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Submittal Tracker (engine)

Extract a submittal register or individual submittals from a spec section, schedule, or submittal log — and push into the Submittal Tracker workspace.

Engine Phase: Tracking Runtime: Continuous (not per-run) Business+

What it does

Submittal Tracker (engine) is a narrower cousin of Submittal Extractor: it reads a submittal-focused input (spec section, existing submittal log, or batch of individual submittals) and normalizes each record with ball-in-court, due date, architect/engineer reviewer, status, and number of revision cycles. Output imports directly to the Submittal Tracker workspace.

Use this engine when you already have a partially-managed submittal process and want to import or audit state. Use Submittal Extractor when you're starting from a raw spec section.

What to upload

Step by step

  1. Open the engine

    Sidebar → EnginesSubmittal Tracker.

  2. Upload

    Log, spec, or batch.

  3. Run

    20–40 seconds.

  4. Review + edit

    Each submittal as an editable row.

  5. Import to tracker

    Merges by submittal number if already present.

Understanding the results

Submittal register table

Number, description, type, spec ref, submittal date, due date, reviewer, status, revision count.

Ball-in-court

Who currently has it — sub, GC, architect, engineer.

Overdue flags

Items past their due date, color-coded.

Every control, explained

Run analysis

One run.

Edit row

Description, type, reviewer, status, ball-in-court.

Import to Submittal Tracker

Push to tracker; merges by submittal number.

Export PDF

Formatted submittal log.

Export XLSX

Raw table for external systems.

Chains

Chains into

Extract More Submittals — Upload additional spec sections to extract more submittal requirements.
Track Procurement Status — Move approved submittals into procurement tracking for ordering and delivery.
Verify Against Submittals — Cross-check punch items against approved submittals for spec compliance.

Chained from

Import to Submittal Tracker — Auto-import extracted submittals as submittal tracking items.
Track Submittals — Link procurement items to their submittal tracking requirements.

Exports

Troubleshooting

Duplicates across sources

Engine merges by submittal number. Ensure numbers are consistent across imports.