You can set default values for submittals for a project. Setting defaults can save you
time when you create new submittals if you want to use the same values in most
instances.
You have to add contacts to a project before you can set the
default reviewer and approver for submittals.
- From the home page, under Projects, select the name of
the project you want to open.
Alternatively, go to the main menu

in the upper left-hand corner, select
Projects, and then select the
name of the project you want to open.
The Dashboard for the project
appears.
- Click
and
select Project Settings. -
Click on the Submittals
tab.
-
In the Default Reviewer field,
select the contact or group to be the default reviewer for submittals on the
project.
Note: If you don't select a default reviewer, the
submitter can only send the submittal to the project editor.
-
In the Default Approver field,
select the contact or group to be the default approver for submittals on the
project.
-
In the Standard Distribution Language section, you can
add text to be added to all email notifications or generated PDFs when the
submittal is marked as Closed.
- Select the Enable Default Review Days check box to have
Viewpoint Teamâ„¢ automatically calculate due dates from the
Due-On-Site date based on the number of days for review specified for each
stage.
- Click Load Company Defaults to populate the
number of review days for each stage from the company defaults.
If needed, you can modify the number of review days for each stage
after loading the company defaults. If defaults are not set for the
company, nothing is loaded.
- In the Days for Submitting field, enter the
default number of days a submittal can be in draft state before being
submitted.
- In the Days for Reviewing field, enter the
default number of days allowed for reviewing a submittal for the
project.
- In the Days for Approving field, enter the
default number of days allowed for approving a submittal for the
project.
-
Click Add a Package to create a new package. You can
also:
-
Edit a package's description by clicking
.
-
Delete a package by clicking
.
- Click Save Changes.
The default settings for submittals are updated.You can set the notification settings for submittals from
the Submittals tab. See Specify Reminder Notification Settings for
details.