To create a local job

When you create a new project, the New Job screen appears automatically.

To create a new job in an existing project, open the project from the Projects screen to view the Jobs screen. Tap New. The New Job screen appears.

To create a folder in the project folder for the new job, tap in the Jobs screen. Enter the Folder name and tap Create. The folder path is shown at the top of the New job screen.

In the New job screen:

  1. To create a job from a template or the last used job:

    1. Select the Create from template option.

    2. Enter the Job name.
    3. In the Template field, select:

      • Default to create the job from the default template provided with the software.

      • <Template name> if you have created a job template. See Job templates.
      • Last used job.

      All the job properties from the selected template or job are copied into the job.

      The button next to each property field shows a summary of the current properties.

  2. To create a job from a JobXML or DC file:
    1. Select the Create from JobXML or DC file option.
    2. Enter the Job name.

    3. Select the File format.

      If you are unsure of the file format, select any format and the software will check this when it imports the file.

    4. In the From file field, select the file. Tap to browse to the file and select it. Tap Accept.
    5. Tap OK.
  3. To define or change the job properties, tap the appropriate button. Tap:
    • Coord. sys. to choose the coordinate system for the job. See Coordinate system.
    • Units to select the units and formats for numerical values. See Units.
    • Layer manager to link point files and map files to the job.
    • Feature library to associate a feature library with the job. See Feature library.
    • Cogo settings to set the coordinate geometry settings for the job. See Cogo settings.
    • Additional settings to set additional settings for the job. See Additional settings.
    • Media file button to link media files to the job or to points in the job. See Media files.

    • If required, enter Reference, Description and Operator details, and any Notes.

      To set default values for the Reference, Description, Operator, or Notes fields, use a text editor to modify the JobDetails.scprf file in the C:\ProgramData\Trimble\Trimble Data\System Files folder.

  4. Tap Accept.

If you have created jobs locally on the controller and the project they are in resides in the cloud, you can upload the jobs to the cloud at any time. To do this, select the job in the Jobs screen and then tap and select Upload. The Upload screen shows the name, type, and size of each file in the job that will be uploaded. Tap Upload to upload the data to the cloud.