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Why This Matters
The new Job Site Map & List experience changes that. We've unified your quality management workflow into one seamless experience where your filters, selections, and view preferences stay with you as you work. Whether you prefer the spatial context of the map or the sortable efficiency of the list, you're always looking at the same data - just from different angles.
What You Gain
Time savings on every task. Smarter filters with smoother transitions are yours! The unified experience means you can:
- Find issues faster with live-updating filter counts that show you exactly what you'll get before you click
- Close out more efficiently with status-focused defaults that get you straight to work-in-progress items
- Switch perspectives instantly between map and list without losing your context
- Navigate confidently with filters that persist as you move through your building
Whether you're a superintendent prioritizing high-impact items, a subcontractor focusing on your trade's pending work, or a quality manager reviewing observations across the project, this experience adapts to how you actually work.
What will be covered in this article?
Getting Started
• Your Default View
Working with Filters
• How Filters Work
• Main Filters: Your Daily Tools
• Secondary Filters: Deeper Refinement
• Using Filter Chips
• Resetting Filters
Searching for Specific Observations
• How Search Works
Working in Map View
• Understanding the Map
• Pagination on the Map
• Interacting with Observations
• Navigating the Map
Working in List View
• Understanding the List
• Sorting the List
• Opening Observation Details
• Bulk Actions
Tips for Efficient Workflows
• Starting Your Day
• Best Practices
Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started
When you open the Job Site view, you'll see three main areas working together:
Top Bar - Your filter summary and controls
- Main filters for common tasks (Status, High Impact)
- Total result count showing how many observations match your current filters
- Map/List view switcher to toggle your perspective
- Active filter chips showing exactly what's being filtered
- "Reset All" to return to your default view
More Filters Panel - Your control center
- Secondary filters for result refinement (Trade, Element, Issue Type)
- Live counts on every filter option that update as you make selections
Results Area - Your observations displayed as either:
- Interactive map with pins showing spatial location
- Sortable list with detailed information in columns
Your Default View
When you first open a pour, Siteaware automatically shows you what matters most based on your role:
- Subcontractors see open issues in Pending status (Work In Progress, Verify in Field, Pending observation)
- General contractors see all open issues including both Pending and items Waiting for Review
This means you start with exactly what you need to act on today, not everything that's ever been documented.
Working with Filters
Filters are the heart of the experience. They help you focus on exactly what you need to see, whether that's high-impact items, specific trades, or observations in a particular status.
How Filters Work
Live counts show you the impact before you click. Every filter option displays how many observations match that choice based on your current selection. These counts update instantly as you adjust other filters, helping you avoid dead ends.
Filters apply to both views. Whether you're looking at the map or the list, your filters stay active. Switch views as often as you need - your filtered results travel with you.
Quick "Only" selection. When you hover over any selected filter option, an "Only" button appears. Click it to instantly deselect all other options in that category and keep only the one you clicked. This is perfect when you want to focus exclusively on one trade, one element type, or one issue category without manually deselecting everything else.
Main Filters: Your Daily Tools
Status filters help you focus on observations at specific stages:
- Open issues include Pending (WIP, Verify in Field, Pending observation), In Progress, and Waiting for Review
- Closed issues show completed observations with their resolution reasons
Within Status, you'll see Reasons that provide additional detail (like "Installed per plan" under Waiting for Review). Reasons appear as nested options and get their own color-coded chips - purple for review-related reasons, green for closed.
High Impact toggles to show only observations marked as high-priority items requiring immediate attention.
Secondary Filters: Deeper Refinement
Expand the Secondary Filters section when you need to narrow by:
- Trade - The trades responsible for the work (e.g., Mechanical, Plumbing, Concrete)
- Element - Specific building elements being observed
- Issue Type - Categories of problems or verification needs
- Search - Find a specific element # with free search
Collapse the section if you want more space to interact with the data. You can always see the active filters in the filter chips on the top bar! (see below)
Connected behavior: When you select a Trade, Siteaware automatically selects the relevant Elements for that trade. If you remove the Trade, those Elements are deselected too. This prevents you from accidentally creating impossible filter combinations.
Using Filter Chips
Active filters appear as chips in the top bar - your single source of truth for what's currently filtered.
- What appears: Only active restrictions show up as chips. If all items in a category are selected, no chip appears (because you're not actually filtering).
- Grouped for clarity: When you have 3+ selections in a category, they collapse into "X selected" to keep things readable.
- One-click removal: Click the X on any chip to remove that filter. Results update instantly.
- Color coding: Status-related chips are color-coded to match the status (purple for review, green for closed, etc.). All other chips appear in neutral gray.
- Dynamic overflow: If you have more chips than fit on one row, a "Show more" button reveals an additional row. The button toggles to "Show less" when expanded.
Resetting Filters
Reset All returns every filter to its default state for your role. This is your escape hatch if you've filtered yourself into a corner or just want to start fresh.
Searching for Specific Observations
The search box appears as part of the secondary filters and lets you jump directly to observations by Element number.
How Search Works
Type-ahead suggestions appear as you type, showing matching Element numbers alphabetically.
Results are divided into two groups:
- Observations that match your current filters
- Observations that don't match your filters
Selecting In-Filter Results
When you click an observation that matches your current filters:
- The view jumps to that observation
- On the map: the mini-card opens and the map centers on that pin
- On the list: the row is highlighted and scrolled into view
If the observation is on a different page, Siteaware automatically navigates to the correct page.
Selecting Out-of-Filter Results
When you click an observation that doesn't match your filters:
- Siteaware opens the full observation detail page
- You won't see next/previous navigation arrows (since you're outside your filtered set)
- A persistent message offers "Return to filtered view" to get back to where you were
This lets you quickly check on any observation by element number without losing your filtered context.
