Purpose
1 Automate the collection, upload, organization, and compliance documentation of photos and paperwork by field technicians during fire restoration service visits.
2 Automates evidence-gathering for insurance, quality assurance, client communications, and regulatory reporting.
3 Ensures an audit trail, real-time access, and structured filing for legal, safety, and operational needs.
4 Empowers the business to automate field data synchronization, speed up claims, and track restoration milestones.
Trigger Conditions
1 Technician submits new document/photo via mobile app, portal, email, or message.
2 Photo/document is saved in a designated folder or cloud drive.
3 Pre-set geolocation, timestamp, or checklist item is completed.
4 Client, job, or site status is updated to "inspection" or "restoration ongoing".
5 API call or webhook from job management platform detects upload initiation.
Platform Variants
1 Google Drive
- Feature/Setting: Use Drive API 'Files.create' endpoint to automate uploads from mobile forms apps.
2 Dropbox
- Feature/Setting: Dropbox API 'files/upload' automates sending attachments directly from field form submissions.
3 Microsoft OneDrive
- Feature/Setting: Configure automated upload using Graph API 'DriveItem: createUploadSession' for large photo sets.
4 Box
- Feature/Setting: Box API 'Upload File' endpoint automates collection of multi-format compliance documents.
5 Amazon S3
- Feature/Setting: Use S3 REST API 'PutObject' to automate direct upload from field technician devices.
6 Slack
- Feature/Setting: Slack API 'files.upload' for automating real-time document/photo submissions to project channels.
7 Microsoft Teams
- Feature/Setting: Graph API 'channel message' with attachment automates file sharing within incident response channels.
8 Twilio MMS
- Feature/Setting: Twilio Programmable Messaging's 'Media' uploads automate capturing image evidence via MMS.
9 SendGrid
- Feature/Setting: Parse inbound email attachments and automate their upload using Event Webhook.
10 Jotform
- Feature/Setting: Automated POST with 'file upload' field triggers document sync to chosen storage.
11 Wufoo
- Feature/Setting: Webhook integration automates file transfer from data collection form to storage API.
12 Smartsheet
- Feature/Setting: Smartsheet API 'Attachments - Add' automates document uploads to project sheets.
13 Zapier
- Feature/Setting: Automates multi-step logics—file from trigger is sent to cloud, named, and notified to stakeholders.
14 Monday.com
- Feature/Setting: File column with API automates uploads from technicians into respective job boards.
15 Airtable
- Feature/Setting: Attachment field automates file receipt, using API to sync with cloud repository.
16 Asana
- Feature/Setting: API-driven 'attachments' automate document linking with job/task for compliance.
17 Trello
- Feature/Setting: Automate via Power-Up and REST API 'cards/attachments' for field visit evidence.
18 ServiceNow
- Feature/Setting: Automated file inputs using Attachments API for compliance documentation on incident tasks.
19 Salesforce
- Feature/Setting: REST API 'ContentVersion' automates attachment of field documentation to case records.
20 Freshdesk
- Feature/Setting: Ticket API 'conversations/attachments' automates evidence upload for support tickets.
Benefits
1 Automates compliance by ensuring timely uploads for every job, reducing missed documentation.
2 Increases operational accuracy by centralizing and automating evidence filing for every field visit.
3 Automates real-time tracking and multi-party notifications, speeding up claim cycles and client reporting.
4 Automates audit readiness with easy-to-access digital records for inspections or disputes.
5 Enhances technician productivity by eliminating manual upload steps, automating the end-to-end workflow.
6 Automates secure, structured access for admins, clients, and insurers, protecting sensitive evidence.
7 Automates data validation, metadata tagging, and backups, reducing human errors and loss risks.