Business Case
Submittals require careful tracking to avoid delays. This skill manages the entire submittal workflow from creation to approval.
Technical Implementation
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
class SubmittalStatus(Enum): DRAFT = "draft" SUBMITTED = "submitted" UNDER_REVIEW = "under_review" APPROVED = "approved" APPROVED_AS_NOTED = "approved_as_noted" REVISE_RESUBMIT = "revise_resubmit" REJECTED = "rejected"
class SubmittalType(Enum): PRODUCT_DATA = "product_data" SHOP_DRAWING = "shop_drawing" SAMPLE = "sample" MOCK_UP = "mock_up" CERTIFICATE = "certificate" TEST_REPORT = "test_report"
@dataclass class ReviewComment: reviewer: str comment: str comment_date: date resolved: bool = False
@dataclass class Submittal: submittal_id: str spec_section: str title: str submittal_type: SubmittalType status: SubmittalStatus contractor: str revision: int submitted_date: Optional[date] required_date: date approved_date: Optional[date] = None comments: List[ReviewComment] = field(default_factory=list) files: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
class SubmittalTracker: def init(self, project_name: str): self.project_name = project_name self.submittals: Dict[str, Submittal] = {} self._counter = 0
def create_submittal(self, spec_section: str, title: str,
submittal_type: SubmittalType, contractor: str,
required_date: date) -> Submittal:
self._counter += 1
sub_id = f"SUB-{self._counter:04d}"
submittal = Submittal(
submittal_id=sub_id,
spec_section=spec_section,
title=title,
submittal_type=submittal_type,
status=SubmittalStatus.DRAFT,
contractor=contractor,
revision=0,
submitted_date=None,
required_date=required_date
)
self.submittals[sub_id] = submittal
return submittal
def submit(self, sub_id: str, files: List[str]):
if sub_id in self.submittals:
self.submittals[sub_id].status = SubmittalStatus.SUBMITTED
self.submittals[sub_id].submitted_date = date.today()
self.submittals[sub_id].files = files
def review(self, sub_id: str, status: SubmittalStatus, reviewer: str, comment: str = ""):
if sub_id in self.submittals:
sub = self.submittals[sub_id]
sub.status = status
if comment:
sub.comments.append(ReviewComment(reviewer, comment, date.today()))
if status in [SubmittalStatus.APPROVED, SubmittalStatus.APPROVED_AS_NOTED]:
sub.approved_date = date.today()
def resubmit(self, sub_id: str, files: List[str]):
if sub_id in self.submittals:
sub = self.submittals[sub_id]
sub.revision += 1
sub.status = SubmittalStatus.SUBMITTED
sub.submitted_date = date.today()
sub.files = files
def get_pending(self) -> List[Submittal]:
return [s for s in self.submittals.values()
if s.status in [SubmittalStatus.SUBMITTED, SubmittalStatus.UNDER_REVIEW]]
def get_overdue(self) -> List[Submittal]:
today = date.today()
return [s for s in self.submittals.values()
if s.status not in [SubmittalStatus.APPROVED, SubmittalStatus.APPROVED_AS_NOTED]
and s.required_date < today]
def export_log(self, output_path: str):
data = [{
'ID': s.submittal_id,
'Spec': s.spec_section,
'Title': s.title,
'Type': s.submittal_type.value,
'Status': s.status.value,
'Rev': s.revision,
'Submitted': s.submitted_date,
'Required': s.required_date,
'Approved': s.approved_date
} for s in self.submittals.values()]
pd.DataFrame(data).to_excel(output_path, index=False)
## Quick Start
```python
tracker = SubmittalTracker("Office Tower")
sub = tracker.create_submittal("09 29 00", "Gypsum Board",
SubmittalType.PRODUCT_DATA, "ABC Drywall",
date.today() + timedelta(days=14))
tracker.submit(sub.submittal_id, ["spec_sheet.pdf"])
tracker.review(sub.submittal_id, SubmittalStatus.APPROVED, "Architect")
Resources
- DDC Book: Chapter 4 - Document Control