The file manager keeps a project's documents where the work is, not scattered across inboxes and drives. Because files live on the project, anyone with the right access — in the office or on site — is looking at the same document, and you never have to ask which copy is current.
Uploading files
Attach files directly to a project: drawings, RAMS, method statements, contracts, certificates, photos. Upload from the office on desktop or straight from site on the mobile app, so a photo of completed work or a signed delivery note lands on the job immediately rather than waiting to be transferred later.
Versions, kept straight
The "final_v7" problem — five copies of the same drawing and no way to tell which is right — disappears when a document has one home. Upload a new version and it's clear which is current, with the older ones still there if you need to look back. Everyone references the same file, so the site isn't building to a superseded drawing.
No more version hunting
- One current version, visible to everyone with access
- Older versions retained, not lost
- Files attached to the job, not buried in email
- The same document on site and in the office
Sharing — with the right people
Not every document should be visible to everyone. Sharing is controlled by the same roles and permissions as the rest of DuoApp, so you can share a drawing pack with a subcontractor without exposing the commercial files on the same job. Subcontractors see what concerns them, and nothing more.
On site, even offline
A document is only useful if it's there when you need it. The mobile app makes a project's files available on site, including where signal is poor, so the foreman in the basement has the current drawing rather than a printout from three revisions ago.
Documents that need watching
Some files aren't just storage — certificates, insurances and RAMS have expiry dates that matter. Those tie into document compliance and alerts, so an out-of-date certificate is flagged before it becomes a problem on site.