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title: Subcontractors
description: Gain real-time visibility into a subcontractor's Job progress and deliverables throughout a project. Allow job access to Subcontractors in their own Pathwave portal.
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# Subcontractors

## Gain real-time visibility into a subcontractor's Job progress and deliverables throughout a project. Allow job access to Subcontractors in their own Pathwave portal.

Subcontractors use Pathwave to provide Job progress and project deliverables to Contractors including:

- Complete Safety Documentation
- Access Reference Documents
- Capture Site Photos
- Redline Job Documents
- Generate Final Project Deliverables
- Provide Real-time Progress Updates to Contractors

This article contains the following sections:

- [Create a Subcontractor](https://support.pathwave.com/subcontractors#create-a-subcontractor)
- [Learning path for Contractors](https://support.pathwave.com/subcontractors#learning-path-for-contractors)
- [Learning path for Subcontractors](https://support.pathwave.com/subcontractors#learning-path-for-subcontractors)
- [Job Visibility and Access](https://support.pathwave.com/subcontractors#job-visibility-and-access)

### Create a Subcontractor

[Submit a request to set up Pathwave access for a Subcontractor here.](https://share.hsforms.com/1ivjlbv0RR3OhI5kRcJ4AuApxa92) 

### Learning path for Contractors

[Learn how to create visibility into Subcontractor Management within Pathwave.](https://support.pathwave.com/learning-path-for-contractors?hsLang=en)

### Learning path for Subcontractors

[Learn how to instantly generate and provide progress updates and project deliverables to Contractors within Pathwave.](https://support.pathwave.com/learning-path-for-subcontractors?hsLang=en)

### Job Visibility and Access

1\. Critical job details visible to the subcontractor and contractor with access to the job:

- All Job Details including Customer and Additional Job Fields
- Reference Documents
- Safety Documentation
- Fillable Forms
- Primary Photo List, Site Owner Photo List, Internal Photo List, and Job-Specific photos
- Closeout Requirements and Folders
- Generated Closeout Packages generated by the subcontractor
- Job Role Assignments (assigned Construction Managers, Project Managers, etc.)
- Job Notes

2\. Job information specific to your organization:

- Job Status - every organization has their own job status and cannot directly change another company’s job status. [Learn more about Job Status Automatic Triggers.](https://support.pathwave.com/subcontractors#JobStatus)
- Restricted Documents
- Generated "All Photos" zip files
- Closeout Settings set on a job
- Job Labels
- Assigned Crews

3\. The following job information is not visible outside of your organization:

- Restricted Documents
- Generated "All Photos" zip files
- Closeout Settings set on a job
- Job Labels
- Assigned Crews

**Job Status - Automatic Triggers:**

Every organization has their own job status and cannot change another company’s job status. The only exception to this is an automatic Job Status change triggered in the following scenario:

1. Job is assigned to a Subcontractor
2. Subcontractor’s job status changes to In Progress from JHA activity, photo taken, or form activity in the field.
3. Contractor’s status is set to In Progress

 

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