D-Tools has released System Integrator (SI) v24, the latest version of the company’s end-to-end business management platform, highlighted by a new multi-user project editing feature that enables real-time enhanced collaboration capabilities to integrators worldwide.
This release addresses the real-world pressures integration firms face today, including tighter project timelines, more complex scopes of work, and the constant need to do more with leaner teams. SI v24 reflects D-Tools’ ongoing investment in practical capabilities that improve how integration teams work, from initial estimate through final installation, without adding complexity or compromising accuracy.
The centerpiece of SI v24 is multi-user project editing, a long-requested capability that changes how integration teams work together. For the first time, team members across sales, design, engineering, and installation can work within the same project at the same time.
The practical impact is significant. Teams no longer need to wait for a colleague to check out a project file before making their own contributions, removing the sequential handoffs that slow delivery timelines. Changes are saved to the server automatically as they are made, so everyone works from the same current, accurate data. The result is fewer delays, fewer version conflicts, and a shorter path from project kickoff to completed installation.
SI v24 also improves how integrators coordinate with outside parties. A new Gantt chart export to Microsoft Project lets teams share detailed project timelines with architects, general contractors, and other collaborators who do not use SI. Integration firms can present professional, accurate project plans to any stakeholder without workarounds, duplicate entry, or reformatting work.
In the Project Editor, users can now reorder items in the bill of materials to reflect how work is actually sequenced in the field. Related products stay grouped together, the risk of missed items drops, and handoffs between departments become cleaner and more accurate.
SI v24 includes a broad set of enhancements that give integration firms greater control over financial, operational, and administrative functions:
- Financial precision: Custom timesheet fields, mass update capabilities, and tax configuration by labor type give operations and accounting teams more accurate cost data, supporting tighter margin management and reliable job costing across every project.
- Catalog-level consistency: System types can now be assigned to labor items and packages at the Catalog level, ensuring uniformity across projects and reducing the setup time required for each new estimate.
- Change order governance: New user group permission levels for approving internal and external change orders give firm principals and project managers clearer oversight of scope changes, protecting margins and client relationships at every stage.
- Enterprise scalability: SI Server can now be optionally deployed on an Azure Load Balancer, giving larger firms and complex IT environments the reliability and performance they require.
- Mobile workforce support: The Mobile Install app now supports file transfers up to 100MB, giving field crews reliable access to large drawings, documents, and project media directly on the job site.
- Administrative control: Software update notifications can now be limited to SI Admins, giving IT teams better control over change management and reducing disruption across the broader user base.
D-Tools SI v24 is available now.
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