Create or Link Coordination Issues on a Drawing

Background

Creating coordination issues directly on a 2D drawing allows you to link specific locations or markups to an issue. This provides your team with immediate visual context, making it an efficient way to communicate and resolve conflicts during the coordination process.

Tip

Did you know you can create coordination issues from a variety of different Procore tools and products? To learn more, see What are the different tools I can use to create a coordination issue?

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions

  • Additional Information:

    • Creating a new coordination issue automatically links it to the drawing markup. You can also manually link existing issues to pins, clouds, arrows, or text.

    • Once published, any user with Drawings tool permissions can see the markup. Procore also attaches a drawing snapshot to the coordination issue to show its exact location.

    • When linked to a coordination issue, the markup's color corresponds to the issue's current status:

      • Blue: Open or Released

      • Yellow: Ready for Review

      • Red: Elevated to an RFI

      • Gray: Closed

Steps

  1. Navigate to the project's Drawings tool.

  2. Find your drawing using one of these options:

    • From the Current Drawings tab, click the Drawing No. link to open it.

    • From the Drawing Sets tab, find the set, and click View. Then click Drawing No. to open it.

  3. Click Markup at the top of the viewer.

    The Markup button in the Drawings tool viewer lets you view markups on a drawing.
  4. In the markup toolbar, do one of the following:

    Tip

    Don't see the Pins icon? If Pins isn't visible, another pin type (like Photos or Punch) might be active. Click that icon to expand the menu and then click Issues. See Mark Up a Drawing.

    • Drop a Pin for the Issue: Click the Pins Drawings Toolbar Pin icon in the toolbar. Click a location on the drawing to open a shortcut menu.

    • Link a Shape to the Issue: Select a standard toolbar option (for example, Cloud, Arrow, Text). Draw the shape in the desired location on the drawing. Then click the Paperclip Icon Link Item icon in the popup toolbar and choose Coordination Issue. This opens a shortcut menu.

  5. In the shortcut menu, choose Create New Coordination Issue to open a new issue in the side panel. You also have the option to choose Link to Existing Coordination Issue.

  6. Complete the required form fields in the New Issue panel.

    Show/Hide Fields

    This table summarizes all of the data entry fields in the New Issue panel.

    Field Name

    Description

    Required?

    Notes

    Title

    Enter a concise, descriptive name for the issue to help collaborators identify it.

    Yes

    Private

    Select this checkbox to limit issue visibility to the Creator, Assignee, and Watchers.

    No

    Description

    Provide a detailed summary of the issue. This text is also saved as a viewpoint comment in the final NWD file.

    No

    When creating an issue from Clash Manager, you can also select Append Clash Comments or Append Redline Text.

    Location

    Choose the primary location for the issue.

    No

    Assignee

    Select the person responsible for resolving the issue. Only users with 'Standard' or 'Admin' level permissions for the Coordination Issues tool appear in this list.

    No

    Watchers

    Select team members to receive email updates. Watchers must have at least Read Only permissions.

    No

    Due Date

    Set the target deadline for issue resolution.

    No

    Priority

    Define the level of urgency: Low, Medium, High, or Critical.

    No

    Trade

    Identify the discipline involved (e.g., Mechanical, Electrical).

    No

    Type

    Categorize the issue for reporting. Options include: Building Code, Clash, Client Feedback, Constructability, Coordination, Design Review, Existing Condition, Requirement Change or Other.

    No

    Attachments

    Upload up to 20 relevant images, PDFs, or documents to provide additional context.

    No

    Custom Fields

    If your company creates custom fields for the Coordination Issues tool, they also appear in this page.

    Determined by the creator at your company.

  7. When finished, click Create.
    Procore adds your new markup to the drawing. Unless published, markups are only visible to you.

Tip

Ready to share your markup with others? Click the markup that you added and choose Publish. This makes your new markup visible to your team and generates a snapshot for the coordination issue.

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