Workflow for Managing Data for GCS

Use this workflow to prepare job site data for machines that are part of a Grade Control System (GCS), such as Trimble^® GCS or Caterpillar^® AccuGrade™. This workflow guide walks you through adding imported data to a job site and a job site design and then assigning the site and design to specific data cards so that when the crews write data for a machine, the correct data goes to the designated machine.

Note: Your tasks may vary from these typical steps, so feel free to use a different order or skip steps.


Steps		Help by Command
1.	Setup your program and project.
2.	Specify the data synchronization area in application options.	Options
3.	Prepare your imported job site data.	Data Prep Workflow
4.	Create a sloping or level planar surface.	Create Planar Surface
5.	Add or edit data cards representing GCS machines to the list of controllers that you can assign to the job site.	Controller Manager
6.	Create a job site: (or attach to an external job site) Review settings for the job site. Add job site data. As a part of adding site map and design map data, clip it using a boundary, if necessary.	Job Site Manager Create a Boundary
7.	Create a job site design and add job site design data (or add an external job site design).	Create Job Site Design Add External Job Site Design
8.	Compress and e-mail the work order and data to colleagues or field crews.	Compress/E-mail Field Data
9.	Manually copy field data to a data card/USB flash drive for a GCS machine, if applicable	Copy Field Data to Data Card Copy Field Data to USB Flash Drive
10.	If needed, manually export a site map, avoidance zone, or job site design to a GCS machine.	Export
11.	Archive your project to store all of its related files together or share them with colleagues.	Archive
12.	Upload project data to the Connected Community.	Publish to TCC