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Getting Started
Learn how to log in, navigate the Arkan interface, select projects, configure your profile, and manage notifications for the first time.
Projects
Create, configure, edit, and delete projects. Manage project participants, structure, drawings, files, and exports.
Project Dashboard
Monitor project health with KPI cards, financial summaries, progress curves, inspection overviews, submittal tracking, and activity tables.
Submittals
Manage end-to-end submittal workflows including type configuration, plan creation from settings or Primavera, document requests, follow-up tracking, and PDF export.
Inspections
Create and manage site inspection requests through a 6-step workflow covering main information, prerequisites, BOQ, checklists, Primavera schedule, and final submission.
RFI (Request for Information)
Formally raise questions, request clarifications, route RFIs internally or externally, track responses, and manage the full RFI lifecycle.
Tasks
Manage daily work items with list, daily execution, calendar, and Kanban views. Create, assign, track, and link tasks to other project modules.
Punch List
Track defects and incomplete work with overview dashboards, Kanban boards, detailed item views with photos and comments, and exportable reports.
Schedule & Primavera
Upload Primavera P6 schedule files, visualize activities in Grid and Gantt views, track completion, compare versions, and monitor critical path analysis.
Finance
Monitor contract values, manage inspection bills, create payment requests through a guided wizard, configure advanced payments, and handle retention releases.
BOQ (Bill of Quantities)
Upload BOQ spreadsheets, map columns, manage item breakdowns, track variations with approval workflows, and bind items to project phases.
Checklists
Define, organize, and execute quality checklists with five question types, hierarchical categorization, and result comparison between execution rounds.
Workflows
Manage approval processes with Process Workflow, Follow-up Workflow, Delegation Workflow, and configurable workflow sequences and groups.
Documents & Files
Organize files in hierarchical folders, upload documents with metadata classifications, manage version history, and control access through visibility settings.
Contacts & Notifications
Manage company and person contacts, view real-time notifications via SignalR, and use the Notification Center for bulk read/unread management.
Settings & Administration
Configure system-wide Global Settings and project-specific Project Settings including lookups, companies, users, permissions, email, and workflows.
Troubleshooting & FAQ
Solutions for common login issues, session problems, form errors, data loading failures, permission denied errors, file upload failures, and frequently asked questions.
Meetings
Schedule, conduct, and document project meetings with agenda management, attendance tracking, decisions register, action items, three-tier minutes system, templates, and calendar views.
NCR (Non-Conformance Reports)
Create, track, and resolve non-conformance reports with lifecycle management, corrective actions, workflow integration, Smart Pin spatial linking, BOQ lock integration, and export capabilities.
BIM (Building Information Modeling)
Upload IFC models, explore them in an interactive 3D viewer, run automated clash detection between disciplines, inspect element properties, and create RFIs linked to precise 3D locations.
Daily Logs
Record daily site activities including manpower deployment, equipment usage, material deliveries, safety incidents, and visitor access with approval workflows and weather tracking.
Specifications
Manage project technical specifications organized by trade discipline with hierarchical structures, rich-text authoring, version control, workflow-based review, and cross-module linking.
AI Assistant
Analyze project documents and query project data using AI-powered tools including a full-page PDF document assistant and a floating chat widget available on every page.