Mark a Daily Log as Complete
Objective
To mark a Daily Log as complete to verify that the information has been accurately reported and to prevent new entries or modifications from being made.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Admin' permissions on the Daily Log tool.
- Prerequisites:
- Additional Information:
- When an Admin marks a Daily Log as Complete, users are prevented from further modifying entries. At any time, an Admin can Re-open the day to make any necessary changes.
- If you want to distribute the completed daily log, there must be users added to the 'Default Distribution' list in the Daily Log tool's configure settings. See Configure Advanced Settings: Daily Log.
- The Scheduled Work log pulls live data from the project’s uploaded schedule and updates automatically.
- If the schedule changes, even after a day has been marked complete, those updates may be reflected in the log when that day is revisited.
- This ensures the log stays aligned with the most current version of the schedule.
Steps
A daily log can be completed in either the List or Calendar view.
Complete a Day in the List View
- Navigate to your project's Daily Log tool.
- Complete any relevant logs for the day.
Note: There will need to be at least one entry created on the daily log (excluding Observed Weather Conditions or Photos) in order to complete the day. If there are pending entries, you will need to review and approve them first. - Mark the checkbox to acknowledge that the information in the report is accurate.
- Click Complete to complete the daily log without notifying users.
OR
Click Complete & Distribute to complete the daily log and distribute an email summary to users on the 'Default Distribution' list.
Note: You will not see this option if no users have been added to the 'Default Distribution' list in the Daily Log tool's configure settings. See Configure Advanced Settings: Daily Log.
Notes:- After completing the day, a banner is displayed at the top of the log indicating who completed the day and when.
- If you need to unlock the daily log so that entries can be modified, click Re-Open Day.
Complete a Day in the Calendar View
- Navigate to your project's Daily Log tool.
- Click Calendar to navigate to the Calendar view.
- Click the day on the calendar you want to complete.
Note: There will need to be at least one approved entry on the daily log in order to complete the day. If there are pending entries, you will need to review and approve them first. - Click Complete Day.
Note: A confirmation window will appear with a message to confirm and acknowledge that the information in the report is accurate. - Click Complete Only to complete the daily log without notifying users.
OR
Click Complete & Distribute to complete the daily log and distribute an email summary to users on the 'Default Distribution' list. - After completing the day, a note is displayed indicating who completed the day and when.
Note: If you need to unlock the daily log so that entries can be modified, click Re-Open Day. Click View Day to view the log for the day in the List view.