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How to Navigate the T&M Log

Learn the basics of how to use the Clearstory digital T&M Log

 

  1. Sent Vs Received T&M Log
  2. Understanding the T&M Log Columns
  3. How to Filter the T&M Log
  4. How to Download and Export Contents
  5. Managing the Log Appearance

1. Sent vs. Received T&M Log

You can send and receive T&M Tags in your Clearstory account. You can invite your customer to Clearstory to send them T&M Tags and you can invite your contractors to send you T&M Tags. 

  • Sent T&M Log: Anything you send through Clearstory to your customer will be logged in the Sent T&M Log.
  • Received T&M Log: Anything one of your Contractors send TO YOU will be logged in your Received T&M Log.

You can quickly toggle back and forth between the two logs here:

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2. Understanding the T&M Log columns

The Clearstory T&M Log uses a standard industry best practice layout designed to keep all parties on the same page. Here is a quick rundown of what is contained in each column.

  • Tag Number: When sending a Tag, the system will automatically generate a Tag number starting at EX00001.
  • Contractor/Customer Name: 
    • If you are viewing the Sent T&M Log you will see the company name that you sent the COR to listed as "Customer Name".
    • If you are viewing the Received T&M Log you will see the company name that sent you the COR listed as "Contractor Name".
  • Date of Work Performed: This is the date the work on the tag was performed.
  • Date Signed: The date the customer signed the T&M Tag.
  • T&M Tag Title: Title of the T&M Tag the contractor provides.
  • Project Title: The name of the project related to the T&M Tag.
  • COR Number: When the customer approves the T&M Tag and is priced out on a COR, the COR Number will appear here.
  • Customer Reference Number: This is the number that the customer (General Contractor) uses to track the Tag.
  • My Job Number: This is the number your company uses to track your project and is controlled from the project details page.
  • Contract Name: Name of the contract the T&M Tag relates to.
  • Labels: Labels are an easy way to track different buckets of money within a T&M Log. For example, you may want to track overtime, trade damage, design changes, etc. You can easily create a label and assign it to that Tag. Once assigned you can filter the log for each label. **This column can only be seen by your company and is not visible to your contractors or customers.
  • Status: The T&M Tag status is broken down by the following:
    • Draft: Contractor has begun drafting a T&M Tag.
    • Signed Not Sent: Contractor and Customer have signed T&M Tag but has not sent the signed copy to the customer.
    • Revise & Resubmit: Customer has requested for the T&M Tag to be revised
    • Rejected: Customer has rejected the T&M Tag.
    • Awaiting Signature: Contractor has sent the T&M Tag to the customer for signature.
    • Signed: The T&M Tag has been signed by all necessary signers.
  • Waiting On: This column shows which signers still need to sign each T&M Tag.
  • Actions: This column is where you can perform different actions on a COR.
    • View Icon: This will open the associated PDF of the T&M Tag file
    • Review and Sign : This will open the Tag to Review and Sign 
    • Messages: This will open the messaging pane to the right
    • View Activity: This will open the activity pane on the right
    • Internal Messages: This will open the Internal Messages pane to the right

3. How to Filter the T&M Log

You can easily filter the T&M Log in a variety of ways. To see all the filters, click on the "Filter" button in the top right of the T&M Log Page.

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  • You can filter the log by the following items:
    • Region
    • Office
    • User
    • Project
    • Division
    • Signer: filters for every T&M Tag the selected signer is assigned to, regardless of whether they have already signed it or still need to sign it.
    • Waiting On: filters for T&M Tags that person currently still needs to sign.
    • Customer (Sent T&M Log only)
    • Contractor (Received T&M Log only)
    • Contract (Received T&M Log only)
    • Job Number
    • Customer Reference Number
    • Tag Status
    • Label
    • Cost Code
    • Date Submitted 

4. How to Export and Download Log Contents

  • At any time, you can export the log to PDF, Excel or CSV. The system will download a fully-formatted T&M Log ready to be printed or edited. To export, click the Export button in the top right-hand corner.
  • Another way to share the T&M Log is to generate a Share Log. You can email this link to your customer and it will automatically update every time a revision is made. Your Customer DOES NOT have to be using Clearstory to open this link.

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  • You can also bulk download all T&M Tag PDF files by checking off the line items in the left hand column and clicking the download icon.

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5. Managing the Log Appearance

There are several ways you can manipulate what you see in the Clearstory T&M Log.

  • You can expand and shrink columns by selecting the edge of the column in the row header. 
  • You can select which columns you would like to see visible by clicking the Manage Log in the top right corner.
  • You can re-order columns by dragging-and-dropping.

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  • By selecting Column Visibility you can then choose which columns will display.

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