Lesson 3 of 7 · 4 min
Marking a Job In Progress
Advance the job status to In Progress when you arrive on site so dispatch and the customer know the shoot has started.
Marking a Job In Progress
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Lesson Notes
Status advancement in Vremly is intentional — it always requires a deliberate action from you, never fires automatically. When you arrive at the property and are ready to begin shooting, open the job detail (on web or on iOS) and change the status. This tells the platform, the dispatcher, and the customer in real time that the shoot is under way.
On the webapp, click the status badge in the job header. A dropdown appears with the available next states. Select In Progress. Vremly immediately calls the backend (PATCH /projects/:id/status) and the badge updates from Assigned (blue) to In Progress (amber). The change is visible instantly to anyone else viewing the job — the dispatcher's job board and the customer's order detail page both update via the real-time socket. Do not select In Progress until you are actually on site; it starts the customer's timeline.
On the iOS app, there are two paths. From the OrderDetailView header you can tap the status pill which triggers a system confirmation dialog listing all available statuses — tap In Progress to advance. Alternatively, the Dashboard's Today docket and the TechnicianTripView (described in a later lesson) expose a phased 'Start trip' → 'I've arrived' → 'Start shoot' button sequence. Tapping 'Start shoot' from TechnicianTripView transitions the project to IN_PROGRESS automatically after you confirm arrival, and drops you directly into the capture app's property overview.
After marking In Progress, the backend backend records a timestamp on the project's tracking row (ProjectTracking.phaseTimestamps.IN_PROGRESS). This feeds the activity timeline in the customer-facing OrderDetailView on iOS — the customer can see 'Shoot started at 10:14 AM' without you sending a separate message. It also starts the on-site duration clock used in the post-shoot debrief summary.
A common mistake is advancing status too early — from the car or while still setting up equipment. The status drives customer notifications and the billable-time log. Mark In Progress when you are physically on site and the camera is coming out of the bag, not when you park outside.
Key Takeaways
- Click the status badge in the job header and select In Progress when you arrive on site.
- On iOS, tap the status pill in OrderDetailView or use the 'Start shoot' CTA in TechnicianTripView.
- The backend records an IN_PROGRESS timestamp that feeds the customer's activity timeline.
- Mark In Progress only when you are physically ready to shoot — it triggers customer notifications.
- The on-site duration clock starts at this moment and appears in the post-shoot debrief.