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Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ answers the questions teams ask most often when adopting Manifold, grouped by topic for quick scanning.

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Setup and Access Questions

This FAQ answers the frequently asked questions teams raise most often when adopting Manifold, grouped by setup and access, capture and records, and renewals and delivery, so you can jump straight to the group that matches your question instead of searching the rest of the docs.

Do I need a team?

No. Choose Just me at sign-up, or switch on sole-trader mode in Settings then Organisation, and Manifold auto-assigns checks to you.

Can engineers see each other’s work?

No. Engineers see only their assigned checks.

What prints on a record?

The certificate identity from Settings, so confirm it before generating real records.

Can clients log in?

Yes. Client users sign in to the portal and see the properties, records and open defects for the clients they are linked to, and can accept or decline quotes sent for approval.

Is there a native app?

Yes for Android, downloaded from the install page; iPhone uses the home-screen web app.

Capture and Records Questions

Does the mobile flow work offline?

Yes. Drafts persist and photos retry after reconnect.

Can I edit a record after generating it?

No. A record is immutable and each check produces at most one record per certificate type, so it cannot be regenerated. Put it right on a new check and generate a fresh record; the original stays on file.

How long are records kept?

Six years. A check with a record cannot be deleted.

What does senior review do?

It holds record generation until the office approves a check the engineer flagged for review at submit.

Does PlateScan trust OCR automatically?

No. The engineer confirms every field before anything is written.

What happens to open defects?

They carry forward so the next engineer sees them on site.

Renewals and Delivery

Do renewals chase themselves?

Yes. Reminders escalate at 60, 30, 7 days and once overdue.

When must a tenant get the record?

Within the statutory 28-day window; Manifold delivers via secure link.

Is the next check created automatically?

Best-effort when a CP12 is generated, unless the property already has an open check; schedule manually if it did not run.

Why does analytics differ from a report?

They read the same live data. A report is a fixed view: the compliance rollup is a snapshot of every property’s status now, and the checks summary covers one period. Analytics lets you change the window and filters, so compare like with like.

Can I connect Zapier?

Yes, through Webhooks by Zapier: register its catch-hook URL as a webhook under Settings, then API & webhooks.

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