Solution for Construction & Field Service
Full control over project margins and work orders from quote to invoice
Connect Exact Bouw, Robaws, OutSmart and Exact Online into a central data layer. Get automated job costing, track hours and material consumption, and query metrics directly in Teams or Slack.
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Centralized business intelligence without manual spreadsheets
Connect Exact Bouw, Robaws, OutSmart and Exact Online into a central data layer. Get automated job costing, track hours and material consumption, and query metrics directly in Teams or Slack.
Industry Challenges
Why construction projects suffer margin slippage
Post-calculation arrives weeks late
Timesheets and material receipts are processed only at month-end closing, leaving no time to correct course.
Fragmented field service data
Work orders from OutSmart or Exact Bouw remain disconnected from purchase invoices and general ledger entries.
Unclear cost prices & failure costs
Rising material costs and extra work orders are not reconciled promptly against the initial tender budget.
Capabilities
Complete project control for construction & engineering
Automated Job Costing & Project Margins
Combine invoiced contract value and change orders with actual logged labor, purchase invoices, and materials per project.
Work Order & Service Reports
Track completion rates, material consumption, and invoicing status for technicians in the field.
AI Project Controller in Teams & Slack
Ask '@DigiData which active projects are over budget on materials?' and get an immediate verified response.
Equipment & Waste Stream Analytics
Full visibility into heavy machinery utilization, equipment costs, and waste streams per job site.
How it Works
Live in 3 simple steps
1. Connect your construction software
Link Exact Bouw, Robaws, OutSmart and your accounting system in minutes using secure API connectors.
2. Automated project models
DigiData structures hours, material logs, contingency budgets, and invoices into a verified semantic model.
3. Real-time control and alerts
View live project dashboards and receive automated budget overrun notifications in Teams, Slack or Email.
Method and definitions
A practical data model for project control
Published evidence
Adema Architecten publicly describes DigiData bringing financial data and project hours together automatically. The organization has not published measured time savings or margin impact, so this page does not claim either outcome.
Review the published customer statementsPilot scenario
Start with one active and one completed project. Connect the project, phase or work order in Exact Bouw, Robaws or OutSmart to its hours and materials. Then add purchase and sales invoices from Exact Online or Twinfield. Validate this small set before publishing every project.
Sources and keys
Use the project number as the shared key when every source applies it consistently. If it is missing, maintain an explicit mapping table. Hours, materials and work orders explain delivery; ledger entries and invoices remain the source for the financial reconciliation.
| KPI | Definition | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Project margin | Invoiced or recognized revenue minus allocated labor, material and purchase cost. | Reconcile revenue and purchases to finance; validate cost rates separately. |
| Hours variance | Actual recorded hours minus budgeted hours by project or phase. | Check cancelled entries, internal hours and the reporting cut-off. |
| Work to invoice | Approved delivery that has not yet appeared on a sales invoice under the agreed status rule. | Align status definitions with project management and finance. |
Refresh cadence
Run source synchronization before refreshing the dashboard. A daily cycle suits job costing and management reporting; work orders can refresh more often where the connector and plan support it. Display the last successful synchronization beside the KPIs.
Validation
For each test project, compare booked hours, material cost, invoiced revenue and project status with the source systems. Ask finance to sign off invoice totals and a project manager to verify change orders and completed work orders.
Boundary
A dashboard cannot repair missing project numbers, late timesheets or inconsistent statuses. Define when a project is financially closed and which date assigns a cost to a reporting period.
Supported software for construction and field service
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about this industry solution
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Does DigiData replace our existing construction ERP software?
No, DigiData does not replace your ERP or specialized construction systems. Exact Bouw or Robaws remains your operational source of truth for estimating, scheduling, and job orders, while Exact Online or Twinfield manages accounting. DigiData serves as the automated analytics and reporting layer unifying both worlds in Power BI and dashboards without manual exports.
How is project margin calculated in DigiData?
Project margin evaluates total invoiced revenue and approved change orders against actual costs: logged technician hours multiplied by internal hourly labor rates, plus direct materials and subcontractor invoices from your accounting ledger.
Can I combine Exact Bouw timesheets with purchase invoices from Exact Online?
Yes. DigiData unifies operational timesheets and material logs from Exact Bouw or Robaws with financial invoices from your accounting software.
Does DigiData support work orders from OutSmart?
Yes. DigiData synchronizes OutSmart work orders, service objects, materials and technician hours automatically for current reporting.
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