The System of Record

The twelve-stage elevator cab workflow.

Twelve stages. Every handoff has a record.

You answer when a quote is late, a drawing revision reaches the wrong crew, or cut panels no longer match the approved scope. Build It Track It gives each handoff an owner and a gate.

Build It Track It launches in Q3 2026. Today, the product foundation includes project email, secure surveys, verified contract signing, drawing revision control, and line-by-line estimating. Every later launch stage is marked below.

Dedicated Project Email

Each job has an address. Replies file to its thread.

Secure Survey Links

Expiring field links capture assigned survey facts.

Verified E-Signature

A locked signed PDF is checked against its stored hash.

Rate-Library Estimating

Standard lines use approved costs and labour hours.

Role-Based Access

Authorized personnel get controlled access to the job.

Revision Control

Final for Record makes the approved drawing immutable.

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Sales

Pipeline & CRM

A lead without an owner becomes the bid nobody followed up.

Elevator jobs are won and lost in the first 48 hours of contact. Each active lead shows its estimated value, stage, rep, and days since last touch. Email sent to the project address files to the job thread, and a lost-bid reason closes the loop for the next quote.

  • Dedicated project email address auto-files every customer reply to the right job
  • Lead stage, owner, value, and activity history on one record
  • Pipeline value, YTD won, and YTD lost visible in real time
  • Lost-bid reason codes that build your competitive intelligence
  • Project email and attachments kept with the job
  • Accounts, contacts, conversation history, and job history
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Build It Track It pipeline dashboard showing active leads, pipeline value, YTD won, and system email auto-filing panel
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Estimator

Estimating & BOM

One bad number on a six-figure BOM reaches the shop floor fast.

Your estimator enters every BOM line. A standard line resolves material cost and labour hours from an approved rate-library item. A custom line cannot be sent without a named vendor and an attached quote. The system does the arithmetic and can preserve the finished line-item estimate as a snapshot.

  • Every BOM line is entered by an estimator
  • Standard lines resolve approved material cost and labour hours
  • Custom lines require a vendor and attached quote before sending
  • Arithmetic is calculated from the entered quantities and rates
  • Completed estimates can be preserved as a final snapshot
  • Estimate attachments and communications stay with the job
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Build It Track It estimating workspace showing the Bill of Materials for Lakeside Tower Car 1 with material costs, labour hours, and vendor breakdown
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Field Team

Survey

A bad field dimension becomes a bad panel.

The assigned surveyor gets a secure, expiring link without entering the staff workspace. They submit the required dimensions, photos, and notes against the project. The office reviews the field facts where the job team can find them.

  • Secure assignment link with a defined expiry
  • Field capture for required photos, dimensions, and notes
  • Submissions stored against the project record
  • No staff-workspace login required for the assigned surveyor
  • Office review keeps field facts beside the job
  • Survey completion remains an explicit project decision
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Build It Track It field survey control panel showing active surveys, surveyor assignments, and the mobile surveyor view with required photo capture
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Project Team

Contract & E-Signature

No signed contract means no clean release to the shop.

Your customer opens a secure signing link without a staff account. They review the contract, record consent, and sign from their device. The completed PDF is locked and bound to its content hash, so you can check the stored document for alteration.

  • Secure branded signing portal — customer needs no account
  • Signature embedded in the completed contract PDF
  • Document-hash binding for legal and insurance integrity
  • Contract delivery through a secure link
  • Signed PDF locked against further edits
  • Stored hash verifies the signed document's integrity
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Build It Track It secure contract-signing flow and signed-document confirmation
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Engineering

Engineering & Design

The crew needs the approved drawing, not the latest file somebody emailed.

Each uploaded PDF, DXF, or DWG is stored as a drawing revision; the platform does not parse or generate it. Change orders remain beside that history. When engineering is satisfied, Final for Record locks the approved record against further change.

  • Full drawing revision history with version timestamps and author tracking
  • Change orders recorded against the relevant revision
  • Uploaded PDF, DXF, and DWG files stored without parsing
  • Approved drawing basis visible on the job record
  • Final for Record lock: immutable and auditable
  • Attachments and project communications kept with the revision history
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Build It Track It engineering workspace showing drawing revision history for Midtown Tower Car 3 with customer approval outstanding on Revision C
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Estimator

Final Estimate

The scope changed. The final estimate has to show where the money moved.

Your estimator updates the affected BOM lines; there is no automatic drawing takeoff. Standard lines still resolve approved costs and labour hours. Custom lines still require vendor evidence. The system does the arithmetic, and the estimator can preserve the completed result as the final snapshot.

  • Estimator controls every revised BOM line
  • Standard lines use approved rate-library values
  • Custom lines retain vendor and quote requirements
  • Line arithmetic and totals calculated by the platform
  • Completed line-item estimate stored as a snapshot
  • Change order and drawing revision remain on the same job
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Final Estimate

Controlled stage on the shared project record.

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Planned for Launch

Deposit & Accounting

A promised deposit does not earn a production slot.

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch: deposit status and project-readiness milestones will appear with the job. Build It Track It does not currently connect to accounting software, process payments, send collection reminders, or release work into a production schedule.

  • Planned for launch: deposit status on the job record
  • Planned for launch: payment-term milestone tracking
  • No current accounting or ERP connectivity
  • No current payment processing or collection automation
  • Production release remains a controlled human decision
  • Commercial milestones will remain visible to authorized roles
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Deposit & Accounting

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch; not available today.

