Insight Mobile lets you use your mobile device to perform many of the tasks that you perform using web-based Insight. You can access and run your saved Insight searches, perform new searches and use your current location as your search territory. Saving a new search on your mobile device automatically saves it to your web-based account. You can also use Insight Mobile to add projects and companies to your Watch List, view notes and search for project plans, specifications and addenda.
Requirements
The ConstructConnect Mobile App currently runs on the Apple® iPhone®. Other device availability is pending future development.
For more information about getting Insight Mobile, contact your ConstructConnect sales representative or customer service.
This section contains the following topics:
The Home screen is the main location in Insight Mobile and is where you start all of your tasks. The screen is set to automatically display projects matching your default search criteria. The tabs at the top of the screen let you switch between project and company views.
Notes:
The blue dot next to a project title in the project list indicates that you have not yet opened and viewed the project.
Tap the gold star to either add or remove a listing from your Watch List.
Tap the title on either a project or company to open the details page for the listing.
The project details screen displays all of the available information for the project, including name, location, and stage.
Swipe up to see all of the information for the project.
The following table describes the information displayed on the project screen.
Field | Description | ||
ID | The ConstructConnect identification number for the project. | ||
Address | The physical address of the project. | ||
Phone | The phone number and email address of the construction representative for the project. | ||
The email address for the person representing the project. | |||
Value | The dollar value of the project. | ||
Category | The category for the project. See Working with the project list for a full list of project categories. | ||
Bid Date | The date that the project goes to bid. | ||
Documents | When present, the number of documents for the project. Click on the link to open the project documents in Document Viewer. | ||
Search Tags | When present, the color-coded tag and the search name for the search the project matches. Search tags are assigned to projects in order for you to see projects that match particular criteria. | ||
Project Stakeholders | |||
Design Team | The companies that are playing a role on the project. Information includes role played, company name, contact name, phone and email address. Note that not all information may be present. Note: Tap the star next to the listing to add the company to your Watch List. | ||
Prospective Bidders | The companies that are bidding on the project. | ||
Project Description | |||
Scope | The general description of the work to be performed on the project. | ||
Notes | Information added to the project listing. Notes can be both publicly visible and visible only to users within a company. | ||
Details | All the known information for the project. | ||
Recent Updates | The date updated and details of the most recent updates to the project listing, in descending chronological order. | ||
Project Schedule | The date and key milestones of the project schedule. | ||
Sharing projectsYou can share projects with other Insight users. To share a project,
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Adding and removing projects to your Watch ListTo add or remove a project from your Watch List,
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The company details screen displays all of the available information for the company, including name, location, and area of work.
Swipe up to see all of the information for the company.
The following table describes the information displayed on the company screen.
Field | Description | ||
ID | The ConstructConnect identification number for the company. | ||
Name | The company name, website, street address, and company phone and email address. Note that not all information may be present. | ||
Address | |||
Phone | |||
Company Contacts | The name, phone and email address of company contacts. | ||
Recent Company Updates | The date the company listing is added and description of the most recent updates to the company listing. | ||
Project Portfolio by Bid Date | The Project Portfolio section displays a pie chart illustrating the count and average budget for projects on which the company played the role of bidder. You can select to view this information by calendar year. | ||
Projects | The Projects section lists projects with the following status:
Tap the stage name to see the projects in the selected stage. The count of projects for each status is displayed at the top of the section. Each project contains a description, value, category, bid date and any documents. Also included is the status and a link to any contacts for the project. | ||
Sharing companiesYou can share companies with other Insight users. and add and remove Watch List companies from the company details screen. To share a project,
To add or remove a project from your Watch List,
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Adding and removing projects to your Watch ListTo add or remove a project from your Watch List,
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Your Watch List displays the projects and companies that you have selected to follow for future development. Your accounts for web-based and mobile are linked, so your full list is always available and up to date on either your phone or your web-based Insight accounts.
The following table describes how you can use your Watch List on your mobile account.
If you want to... | Then... |
view your Watch List | tap Watch List at the bottom of the screen. |
add or remove a project or company listing from your Watch List | tap the star at the top of the listing. A gold star indicates that the listing is in your Watch List. |
view the details for a project or company | tap the text of the listing. |
switch between project or company listings | tap Projects or Companies at the top of the screen. |
sort the list | tap the sort field at the top of the screen and select from the following sort options:
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You can use the Insight Mobile search feature just as you would the web-based version. The same projects, companies and documents available on your web-based Insight account are available for your mobile search. You can run a new search, run any of your saved web-based searches and run a geographic search based on your current location within a 25-mile radius. You can use document search and see your search keywords highlighted anywhere they appear in project documents.
