Apricon work well on tablets and mobile phones via a browser but it’s not always that there is access to WiFi or 4 g everywhere on a construction site. Apricon app has a custom interface for iPhone and iPad where you by the project’s folder structure can make a selection of documents to save locally on your device. These documents are then available even when there is no connection. When you are online shows app for updates and you can download all new versions with one click!
The following is a description of the app’s features.
My projects
After logging in you will be on a portal page that displays news from the industry as well as a menu of your project. At the bottom of the menu, you can also start Apricon in a browser without having to login again. This choice is always there if you need additional functionality.
Home page
When you have selected a project will take you to the project’s home page. Here you can see the info box at the top that tells you how many documents you have saved locally on the device, when you last downloaded new versions and how many new documents have been added (which can be downloaded under “Select/Download documents”). In the info box lists the project’s members and you can easily call and send sms or email directly from the list, keep in phone number or e-mail address.
Menu
When you are inside a project will show the following options;
My project Goes back to selecting projects
“Project name”-Go to the project home page
Local documents-See description below
Select/Download documents-See description below
Search documents-See description below
Local documents
Here are the documents that are stored locally on your device. They are located in the same structure as they do in Apricon. Browse to the documents by clicking on names in the structure. To go up a level, drag your finger across the screen from left to right. When you are at the document level, you can open documents in the built-in Viewer by clicking on them.
Select/Download documents
Make your selection to save the document locally on your device. When you have made your selection, you can always see or change your preferences here. Each level has a button to enable. You can choose to download all the documents in a category, or go ahead and define the discipline, document type and specific documents by enabling retrieval of the level you want. The button becomes blue when activated. A light blue button indicates that the download is activated at a level below the current. When you have made your selection, click on the button “Download” at the top of the page. It is also here that download updates and newly added document. You could say that the button “Download” syncing your device with Apricon based on your preferences.
Search documents
This is your opportunity to quickly find and open a document at Apricon. The search will be made among all the documents in the project and feature requires that you are online.
Viewer
When you click a document in the app opens the built-in Viewer. Here you can read, zoom in and navigate quickly between all the documents in a folder or search the list.
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