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PowerTrack®
Mobile
Workforce Solutions
for Construction
 Streamline
operations and boost productivity by using PowerTrack mobile software to
automate your paper reporting requirements. Using rugged handheld
terminals, your supervisors can submit their field information for labor,
equipment, production and materials faster and more accurately.
PowerTrack
consists of a PC server application and client software running on Microsoft
Pocket PC PDAs or PC workstations. The system can be set up using a
wireless network for rapid data delivery or with batch communications.
How it Works
Current
employee, equipment, material and job information from the main office
computer is automatically downloaded to your supervisors' PDAs. On the job,
the PDAs are used to quickly and accurately scan employee badges and
equipment using bar codes or by selecting data from a scrollable list.
A transaction
type is selected from a drop down menu on the PDA, and the associated prompt
buttons for that transaction type will display on the PDA. Using the
integrated scanner, keypad, user-selectable lists or search functions on the
PDA, data is entered for each prompt button. Posted transactions can be
viewed and edited on the PDA by the supervisor before being transmitted to
the PowerTrack server.
During
synchronization, the data collected with the PDA is uploaded to the server,
and new employee and job data, configuration changes, etc., are downloaded
to the PDA. Once the information is reviewed, PowerTrack can export the
collected data to the company's job cost accounting package.
The
PowerTrack Edge
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One device
used to collect employee, equipment, production and material usage
information
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Easy system
setup - no programming required
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Unique
Configuration Utility for user-definable transaction types, prompt
titles and other settings
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Supports bar
code scanning and signature capture
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Time data
collected as durations, or real time - recording start times and job
changes as they occur
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Powerful
transaction viewing and editing capabilities
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Integration
with any ODBC data source, including most job cost accounting systems
Set up and
Configuration
Tailor the
system to your unique operation by using the configuration utility to define
transaction types, prompt buttons and field names. Up to six items of
information can be tracked per transaction type.
Optional control
settings for each prompt button are entered to define data entry methods,
validate entered data with the PDA database, set required data entry fields,
continue to display the same data value in a field after posting, auto-fill
data, auto-post when all required fields are entered, and allow unknown,
non-validated data entry to be posted.
Time collection
logic can be set to collect time as durations, or as real time - recording
start times and durations as they occur.
Transaction Review
and Reports
All transaction
records uploaded from the PDA to the PC server may be reviewed and edited
using Transaction Review. Filtering records for viewing by transaction type
and by field allow for a variety of ways to analyze data. Selected records
are displayed and may be edited or deleted. Any Transaction Review screen
can also be printed as a report.
Software Integration
The PowerTrack
software easily integrates with existing accounting systems. PowerTrack
uses ODBC connections to pull information required for validation and
selection lists directly from the accounting system database. In turn,
PowerTrack sends approved transaction information either directly to the
accounting system, or a text file is created for upload at specified times.
PowerTrack PC Client
PowerTrack
offers PC users access to all the functionality available on the PDA, with a
similar look and feel. Transactions from PC users are fully integrated with
the data collected from the PDAs.
Download PowerTrack® Construction PDF
Data Sheet
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