: Number Submittals by Spec Section (26/06/2024)

Users now have the option to enable the setting that allows Submittal numbers to be automatically appended with their respective spec section number. Previously, this feature could only be enabled by contacting Procore. Once enabled and after submittals are created for a project, we do not recommend disabling the setting as it could result in duplicate submittal numbers. See Configure Settings: Submittals Tool for details.

Submittals Workflow configuration option for 'enable reject workflows' (13/05/2024) 

Procore has released a submittals workflows configuration option called 'Enable Reject Workflows'. This feature detects when a workflow participant responds with a 'Rejected', 'Revise and Resubmit' or equivalent custom status and then automatically sets the Action required by to the Submittal Manager for intervention. The Submittal Manager can then resume the workflow, set action required by back to a previous step or close and distribute (and optionally trigger a revision). When enabled, this feature impacts both active, in-progress workflows and workflows that have not yet started. See Enable Reject Workflows for details.

Submittals settings: Replace a single workflow user (15/04/2024)

Users now have the option to replace a single workflow user (Approver or Submitter). See Replace a Workflow User for details.

Calculate workflow step due dates from 'Submit by' date (15/04/2024)

When bulk applying a workflow, users now have the option to calculate the workflow step due dates from each submittals's 'Submit By' date. Previously, workflow step due dates could only be calculated from today's date.

Bulk Add and Remove Distribution List Members Across multiple Submittals (15/04/2024)

You can now add users to or remove them from, distribution lists across multiple submittals at once using bulk actions.

Submittals Workflow Table Enhancements (11/12/2023) 

Procore has updated the Submittals workflow table with multiple enhancements to improve the user interface and functionality. Ellipsis buttons have been removed and the 'Edit Response' and 'Set Action required by' buttons are now located under the new 'Actions' column at the right side of the workflow table. Additionally, attachments located within a submittal workflow are now able to be opened as clickable links for quicker access and viewing. 

SUBMITTALS simplified close and distribute process (14/11/2023) 

Procore has updated the steps when you close and distribute a submittal to simplify your workflow and give you additional flexibility with the information you distribute. When you click the button to 'Close and Distribute' you will complete a single form where the distribution list is automatically added to the CC field, you can choose to create a revision upon distribution and you can select which responses, comments and attachments to include. See Distribute a Submittal.

SUBMITTALS TOOL MODERNISED Change History (11/02/2023) 

Procore has released design and performance updates to the change history page for individual submittals. Page navigation has been added to improve the navigation experience for Submittals with many changes. These updates provide users with a more consistent and optimised experience in Procore. See View the Change History of a Submittal.