Take roll call for your crew
Roll call in Matterial takes one tap per worker: everyone starts out present, so you only mark the exceptions. You can also dictate it by voice. And since jobsites don't always have a signal, everything saves even when you're offline.
- The first view is a Daily summary: present, absent, not marked and attendance by crew.
- On the cards, “Present” is one tap; half day, late, absent and sick leave come from a menu.
- You mark a whole crew present with a single tap from its header.
- Roll call is attendance only; payroll (the payment) is built in Labor with these days.
- You can dictate it by voice and the AI suggests the marks.
- Offline, your marks queue up and sync the moment you're back online.
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Open Roll call
In the menu, go to Roll call with your active project. It opens on the Summary tab: the day's numbers and attendance by crew. At the top you have the Summary · Cards · Table · Kanban · History tabs.
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Mark from the cards
On the Cards tab, each worker has a one-tap “Present” button; for another status (half day, late, absent, sick leave) open the menu next to it. In each crew's header, “All present” marks the whole team at once.
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Or use “Take roll call”
For a large project, the “Take roll call” button opens the quick roll call: everyone starts in green (present) and you only tap the exceptions; you save the whole crew for the day in one go.
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Or dictate by voice
Tap the microphone and say who was absent or late. The AI suggests the marks; you review and apply them. The microphone only appears if your company has voice dictation turned on; otherwise, you mark with the cards.
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Review the History
The History tab shows the worker × day matrix for the month. For payment, go to Labor (Finance): the “From roll call” button brings in the days you marked here and builds the weekly payroll (a half day pays half the daily wage).
Frequently asked questions
Can I take roll call without internet?
Yes. Roll call saves on your device even with no signal and uploads on its own once you reconnect; the status bar tells you how many changes are still waiting to sync. If you already opened roll call with signal on that phone, it also opens without it, with the crew from the last load.
How do I copy yesterday's list?
The quick roll call has a “copy from yesterday” button: it pulls in the previous day's marks, and you just adjust what changed.
Does attendance calculate payroll?
Payroll is built in Labor, not in roll call: there the “From roll call” button brings in the days you marked and calculates the weekly payment (a half day pays half the daily wage). That way roll call stays for attendance only.
Where is payroll (the payment)?
Payroll lives in Labor (Finance). Roll call is attendance only —the site engineer's job—: mark who came and, from Labor, the “From roll call” button builds the payment with those days. The monthly History is a tab of roll call.
How do I fix or deactivate a worker?
Tap their name in Cards or Table: you can fix the name, trade, company and crew, or deactivate them (they leave the roll call, keep their history and payroll, and you can bring them back from the catalog). Leave Company blank —or write “In-house”— for your own staff; with the subcontractor's name they count as subcontracted in payroll.