As a companion application to the Infrastructure Maintenance Management System (IMMSInfraLink), Job Connect extends IMMS InfraLink capabilities to field personnel and enables timely access to critical information, near-real time data capture, collaboration, and greater personnel accountability.
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Job Connect is presently supported by mobile tablet devices running iOS , with iPad devices providing the best viewing and navigation experience(i.e., iPads). Windows and Android devices are not supported at this time.
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To log in to Job Connect, a User must have an active User Account. A User Account can be requested from the Instance Sign In page, using any web browser. See Requesting a User Account for guidance.
Note: If you do not know the Instance URL or experience a problem with your account request, speak with your project manager or the Instance Administrator, who controls Instance access.
Note: M.C. Dean employees can consult the corporate Intranet for information on internal IMMS InfraLink Instances.
Mobile Device Login
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To access IMMS access InfraLink using the Job Connect mobile client, a User will need the following:
- Job Connect application installed on his/her mobile device (See the Application Download section above.)
- Activated User Account (i.e., Instance Username and Password)
- URL for the IMMS the InfraLink Instance
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Question: What is an "Instance"? Answer: Each installation of IMMS InfraLink software is assigned a unique web address (i.e., URL) and is referred to as an Instance. Note: Be sure to use "https://", not "http://", when entering the Instance URL. |
To access your IMMS InfraLink Instance via the Job Connect mobile client:
- On your mobile device, click the Job Connect icon (shown above).
- You will be presented with a Login page.
- Enter the URL for your IMMS InfraLink Instance. Be sure to use "https://".
- Enter your Username.
- Enter your Password.
- Select the appropriate Authentication Provider. The authentication method will be specified as part of your new User Account request. If you have questions about your Authentication Provider, speak to your Instance Administrator.
- Common authentication options include internal authentication via an Instance-maintained list or authentication via your company's Active Directory list.
- The Username and Password fields may change based on your Authentication Provider selection.
- Tap Login.
- Job Connect supports two User Interface (UI) modes. Choose the correct mode for your work:
- Construction - Job Connect Construction (JCC) Mode supports construction projects managed in IMMSInfraLink. Because of the sequenced and interdependent nature of construction work tasks, JCC Construction Mode downloads and presents a more comprehensive set of project data than Job Connect Maintenance (JCM)Mode. Users Users navigate the JCC Construction Mode data via a drawings-based user interface, and project-specific work (i.e., Cases and Sequenced Tasks) is tied to the System Elements included within a design Drawing Set.
- When Construction Mode is selected, the application will prompt you to select the desired Project(s) from a list of All Projects. See Construction Mode User Interface for more information on Project data selection.
- Maintenance - Job Connect Maintenance (JCM) supports Maintenance Mode supports operations and maintenance projects managed in IMMSInfraLink. Maintenance projects typically consist of predefined and scheduled tasks based on a preventive maintenance (PM) strategy and/or on-demand remedial or corrective tasks based on unplanned or unscheduled circumstances. In IMMSInfraLink/Job Connect, this maintenance work is represented by PM Tasks, Work Tickets, or Cases, all of which can be assigned to responsible parties and performed independent of other active work. Given the nature of maintenance work , JCM Maintenance Mode only needs to download the data set related to the active Users' assigned work.
- When Maintenance Mode is selected, the application will prompt you to Select Strategy. Choose the option that best suits your present operational needs:
- Load All Work - All available work from the associated Instance will be downloaded to your device. This synchronization may take a considerable time to complete, depending on how many records have been created and/or updated since your last download.
- Load My Work - Only the work assigned to you will be downloaded to your device.
- When Maintenance Mode is selected, the application will prompt you to Select Strategy. Choose the option that best suits your present operational needs:
- Construction - Job Connect Construction (JCC) Mode supports construction projects managed in IMMSInfraLink. Because of the sequenced and interdependent nature of construction work tasks, JCC Construction Mode downloads and presents a more comprehensive set of project data than Job Connect Maintenance (JCM)Mode. Users Users navigate the JCC Construction Mode data via a drawings-based user interface, and project-specific work (i.e., Cases and Sequenced Tasks) is tied to the System Elements included within a design Drawing Set.
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