Open your job. Enter what happened. Check before saving.

Simple meaning: This is a job the company may win.

1. Open Tender.
2. Create the tender with its real reference, client and important dates.
3. Enter the opportunity value under Contract Value.
4. Add known tender expenses or documents only when your role allows it.
5. When the result is known, mark it Won or Lost.
6. Convert to Project only when the tender is won and the company is ready.

1. Open Project and select the converted or existing project.
2. Check the carried Contract Value.
3. Set the Project Cost Budget separately.
4. Enter simple category amounts: Material, Labour, Machinery & fuel, Other.
5. Check that the category total is the spending limit approved by the company.
6. Add dates and milestones only when they are known.

1. Check company, project and business date.
2. Open Daily Work.
3. Write the work completed and location.
4. Choose the BOQ item when the work uses one.
5. Add the real quantity and remarks.
6. Add labour, material used and machinery used for the same day.
7. Add weather, instructions, visitors or permits only when relevant.
8. Review and Save. Submit when your company uses review.
9. An authorized reviewer corrects or closes the day.

Normal planned purchase

1. Choose the project, material, UOM, supplier and receiving store.
2. Create the requirement/purchase request.
3. Wait for approval.
4. Create the purchase order.
5. When the material physically arrives, complete the receipt.
6. Check quantity, rate, invoice and store.
7. Complete the purchase and stock flow.

Rare emergency purchase

1. Use only when material was genuinely bought urgently.
2. Open the collapsed Emergency purchase area.
3. Choose the project, store and existing material item.
4. Enter supplier, invoice, quantity and rate.
5. Press Save purchase & receive stock.
6. Check that the purchase cost and store stock both increased.

1. Open Labour.
2. Create or select the worker/crew and check the effective rate.
3. Choose the correct project and work date.
4. Select individual, named group, total group count or output work as needed.
5. Enter attendance, hours, overtime or measured output.
6. Check the calculated day amount.
7. Record advances only when actually paid.
8. At period end, review the monthly wage total and approval state.
9. Record payment only against the correct approved amount.

1. Open Machinery and select the machine.
2. Check its project assignment and contract/rate.
3. Enter the date, shift/time or meter readings.
4. Add the driver/operator and actual work when known.
5. Review the calculated rent and driver cost for the day.
6. Add fuel against the correct machine/project when allowed.
7. Record downtime or breakdown only when it happened.
8. Record repair amount and who pays it.
9. Save only after checking the total day/repair cost.

1. Open Report.
2. Select the company, project and date range.
3. Choose the report you need.
4. For cost control, compare Project Cost Budget, approved increases and actual cost.
5. For commercial review, read Contract Value separately.
6. Check material, labour, machinery, fuel and other cost totals.
7. Use PDF for a readable report or Excel for further analysis.
8. Read totals before sharing.

The entry is not lost. It is waiting for a budget decision before it can be saved.

1. Read the message showing that Project Cost Budget would be exceeded.
2. Do not reduce or split a real cost just to bypass the control.
3. The app creates a pending request for the extra budget amount required.
4. Tell the owner/admin which real purchase or work caused the request.
5. Owner/admin opens Actions and approves or rejects it.
6. After approval, return to the original screen and retry the entry.

1. Open Sync status.
2. Read the state and exact message.
3. For a conflict, compare both versions with the real site/office record—not only the timestamp.
4. For a failed item, correct validation, permission or connectivity if shown.
5. Retry. If it repeats, export diagnostics and contact support.

1. Open Settings and find the encrypted Construction ERP backup.
2. Create a backup and choose a strong recovery password.
3. Save the .construction.erp file in an approved safe location.
4. Keep another copy elsewhere.
5. Keep the recovery password outside the app; it cannot be recovered.
6. Test restore on a clean test device.
7. Before any real restore, make a fresh backup of the current device.