Commercial Draw Quick Reference
Every step of a commercial draw inspection on one page: where to click, who does it and the rules to remember.
Runs on: Desktop and tablet. A web app you open in a browser; it is not built for phones.
Commercial inspections
Quick Reference
Order: Project › New job › Direct Request › Create.
Draw request: drop in the pay application › check › Save to inspection.
Inspect: Inspector Portal › Photos, Draw Sheet, Questionnaire › Submit Report.
Review: Project › Jobs › quick view › accept or reject.
Before You Start
The manager works in the Ordering Engine. The inspector works in the Inspector Portal.
Both run on desktop and tablet. Site photos come from the RAZE Mobile App.
Step 1 — In the Ordering Engine
Read the project
Project › Overview. Each block has its own Edit.
Record a change order
Project › Budget › Edit › lower one line › Add an item › Save.
See what changed
Project › Budget › Budget history › comparison.
Order the inspection
New job › Direct Request › Inspector › Job Type › Report Type › Create.
Enter the draw request
Draw request details › drop in the pay application › check the lines › Save to inspection.
Review
Project › Jobs › quick view › View Report.
Decide
Accept or reject a submitted inspection. Accepted shows Lender Approved.
Get the reports
Project › Jobs › Download all inspection reports › Generate and download.
Get the data
CSV export › choose the columns › Download CSV.
Set up email notifications
Project › Workflow › events › recipients › email fields › Enabled › Save.
Share a report
Analytics › tick In report › Export PDF, Slides or Send by email.
Step 2 — In the Inspector Portal
Choose the photos
Job › Photos › Upload, Filter by tags, Active/Inactive.
Complete the Draw Sheet
Job › Draw Sheet › Edit › This Inspection, Materials Stored, Retainage, Comment › Save.
Write the narrative
Job › Questionnaire › page › answer › Tag Photo › Save.
Preview and submit
Job › Overview › Submit Report › read the PDF › Submit Report.
Step 3 — Rules to Remember
The order survives a skipped step
Skipping or canceling the draw request step does not cancel the inspection.
RAZE AI fills, your team checks
RAZE AI reads the Requested and Materials Stored columns of a G703 pay application and fills the matching budget lines for your team to check.
Retainage
Set it as a budget default, type it on the order, or enter it on the draw sheet.
Line names
Locked once the project has inspections. Amounts can still change.
Inactive photos
They stay with the job and out of the report.
Final template
Every exterior first, then the interior. The first four photos are the elevations, and the report carries at least 30 photos.
Accept or reject
Only submitted inspections can be accepted or rejected.
One budget
The commercial report prints one budget for now.
Step 4 — Get Help
RAZE support
Email contact@getaraze.com with the project name and the inspection number.
Accounts and templates
Your organization administrator creates accounts. RAZE sets up the report pages and sections to your firm's report.
Tips
DO
- •Set retainage on the budget when it is the same on every draw.
- •Save your notification set as a template on the first project.
- •Compare budget versions before you decide on a draw that follows a change order.
WATCH FOR
- •Know your approval mode: auto-approve is a workflow setting your institution turns on, and funding stays your decision.
- •Commercial inspections are submitted from the Inspector Portal.
Troubleshooting
Commercial draw workflow
- Commercial quick reference (this guide)
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