Submittal Log
A tracking document listing every required [[concept-submittal|submittal]] for a project, shop drawings, product data, samples, its due date, review status, and current location in the approval cycle, the working tool behind the broader submittal process.
Why it matters
A submittal sitting unreviewed past its due date only becomes a real problem once it's caught, an actively maintained log is what actually surfaces that gap before the affected material's lead time makes the delay unrecoverable.
On a real project
A submittal log flags that a curtain wall shop drawing has been sitting with the architect for review three weeks past its due date, prompting a follow-up call before the delay eats into the glazing subcontractor's own lead time.
Who this matters most to
A Document Control Specialist owns the submittal log, flagging overdue items before their delay becomes unrecoverable.
Where this goes wrong
A subcontractor starts fabricating custom millwork based on a shop drawing it submitted for review, assuming no objection after a few weeks means approval. The submittal log would have shown the drawing was still sitting unreviewed, not approved, and the architect's markup, once it finally comes back, requires a dimension change the subcontractor now has to rework into pieces already cut.