Mobile App Navigation

Overview

Navigating the PlanRadar mobile app works the same way on iOS and Android. Read more about how to select an account, project, layers, switch between plan view and list view and how to access all mobile features.

Select an Account

PlanRadar users can be invited to multiple PlanRadar accounts.

Read more in Accounts. (not yet published)

If your user is a member of more than one account, you must first select the account in which you wish to work.

If your user is a member in only one account, you will not see the account selection screen and the project selection screen will appear after login.

To select an account:

1. Tap the account name e.g. PlanRadar

Select a Project

Once you have selected an account, the project selection screen will appear, allowing you to choose which project you want to work on. Read more in Projects.

To select a project:

1. Tap the project name e.g. Office Complex 11

Select a Feature in the Main Menu

Once you have selected a project, the main menu will appear, allowing you to choose which feature you want to use.

To select a feature:

1. Tap the feature name e.g. Tickets

Available Mobile Features

1. Tickets: Read more in Tickets.
2. Project reports: Read more in Project Reports.
3. Documents: Read more in Document Management.
4. Schedule: Read more in Schedules.
5. Ticket reports: Read more in Ticket Reports.
6. Project details: View project details including address, start date and more. Subcontractors cannot see project details.

   Read more in Projects and Customise Project Details. (not yet written)

7. Project statistics: This just gives you a quick overview of the number of tickets you have access to and their status, similar to the Webapp Dashboard and some additional information about the number of users and attachments. This is not related to the custom Statistics in the Webapp.

Change Feature/Project/Account

When you are in a feature and want to go to the main menu:

1. Tap the Back button

When you are in the main menu and want to go to the project selection screen:

1. Tap the Back button

When you are in the project selection screen and want to go to the account selection screen:

1. Tap the Back button

Ticket Views

Once you selected the tickets feature (as described above) you see a list of all tickets in the project that you have access to.

Plan View

To switch to plan view:

1. Tap Plan

Layers can be associated with a 2D plan or BIM model.

List View

To switch to list view:

1. Tap List

Layer Selection

The layer selection works like a filter to show only tickets from that layer. It works in the same way for ticket list and plan views. Initially no layer is selected and you will see all tickets from all layers of the current project. Plan view only works if a layer is selected.

To select a layer:

1. Tap on the layer selector
   
2. Tap on the desired layer e.g. Ground Floor
   

Read more in View Tickets of a Layer in the Mobile App.

Create a Ticket

Creating a ticket works the same way in the ticket plan view or list view. Also see Ticket Views above.

To create a ticket:

1. Tap the green + button

Read more in Create a Ticket. (not yet published!)

Manage Layers

To create, edit or delete a layer of the current project: 

1. Tap on the layer selector
   
2. Open the more menu
3. Tap on Manage layers
   

Read more in Manage Layers of a Project (not yet written)

Start Sync

To start synchronisation of your mobile device with the PlanRadar server:

1. Go to the main menu (as described above)
2. Tap the Sync button

The sync button is also available on the project and account selection screens.

Read more in Working Offline and Resolve Sync Issues (not yet written).

To see when you last synced your device:

1. Go to the main menu (as described above)
2. See the Last sync time stamp under your user name

The last sync time stamp is also available on the project and account selection screens.

View Messages

Messages inform you about any changes related to tickets that you have access to in all projects of your selected account.

To view all messages of your selected account:

1. Go to the main menu (as described above)
2. Tap the Messages button

The messages button is also available on the project and account selection screens.

Change Settings

To change your settings:

1. Go to the main menu (as described above)
2. Tap the Settings button

The settings button is also available on the project and account selection screens.

Read more in Application Settings. (not yet final)

Related Video

This feature is also mentioned in this product update video.