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How to Get Started with Arkan
Log in, navigate the Arkan interface, select a project, set up your profile, and manage notifications.
How to Create and Manage Projects
Create, configure, edit and delete projects, and manage participants, structure, drawings, files and exports.
How to Use the Project Dashboard
Monitor project health with KPI cards, financial summaries, progress curves and inspection and submittal overviews.
How to Manage Submittals
Configure submittal types, create plans from settings or Primavera, request documents, track follow-ups and export to PDF.
How to Request a Site Inspection
Create site inspection requests through the 6-step workflow, from main information and BOQ to checklists and submission.
How to Raise and Track RFIs
Raise a request for information, route it internally or externally, track responses and manage the full RFI lifecycle.
How to Create and Track Tasks
Create, assign and track tasks in list, daily execution, calendar and Kanban views, and link them to other modules.
How to Manage a Punch List
Track defects and incomplete work with dashboards, Kanban boards, item details with photos, and exportable reports.
How to Upload and Track a P6 Schedule
Upload Primavera P6 schedules, view activities in Grid and Gantt, track completion, compare versions and review the critical path.
How to Create Payment Requests
Monitor contract values, manage inspection bills, create payment requests with the wizard and handle retention releases.
How to Upload and Manage a BOQ
Upload a BOQ spreadsheet, map columns, manage item breakdowns, track variations and bind items to project phases.
How to Build and Run Checklists
Define and organize quality checklists with five question types, then execute them and compare results between rounds.
How to Set Up Approval Workflows
Set up and use Process, Follow-up and Delegation workflows, with configurable workflow sequences and groups.
How to Organize and Share Project Files
Organize files in folders, upload documents with metadata, review version history and control access with visibility settings.
How to Manage Contacts and Notifications
Manage company and person contacts, view real-time notifications and use the Notification Center to mark items read or unread.
How to Configure Settings and Users
Configure Global and Project Settings, including lookups, companies, users, permissions, email and workflows.
How to Fix Common Problems (FAQ)
Resolve common login, session, form, data loading, permission and file upload problems, with answers to frequent questions.
How to Run and Document Meetings
Schedule meetings, manage agendas and attendance, record decisions and action items, and issue minutes using templates.
How to Raise and Resolve an NCR
Create non-conformance reports, assign corrective actions, link them to locations with Smart Pin, and track them to closure.
How to Upload and Review BIM Models
Upload IFC models, explore them in the 3D viewer, run clash tests, inspect properties and create RFIs from 3D locations.
How to Record Daily Site Logs
Record manpower, equipment, material deliveries, safety incidents and visitors each day, with weather and approval workflows.
How to Manage Project Specifications
Organize specifications by trade, author them in rich text, review versions through workflows and link them to other modules.
How to Use the AI Assistant
Ask questions about project data and analyze PDF documents using the PDF assistant and the floating chat widget.