Welcome

This guide helps you set up Procore's Document Management tool for the first time by providing the following:

  • An introduction to the Document Management tool and processes.

  • Topic overviews, best practices, examples, and action items.

  • Videos and step-by-step instructions.

We recommend starting with a test project using Procore's defaults while becoming familiar with the tool.

Prerequisites for this Guide

  • Your company is part of the Document Management Limited Release (Beta).

  • The Document Management tool is enabled for a project.

  • The following permissions are enabled in Procore:

    • Company Admin permissions:* 'Admin' level permissions to the Company level Directory tool.

    • Document Management tool permissions:* 'Admin' level permissions to the Document Management tool.* Added to a permission group with the 'Upload New Files' and 'Submit New Files' permissions enabled.
      Note: Procore provides a default 'Document Controller' permission group that you can add yourself to.

    • Optional: Workflows and Correspondence tool permissions:* For configuring and starting workflows for documents, 'Admin' level permissions to the Company level Workflows tool.* For attaching documents to correspondence items in a project's Correspondence tool:* 'Standard' or 'Admin' level permissions on the item's correspondence type.
      OR
      'Read Only' level permissions on the item's correspondence type with the 'Create Item' granular permission enabled on the permissions template.

Next Lesson: Introduction to Document Management