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Assist: Sample Questions

Assist is Procore's AI-driven assistant. Assist can quickly find project information, build a custom 360 report based on your question, or explain how to do something in the Procore application. Choose a category below to see sample questions you can ask Assist.

How to Use Procore

  • How do I create a Submittal package?
  • How can I change or reset a password?
  • How do I apply markups from a previous revision to a new Drawing revision?
  • What does "mark official" do in RFIs?
  • How do I publish an RFI in the Drawings tool?
  • How do I change permissions for an RFI?
  • What is a typical workflow for change orders?
  • How do I add someone to the Directory?
  • How do I grant granular permissions for a project? 

RFIs

  • How many RFIs have a schedule impact?
  • How many RFIs are on this job?
  • Do we have any RFIs on the elevator sump pit?
  • Where is the fire protection RFI?
  • What RFI changed window size?
  • Please summarize the response to RFI 67.
  • How many overdue RFIs are there?
  • Which RFIs have cost associated with them?
  • Count the number of RFIs created on July 19th.
  • How many RFIs are assigned to me?
  • Which RFI manager has the most RFIs?
     

Submittals

  • Give me a list of submittals.
  • How many and which submittals are overdue and whose court are they in?
  • What is the size of the hepa filter for the cleanroom air shower?
  • How much attic stock was indicated in the bamboo flooring submittal?
  • What is the most recent submittal with shop drawings for electrical work?
  • What type of windows are used on our project?
  • What is the submittal type for natural gas distribution?
  • Which specialty contractor submitted the LED exterior lighting?
  • What does the submittal for cable trays indicate about fire rating?
  • Are the common area casework shop drawings approved?
  • How long of a warranty was indicated in the door hardware submittal?
  • Which submittals are in [user name] ball in court?

Drawings

  • How many large offices are on the third floor in drawing A132?
  • Which drawings have markups?
  • How many civil drawings are there?
  • How many drawings are connected?
  • What discipline is the Third Floor - Reflected Ceiling Plan drawing under?
  • What is the elevation in the exterior elevation drawing on the south side of level 3?
  • What is the ADA mounting height of the changing bed?
  • What is the abbreviation for the expansion joint in the general information drawing?
  • What is the square footage of the mechanical penthouse?
  • What is the drawing number for the third floor dimension plan?
  • How many square feet is the women's restroom in drawing a112?
  • What is the fire rating for solid wood and glass for door 15?

Specifications

  • What is the required insulation thickness for copper pipe in the specifications?
  • Which specifications require third-party testing?
  • What specs require owners training?
  • What are the warranty requirements for the emergency generator?
  • Are the maintenance procedures listed for the elevator system in Specifications?
  • What product do we need to use to clean the countertops, per the Submittals?
  • What is the recommended installation procedure for the carpet?
  • Can you show me the roof hatch specification requirements?
  • How many shop drawings are we required to submit for review?

Documents

  • Who are the subcontractors in the Emergency Room compliance report?
  • What is the term of warranty for the final finishes?
  • What was the description of the incident that occurred on 6/1/24 in the incident report?
  • What is the owner-builder declaration for this project?
  • Where is the application for the building permit?

Action Plans

  • Which action plans are missing required signatures?
  • Who has the most outstanding action plan items?
  • Which Action Plans have unfulfilled inspections?

Budget

  • What is the amount of budget changes I have on this project?
  • What is my budget change amount for concrete?
  • What is the original budget for this project?
  • How much of the actual quantity has been installed in total?
  • Show all the Actual production quantities grouped by UOM?
  • Show all the Actual production Quantity created by [user name].
  • Which budgeted quantities have been created but do not yet have corresponding actual quantities recorded ?
  • Show the trend of budgeted production entries?

Change Events

  • What change events are open on this project?
  • What are my change events with related costs, quotes, and commitments?
  • Can you reconcile my prime contract change orders and my commitment change orders?
  • What is the variance between by prime contract change orders and commitment change orders?
  • What are my unexecuted change orders with contract and reviewer details?
  • What are my committed costs by vendor on this project?

Change Orders & Prime Contracts

  • What are my biggest commitment change orders larger than $60k not including markup on this project?
  • Which cost codes have been most impacted by CCOs?
  • How much do I have in change orders with [vendor name]?
  • Do I have any pending CCOs with [vendor name]?
  • How many prime contracts does this project have

Commitments

  • Show me my committed costs.
  • How many approved commitments does this project have?
  • What is the buyout status of my project?
  • What are my concrete commitments?
  • What are the committed costs with minority business enterprise vendors?
  • What are my commitments over $10,000 with vendor details?

Correspondence

  • Which correspondence have cost impact?
  • How many Correspondence are assigned to [user name]?
  • How many Monthly Progress Reports are assigned to [user name]?
  • Which correspondence are closed with official responses?
  • Which Correspondence items have been created from RFIs?

Crew, Timecard, and T&M Tickets

  • How many crew members are assigned under each crew lead?
  • Which crews are currently missing a crew lead?
  • Show the number of crews created in the last 30 days along with their lead and member names.
  • Show all Timecard entries of employees for July
  • List all employees Timecard from this week that are pending and not signed?
  • List all Timecards approved by [user name].
  • which Employee are assigned to T&M Ticket Labor?
  • What's the total number of T&M Ticket Materials entries for concrete?
  • For each T&M Ticket, show the linked T&M subcontractor description missing.
  • Are there any T&M equipment tickets created  by [user name]?

Daily Log, Punch List, Observations, Photos, and Coordination Issues

  • How many accidents has [company name] logged this year?
  • How many delays have occurred due to quality this year?
  • How many daily logs are missing this month?
  • What is the total number of foreman workers this week for [company name]?
  • How many inspections have been logged for building B?
  • How many weather-related incidents have been logged this year?
  • How many safety violation logs have been filled out on this project?
  • How many Punch Items have not received a response yet?
  • Which observation types are most common?
  • Give me a breakdown of photos uploaded by user.
  • Which location has the most coordination issues?
  • Which trade has the most open coordination issues?

Invoices

  • What are my owner invoices?
  • How many prime invoices are approved on this project
  • Which pay applications are still pending approval?
  • What are my subcontractor invoices from the last month by budget code?
  • What sub invoices do I have pending approval?

Schedule, Tasks, and Meetings

  • How many tasks on the critical path finished late?
  • Which calendar items start this week?
  • How many tasks were completed this week?
  • How many tasks have been voided?
  • How many tasks are assigned to [user name]?
  • How many meetings have we had over the course of the project?
  • Which attendees have not approved the meeting minutes?
  • Which meetings has [company name] missed?