Darwin Drive
Darwin Drive is a unified document access experience across the platform. Instead of browsing files only from one project at a time, Darwin Drive helps users navigate files by entity and recent activity.
What Darwin Drive Brings Together
Section titled “What Darwin Drive Brings Together”- Project files — documents, drawings, and specifications attached to projects
- Client files — documents associated with client records
- Supplier files — qualification docs, certificates, catalogs attached to suppliers
- Module files — documentation, drawings, and specs linked to modules
- Work requests and price lists — evidence attached to those records
- Recent files — quick access to recently viewed or updated documents
- Folder navigation — browse files organized in a folder structure
Why It Matters
Section titled “Why It Matters”Darwin Drive turns documents into a platform capability, not just isolated attachments. Instead of searching through individual projects for a file, users can access all documents from a single entry point, organized by the business entity they belong to.
Best Practices
Section titled “Best Practices”Drive searches entity records by name. Filename search within the folder tree is available for projects; do not assume it searches file contents or filenames across every other area. Materials and cost tracking have their own file surfaces.
Client, supplier, module, and price-list folder controls should not be treated as identical guarantees to the verified project-folder permissions. Confirm access before uploading sensitive documents.
- Organize files into clear folder structures (Drawings, Specifications, Quotes, Contracts)
- Upload documents to the relevant entity (project, client, supplier, or module)
- Keep dated or revision-specific filenames for documents supporting decisions; overwriting does not preserve version history
- Use consistent naming conventions for documents to improve searchability