Working in Map View
Map view gives you spatial context - see where observations are located on your floor plan and understand geographic patterns in quality issues.
Understanding the Map
Pins represent observations, with colors and icons matching status.
The legend (collapsible) shows what each color and icon represents, keeping you oriented as you scan the map.
Pagination on the Map
The map organizes observations by natural groupings (Trade for Core offerings). When you're viewing filtered results that span multiple groupings, you'll see page controls showing which trade you're currently viewing.
The controls will also indicate how many results appear per page. You can navigate between the pages by clicking the arrows, or clicking directly on the group name to freely select any group.
Example: If your filters match observations across Mechanical, PTs and Concrete trades, you'll have three pages - one per trade.
Hidden when not needed: If your filters result in only one group (or you've filtered to a single trade), the pagination controls disappear automatically.
Interacting with Observations
Click any pin to open the mini-card with observation details. The map automatically centers on the selected pin so you can see its context clearly.
The mini-card shows:
- Expandable images
- Current status
- Quick actions available for that observation
- Issue type and other details on the element
Persistence across views: If you have a mini-card open on the Map and switch to List view, that same observation's row will be highlighted and focused. Switch back to Map, and the mini-card is still there.
Navigating the Map
- Zoom using your mouse wheel or pinch gestures to see more detail or get a broader view. You can also use the map navigation + / - on the bottom right of the map.
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Expand back to the full map view by clicking on the
- Pan by clicking and dragging to explore different areas of the floor plan
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Page through trades using the pagination controls to see different groupings of observations
Working in List View
List view gives you information density and sortability - scan many observations at once and organize them by the column that matters most to you.
Understanding the List
Each row represents one observation, with columns showing:
- Element number
- Trade
- Element type
- Issue type
- Deviation
- Status (with color-coded tags and icons)
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Resolution (if applicable)
Sorting the List
Every column is sortable. Click a column header to sort by that field. Click again to reverse the sort order.
Common sorting strategies:
- Sort by Status to group observations by where they are in the workflow
- Sort by Trade to focus on one trade's items
- Sort by Element Number to work through observations sequentially
Opening Observation Details
Click any row to open the mini-card showing that observation's details. The selected row remains highlighted so you know where you are.
Switch to Map view and the mini-card stays open, now showing the same observation's pin location on the map.
Bulk Actions
Select multiple observations using the checkboxes to perform actions on many items at once:
Available bulk actions include:
- Status changes
- Adding comments
- Adding to punch lists
- Other actions depending on your permissions
Important limits:
- If your selection mixes different observation groups (Observations, WIP & VIF, First Time Quality), status changes are disabled
- If your selection includes items in different statuses, you can't change status in bulk
- When these restrictions apply, you'll see a tooltip explaining why
For First Time Quality items, non-status actions like comments and punch list additions remain available even when status changes are restricted.
Tips for Efficient Workflows
Starting Your Day
- Check your default view to see what's pending for your role
- Review the result count at the top to understand scope
- Toggle High Impact if you need to prioritize critical items
- Refine by Trade if you're focusing on specific scopes today
During Reviews or Walkthroughs
- Use Map view to understand spatial patterns (are issues clustered in one area?)
- Switch to List view when you need to work through items methodically
- Sort by Status to batch similar actions (review all WIP items together)
- Keep the mini-card open as you switch views to maintain focus on one observation
Best Practices
Narrow progressively. Start with main filters (Status, High Impact), then add secondary filters only if needed. This prevents you from over-filtering and missing relevant items.
Watch the counts. Before applying a filter, look at the number next to each option. If you see zero, that option won't yield results with your current selections.
Use chips for quick adjustments. Rather than opening the filter panel, remove chips directly from the top bar when you want to broaden your view.
Let the map page for you. If you filter to multiple trades, use the map's pagination rather than trying to select one trade at a time. This will give you a better sense of the work to be done as your total counts will be more accurate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do my filters reset when I change pages on the map?
No. Your filters stay active as you page through different trade groupings on the map. The only time filters reset to defaults is when you navigate to a different pour or building - which represents a different work context.
I selected a Trade but don't see it on the map. Where did it go?
The map displays one trade grouping at a time (shown in the pagination controls). When you add a new trade to your filters, you may need to use the pagination arrows to navigate to that trade's page on the map.
Why can't I change the status of my bulk selection?
Bulk status changes are only available when your selection meets these criteria:
- All items are from the same observation group (you can't mix standard Observations with WIP/VIF items)
- All items are in the same current status
- None of the items are First Time Quality entries
Check the tooltip that appears when the action is disabled - it will explain which condition isn't met.
What happens if I search for an observation that doesn't match my filters?
Siteaware will open that observation's detail page, but you won't see next/previous navigation arrows since you're outside your filtered set. You'll see a "Return to filtered view" option to get back to your filtered results.
Does my Map/List view filter save?
As long as you're navigating within the same building. If you're working in Map view and navigate within the same building, you'll stay in Map view. If you navigate to a different building or pour, the view may reset depending on context.
Filters reset when you exit a pour.
What does "Nothing selected = everything selected" mean?
If you don't make any choices within a filter category, that filter doesn't restrict your results. For example, if you don't select any Trades, you'll see observations from all trades. You only narrow results by actively choosing specific options.
Can I see counts for filter options that are currently zero?
Yes. The filter panel shows all available options, even if they currently have zero results. This helps you understand what exists in the pour, even if your current filter combination doesn't match those items.
How do I get back to my default view?
Click "Reset All" in the top bar. This returns all filters to the default state defined for your role and company.
Need Help?
If you have questions about the Job Site Map & List experience or encounter unexpected behavior, reach out to your Siteaware support contact. We're here to help you get the most out of your quality management workflow.