A construction lab reporting system for the Duhok Construction Lab. This system went live in March 2013 and is currently being used daily by 22 users in 7 different locations spread throughout Duhok Province. Even though the system is on the internet, security measures are in place to protect the system from any intrusions or malicious attacks while maximizing optimal performance for users.

Each user of the system is allowed different functionalities and access rights based on their work location and work role. Roles and their associated system functionality include:

1. Receiving

   Data entry of samples received from a construction site

2. Checking

   Verification of sample data entry and assignment of finance charge for the report

3. Reporting

   Recording of sample testing result

4. Accounting

   Recording of payment receipt number and date

5. Reception

   Search and inquiry of current status of samples

6. Admin

   Creation of system code values (e.g. material type, report result, companies, etc.) Printing of report results
   Viewing and printing of management summary reports
   Viewing of audit history

7. Manager

   Viewing and printing of management reports (e.g. monthly payments received, company test failure rate, system activity report, etc)

Each user will have ability to search and view current and previous data in the system based on their permission level. Any changes made will be recorded with the user id and the time of the change.

Other features of the system include:

• Automatic scheduled (e.g. daily or hourly) system data backup and easy recovery of data
• Automatic email notifications to companies when results of their sample testing have been completed
• Easy system enhancements
• Open standards for system integrations
• Low bandwidth requirement
• No additional requirement besides Firefox web browser on client desktop