(Limited Release) Owners & Specialty Contractors Point-of-View Dictionary Options
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Beta Released: December 22, 2021 | LImited Release Announced: June 13, 2022 | Limited Release Updated: October 14, 2022 | Announcement Updated: November 20, 2023
Owners & Specialty Contractors Point-of-View Dictionary Options
Limited Release Update
The point-of-view dictionaries detailed below are only applicable to Procore customers using Procore's 'English (United States)' language setting. Typically, this dictionary is configured for Procore users in the United States. Procore is providing updated information about the limited release of its Point-of-View (POV) dictionaries, which was announced on June 13, 2022. For Procore users in the United States who use the 'English (United States)' language dictionary, the tool names and terminology applied to Procore's Financial Tools were designed and tailored to suit the nomenclature used by General Contractors. To address the nomenclature preferences of Procore's vertical markets for users of the 'English (United States)' dictionary, this limited release offers two (2) additional point-of-view options: Owners and Specialty Contractors.
If you are a new Procore customer, your company's Procore Administrator chooses either a language or point-of-view dictionary setting for company's Procore account during the implementation process. If you are an existing Procore customer who wants to use a point-of-view dictionary, your company's Procore Administrator can send an email to your Procore point of contact to request a setting change for your company account. To learn about the options, see What tool names and terms are different in Procore for general contractors, owners, and specialty contractors?
Once the setting is applied to your company's Procore account, the labels for select tool names and field elements change. If your Procore Administrator chooses to apply this setting to your company's account, project teams and end users are advised to configure their project level 'Language-Country' setting and the user level 'Country-Language' settings to 'None Selected'. To learn more, see the Common Questions below.
Example
The illustration below shows how the name of the Prime Contracts tool changes to Funding (for Owners) and Client Contracts (for Specialty Contractors), depending on the point-of-view dictionary setting. Note how the Owner/Client column heading also changes, depending on the setting. See What tool names and terms are different in Procore for general contractors, owners, and specialty contractors?
In addition to the information above, support documentation for these new POV options are now accessible using the 'Project Tools' drop-down menu on the US English Procore Support Site (support.procore.com). For details, see How do we access the Support Site documentation for the point-of-view dictionaries?
Common Questions
- What are the available point-of-view dictionary options?
- How is the terminology different between each POV dictionary?
- How do we submit a request to change our company's point-of-view-dictionary?
- Do we need to change the 'Language - Country' setting in the Project Admin tool?
- Do our users need to change the 'Country-Language' setting in their My Profile Settings page?
- How do we access support site documentation for the point-of-view-dictionaries?
- How do we contribute feedback to Procore's point-of-view dictionaries?
- What other language options are available?
What are the available point-of-view dictionary options?
The table below details Procore's US English-only Point-of-View dictionaries. It also provides a description of the terms that change in the Procore web application when you apply the options to your environment. To learn more about these options, see What tool names and terms are different in Procore for general contractors, owners, and specialty contractors?
| Audience | Language - Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
 General Contractors |
English (United States) |
This option is Procore's default United States English (en-US) dictionary. It uses the preferred nomenclature defined for Procore company account holders who are General Contractors.
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| Owners |
English (Owner Terminology V2) |
This option is Procore's default United States English (en-US) dictionary that uses the preferred nomenclature defined for Procore company account holders who are Owners.
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| Specialty Contractors |
English (Specialty Contractors) |
This option is Procore's default United States English (en-US) dictionary that uses the preferred nomenclature defined for Procore company account holders who are Specialty Contractors.
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How is the terminology different between each POV dictionary?
The table below details the differences between each point-of-view dictionary. The terms that you see in Procore's user interface are changed when the corresponding dictionary is applied in your environment by Procore.
Construction Takeoff & Estimating
Project Financials
How do we submit a request to change our company's point-of-view dictionary?
Your company's dictionary setting is set for your company during the Procore implementation process. However, your company's Procore Administrator can submit an email request to your Procore point of contact to change the language dictionary or apply a point-of-view dictionary at any time. Your Procore point of contact will work to change the dictionary setting for your company's Procore account and advise you of the Project level and User level considerations detailed below.
Do we need to change the 'Language - Country' setting in the Project admin tool?
In Procore, different dictionary settings can be applied at the Company, Project, and User level. If you want your user account to share the same terminology as your company account, the project and user level settings should always match the company level settings. Applying a different setting changes how Procore renders terms in Procore. For instructions, see, Update General Information: Advanced.
Example - Project level setting in Project Admin Tool
For best results, always choose 'None Selected' in the 'Language - Country' menu on the General page under 'Project Settings' in the Project level Admin tool when your company's Procore Administrator chooses to implement a point-of-view dictionary on your company's Procore account.
Do our users need to change the 'Country-Language' setting in Their My Profile Settings page?
In Procore, different dictionary settings can be applied at the Company, Project, and User level. If you want your user account to share the same terminology as your company account, both the project and user level language settings should match the company setting. Applying a different setting changes how Procore renders terms in Procore for that user. To learn how to change the user level 'Country - Language' setting, see See Change Your Account Language in 'My Profile Settings'.
Example - User level setting in My Profile Settings
For best results, always choose 'None Selected' in the 'Country - Language' menu of My Profile Settings when your company's Procore Administrator chooses to implement a point-of-view dictionary on your company's Procore account.
How do we access Support Site documentation for the point-of-view dictionaries?
To access documentation on the Procore Support Site, go to the Support Site Home page and choose the Client Contracts, Funding, Prime Contracts, Invoicing, or Progress Billing option from the Project Tool menu circled below.
How do we contribute feedback to Procore's point-of-view dictionaries?
All Procore users can provide feedback and suggestions for terminology changes to support@procore.com.
What other language options are available?
To learn about other language options in Procore, see What dictionaries and languages are available in the Procore web application?
See Also
If you would like to ask questions or share any feedback, please contact support@procore.com.