Create Items from Photos (Android)

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions

  • Additional Information:

    • You can create items for the following tools: Daily Log, Change Events, Correspondence, Incidents, Observations, Punch List, RFI, T&M Tickets, and Tasks.

Steps

You can create an item from:

  • Camera Mode

  • Photo Gallery

Create an Item from Camera Mode

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Tap the Camera Icon Camera Mobile tool in the Procore app using an Android mobile device.

    • Tap the Tools Icon Toolbox Mobile screen and locate the Photos tool. Tap the Create Icon Plus Quick Create Mobile icon. Then tap Camera.

  2. Take the photo.

    • Take a photo without mark up.

      1. Tap the shutter to take a photo.

    • Take a photo with mark up.

      1. Tap the mark up Icon Markup icon to take the photo and immediately mark it up.

      2. Tap the shutter to take a photo.

      3. Mark up the photo.

      4. Do one of the following:

        • If you want to save both the original and marked up photo, mark the Save as New Photo option, then tap Save.

        • If you want to only save your marked up photo, clear the Save as New Photo option, then tap Overwrite.

  3. Tap the photo thumbnail to open the recent photos tray.

  4. Tap Select to and tap the Photos you are creating an item from.

  5. Tap Create Item.

  6. Select the item you want to create.
    Note: 'Standard' level permission is required on the tool where you are creating an item.

  7. Fill out the necessary fields for the item you are creating.

  8. Tap Create or Save to finishing creating the item.

    Note: If a workflow is applied to the correspondence item, creating the item automatically triggers the start of the assigned workflow.

Create an Item from Photo Gallery

  1. Navigate to the project's Photos tool in the Procore app using an Android mobile device.

  2. Tap the Tools Icon Toolbox Mobile screen.

  3. Tap the Photos tool.

  4. Optional: Tap the Album Icon Photos Albums Android, Timeline Icon Photos Timeline Android, Feed Icon Photos Feed Android, or Map Icon Map Mobile icon to change your view.
    Note: The icon changes based on the view that is currently selected.

  5. Open the photo you are creating an item from.
    Note: In the Album Icon Photos Albums Android view, you can select multiple photos by tapping the album that contains the photos, then long press a photo to begin selecting multiple photos
    OR
    you can select a single photo from the Feed Icon Photos Feed Android, Timeline Icon Photos Timeline Android, and Map Icon Map Mobile views.

  6. Tap Icon Create Item Mobile Create Item.

  7. Select the item you want to create.
    Note: 'Standard' level permission is required on the tool where you are creating an item.

  8. Fill out the necessary fields for the item you are creating.

  9. Tap Create or Save to finishing creating the item.
    Note: If a workflow is applied to the correspondence item, creating the item automatically triggers the start of the assigned workflow.

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