Observations - Release Notes
Below are the notable changes to the project's Observations tool.
Recent Changes
observations - New Granular Permissions Now Available (11/18/2025)
Procore introduced granular permissions for the Observations tool, enabling organizations to tailor user access beyond the traditional Read Only, Standard, and Admin roles. Observations granular permissions allows customers to assign specific capabilities, such as creating observations or assigning users outside their company, to better align with unique security requirements. To learn more, see What granular permissions are available for the project's Observation tool?
separate observations into quality and safety categories (11/18/2025)
Procore has added the ability to permanently divide all existing observations into separate Quality Inspections and Safety Observations. Before this change, all observations were consolidated under one view. By separating them, Quality and Safety groups can focus exclusively on their relevant data and information, creating a better user experience. See Separate Quality Observations from Safety Observations.
Modernized Observations Experience (03/25/2025)
The Observations Tool user interface has been modernized to provide a more seamless, user-friendly experience. The modernized experience is also available when creating Observations from Incident Actions, Inspection Items, and Coordination Issues. There is no change to functionality.