To run a saved search,
with the Search menu displayed, tap Saved from the top of the screen to display your saved searches.
Tap to run the selected saved search.
See Filtering search results for information about applying filters to your results.
Note: Saved searches can only be edited and renamed from your web-based Insight account.
To run a new search,
1 | Access the search menu by tapping Search at the bottom of the screen. | |
2 | Select the search type you want to run by tapping one of the following search types in the list:
Note: You can use document search to see your keywords highlighted in project documents. | |
3 | Start typing your search terms in the top search field. Note: Boolean search is currently supported for Insight Mobile. Result: The results screen displays suggested words and phrases to your search terms.
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4 | Tap Search at the bottom of the screen to run the search. Result: The search runs and the projects and companies that match your search terms are displayed. Note: For document searches, the number of matching documents is displayed in the body of the project details screen. See the section on Document Viewer for more information. |
To filter your search results,
1 | Access the filters menu by clicking the Filter icon in the top right corner of screen. |
2 | Select from the following categories for filtering your results:
Note: Subcategories are available when there is a right-arrow > next to a filter class. |
3 | Once you select your filters, click View Results to see the matches to your filter settings. Note: Click Reset All to clear all filter settings. |
To sort your search results,
tap the second bar at the top of the screen and select the sort order. Note that the default sort order is by the most recent update to the project or company listing. You can also select from the following sort orders:
Name A to Z
Name Z to A
Project Value Asc (project only)
Project Value Desc (project only)
Your saved mobile searches are also available on your web-based Insight account.
To save a search,
when you are viewing the search results, tap the file diskette icon at the top right of the screen.
In the Create a saved search menu, enter the name for the search and then tap Save search.
Result: The search is saved to both your mobile and web-based Insight accounts.
You can use the Settings menu to set up project and company alerts, access mobile tutorials, view trade use conditions and to access customer service.
The Settings menu has the following sections:
Notifications - Set up alerts for your Watch List projects and companies
Tutorials – Information to help you get the most out of Insight Mobile.
Terms & Conditions – Read about the range of uses for the app.
Contact Us – Get in touch with ConstructConnect Customer Service.
The Notifications menu lets you set up alerts for your Watch List projects and companies. Alerts occur when there are significant updates to a project or company listing, such as projects with updated planning or bid dates and companies that have added a project.
Setting your notification alerts to On allows ConstructConnect to send updates to your device. The update frequency Periodic Daily sends push notifications at 8:30AM, 1:00PM and 7:30 PM Eastern Time.
You can set up alerts when projects reach the following key milestones:
Pre-Design - when the project enters the pre-design phase.
Schematic Design - when the project enters the schematic design phase.
Design Development - when the project enters the design development phase.
Construction Documents - when a project enters the construction documents phase.
Dates Set - when a pre-bid meeting or bid date is set.
Posting Updates - when plans, specifications and addenda are posted to a project listing.
Post Bid - when an award has been made to a project.
The document viewer feature lets you view the plans, specifications and addenda attached to projects. When you use a keyword search, your keyword is highlighted anywhere it appears in project documents.
Project documents can be one of the following categories:
Matching Documents - This is the total number of documents for the project.
Specifications
Plans
Specifications Addenda
Note that the blue number next to the document type is the number of documents for that type.
To search for documents and highlighted keywords,
1 | Tap Search on the bottom of the screen. |
2 | In the top search bar, select Document as your search type. |
3 | In the second bar, either accept the default setting Within Subscription or tap in the field and then select Use Current Location in the display. This sets the search parameter to within a fifty mile radius of your current location. |
4 | Enter your keyword in the search field. Note: You must use a keyword in order to see it highlighted in project documents. |
5 | Tap Search. Results: The first matching project is displayed in the window. Scroll down to see the full set of returned projects. |
6 | On a project listing, tap the number of documents for the project in the Document section. Result: Document viewer opens showing the documents for the project. |
7 | Tap the green sidebar arrow to open the document list for the project. Note that when keywords are used, the first instance of your keyword is highlighted in green and red. |
If the Safari browser on your phone is not set to accept cookies, the Insight Mobile app cannot load. The following table describes the procedure to enable cookies on your phone so that the app can load.
Issue | Cause | Resolution |
The app doesn't load and only displays a blank screen. | Cookies on your phone's Safari browser are not allowed. | The Safari browser on your phone must accept cookies in order to use the ConstructConnect Mobile App.
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