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In their own words
“Failure to deliver complete as-builts can hold up final payment or trigger backcharges.”CableTestShop as-built documentation guide (2026) · source
“Test results without a cable schedule mapping drop numbers to physical locations are nearly useless.”CableTestShop as-built documentation guide (2026) · source
“Manufacturer system warranties (Belden, Panduit, CommScope, Leviton, Siemon) require certified test results in native format for warranty registration.”CableTestShop as-built documentation guide (2026) · source
What it is
At handoff the general contractor or owner wants proof that every cable was installed and tested, and where each one is. The as-built package carries that proof: the drawings with each drop, the cable schedule, the test results tied to those drops, and the native tester files the manufacturer needs for the warranty.
The guide we read is blunt about the cost of a thin package: an incomplete as-built can hold up final payment or trigger back-charges, and results with no schedule mapping drops to locations are nearly useless to the person receiving them.
How Demarc does it
Demarc builds the as-built from one project: the floor plans with each drop pinned and coloured by its result, the results table, punch items with their status, daily logs and materials. The native tester file you uploaded is kept byte for byte for the warranty package.
To show the GC progress, turn on the project's Client Portal: a link that opens without an account and shows the results. Today the as-built PDF itself is downloaded from the project and sent on; a download on the portal link is not built yet.
The bar Demarc is held to
Tests build the as-built from a project and check that each cable ID appears in the results table and on the drop map, and that the portal link opens with no login. They run before every deploy.
Where it stands today
Partly met. The as-built maps every result to its drop and the portal link opens with no login; a download of the as-built on that link is not built yet.
- A download of the as-built PDF and the results on the Client Portal link, so the GC needs no attachment.
What the usual tools leave to you
A report export on its own lists results; it does not place each one on a drawing, so the receiver has to match IDs to locations by hand, and the native files travel separately.
Questions
- Can the GC download the as-built from the Client Portal link?
- Not yet. The portal shows the GC the project and its results; the as-built PDF is downloaded from the project and sent on. A download on the portal link is the next thing being built.
- Does the as-built include the native tester files?
- The native file is stored exactly as uploaded and goes in the warranty kit download. The as-built PDF is the readable document; the two are meant to travel together.
- Which plan includes the as-built package and the Client Portal?
- Pro and Enterprise. The 14-day trial runs on the plan you pick on the pricing page, so a Pro trial can build both.
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