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Planned for Launch

Purchasing & Inventory

The buyer needs to know which job called for the material.

This module is not available today. At the Q3 2026 launch, purchasing records and material receipt are planned to remain with the project. Automatic PO drafting, automatic budget checks, low-stock alerts, vendor-delay warnings, and a working inventory ledger are not current capabilities.

  • Planned for launch: purchasing records tied to the job
  • Planned for launch: PO documents stored with project context
  • Planned for launch: material receipt recorded against requirements
  • No automatic PO drafting from BOM or inventory shortfall
  • No automatic PO budget enforcement or low-stock alerts
  • No vendor-delay prediction or sourcing recommendations
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Concept preview of the planned Build It Track It purchasing and inventory stage
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Planned for Launch

Scheduling & Delivery Date

A delivery date pulled from thin air still reaches the customer.

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch: staff-entered delivery-date options will keep the customer commitment with the job. The system does not currently calculate dates from capacity, lock slots in real time, or schedule production automatically.

  • Planned for launch: staff-entered delivery-date options
  • Planned for launch: selected date recorded with the project
  • No automatic capacity-based date calculation
  • No automatic production-slot locking
  • No current delivery reminder automation
  • Date commitments remain controlled by staff
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Scheduling & Delivery Date

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch; not available today.

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Planned for Launch

Production Scheduling

The shop floor is the most expensive place to discover a missing decision.

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch: production scheduling will organize committed work with the job. A live capacity calendar, station man-hour tracking, cascade calculations, and delay-risk prediction are not available today.

  • Planned for launch: production priorities tied to each job
  • Planned for launch: staff-controlled schedule updates
  • No live station-capacity calendar today
  • No station-hour or cascade-risk calculation today
  • No vendor-slip or delay-prediction alerts today
  • Schedule decisions remain with shop leadership
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Concept preview of the planned Build It Track It production scheduling stage
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Planned for Launch

Installation

The cab is on site. Your installer cannot wait for someone to forward the drawing.

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch: assigned installers will use a project-specific field handoff for current files, notes, and evidence capture. Installation blocking, real-time evidence sync, and alert automation are not available today.

  • Planned for launch: assigned installer field access
  • Planned for launch: evidence captured against the job
  • Planned for launch: current drawing clearly identified
  • No current automatic blocked-installation alerts
  • No current SMS automation
  • Closeout remains a staff-controlled process
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Build It Track It installation dashboard showing blocked installation alert for Cedar Point Hotel, active installs with media sync status, and mobile evidence-capture panel
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Planned for Launch

Inspection & Signoff

The punch list is not closeout. Customer acceptance is.

Planned for the Q3 2026 launch: inspection, customer acceptance, and closeout evidence will remain with the project. The four-step enforced closeout sequence and automatic final-payment trigger are not implemented today.

  • Planned for launch: walkthrough and acceptance recorded
  • Planned for launch: closeout evidence attached to the job
  • Contract e-signature provides the foundation for acceptance
  • No automatic final-payment trigger
  • No enforced four-step closeout sequence today
  • No automated recommendations from closed-job data
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Concept preview of the planned Build It Track It inspection and signoff stage

The next handoff is visible.
So is the decision holding it up.

Build It Track It launches in Q3 2026 with twelve controlled stages for a cab job. Today, estimating, surveys, communications, signed contracts, and drawing revisions stay together. The later operational stages remain clearly marked as planned.

Twelve stages are planned for launch. Current controls include role-based access, project email, verified signatures, rate-library estimating, and drawing revision control.

Common Questions

What stops a job between stages.

A stage change is a decision, not a status label. These answers explain what the 12-stage workflow records when the handoff is not routine.

What is the 12-stage elevator project workflow?

The launch model is a twelve-stage sequence: Pipeline & CRM, Estimating & BOM, Survey, Contract & E-Signature, Engineering & Design, Final Estimate, Deposit & Accounting, Purchasing & Inventory, Scheduling & Delivery Date, Production Scheduling, Installation, and Inspection & Signoff. The Q3 2026 launch workflow will define owners and handoffs, but it does not eliminate required human decisions.

Why use a fixed 12-stage workflow instead of flexible task boards?

Elevator cab manufacturing has recurring handoffs — quote, survey, engineer, fabricate, deliver, install, sign off. Build It Track It's Q3 2026 launch model will provide that shared structure, while authorized people remain responsible for approvals and stage decisions.

How does a job move from one stage to the next?

Stage changes remain controlled actions by authorized people. Survey capture records required field information, and engineering can lock an approved revision Final for Record. Purchasing completion and broad automatic stage transitions are not implemented today; later stages are planned for the Q3 2026 launch.

Can a job revisit an earlier stage?

Revision history and change orders preserve which drawing version changed the scope. The estimator updates affected lines and can snapshot the completed final estimate; no automatic repricing or automatic stage re-entry is performed.

How does the system connect engineering drawings to purchasing?

Engineering can store and lock the approved drawing revision as Final for Record. It does not parse that drawing, update a BOM, compare inventory, or draft a PO. Purchasing is planned for the Q3 2026 launch; the estimator remains responsible for every BOM line.

What happens at final signoff?

Inspection, acceptance, and closeout are planned for the Q3 2026 launch. The four-step enforced sequence and automatic final-payment initiation are not implemented today. The existing e-signature engine currently supports a locked, hash-verified contract PDF.

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