Submittals Permissions
This page explains how to effectively assign and manage submittal permissions.
Add Member, Role or Company as Submittal Manager
- Click Submittals from the left navigation to open the Submittals tool.
- Click Settings menu
and choose Permissions.
- Search or select members, roles or companies.
- Click Add.
Submittal Participants
Responsible Contractor
The primary subcontractor is responsible for submitting the documents or materials for approval.
Submittal Manager
The Submittal Manager (typically, General Contractor) is responsible for:
- Creating items and assigning them to the responsible contractor
- Creating packages
- Assigning items to the reviewer
- Defining review steps for every item / creating review workflow
- Sending the item to review
- Review on behalf of other reviewers (if needed)
- Set final response and select final response attachments when closing and distributing the item
Required Reviewers
The reviewer (typically, the Architect) is responsible for reviewing and approving or rejecting the submittal.
Important: Once all required reviewers respond in a given step submittal item moves to the next step.
Optional Reviewers
Engineers and consultants asked for review/feedback.
Note:
Required and Optional Reviewers can respond and add attachments.
Watchers
Various stakeholders receive notifications on status changes.
Submittal Role Capabilities
Note:
- Everyone in a project can create new submittals
- Only project administrators and managers can create and manage packages
- Submittals can be viewed by anyone that has a role in the submittal
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Add Comments | ![]() |
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Assign to Responsible Contractor | ![]() |
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Submit to Manager | ![]() |
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Submit for review | ![]() |
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Provide Review Response | ![]() |
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Provide Final Response | ![]() |
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Create Revisions | ![]() |
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Close Submittals | ![]() |
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Set VOID Status | ![]() |
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