For solar and EV charging installers
Every module, inverter, and charger, by serial, with its photo
Serials and commissioning photos are the paperwork on these jobs. Bana makes each one a point with a checklist, taken by the crew as they install, so the interconnection and permit packages are assembled from proof you already have.
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What changes on the job
Serials typed on site
The nameplate photo and the serial are checklist lines on the inverter's point. Typed once, on the roof, they are in the register and the package without re-keying.
Daily reports with a site reading
Each daily report carries one GPS reading checked against the site geofence, so the record shows the crew was there on the day the work says they were.
Commissioning proof in one place
Commissioning photos, measured values and the commissioning report are filed under the equipment they belong to, ready to hand to the owner, the utility and the AHJ.
Your point types, your IDs
These are examples. Point types belong to your organization: set yours up in minutes, in English and Spanish, with the checklist each must satisfy.
INV-001, INV-002, …
Inverter
Proof checklist
- Nameplate photo
- Serial (value)
- Commissioning photo
- Commissioning report (attachment)
STR-001, STR-002, …
String or array section
Proof checklist
- Installed photo
- Module count and serial range (value)
- Open-circuit voltage (value)
EVSE-001, EVSE-002, …
EV charger
Proof checklist
- Installed photo
- Nameplate photo
- Serial (value)
- Circuit and breaker (value)
What the package hands over
The turnover package assembles itself from proof that already exists: a formal PDF register plus supporting files organized by point and by date. It is the package the GC’s closeout software is waiting for, built on your side of the handover.
- The equipment register by type, with every serial typed on site
- Nameplate and commissioning photos filed under their equipment
- Measured values on the point they were taken for
- Commissioning reports and your utility and permit forms, attached and carried in the package
- The daily work record, in order, with photos and point counts
The same product for every trade
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kinds of need a tech can raise from the phone: material, tool, information, access, decision, or scope.
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GPS reading per daily report, taken on the form and checked against the site geofence. No tracking.
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languages on the field surface, English and Spanish, chosen once by the tech and remembered.
Questions from the trade
Do my techs need to install an app?
No. Each tech gets a text with a link, and the report opens in the phone’s browser. There is nothing to install and no password to remember. The field surface works in English and Spanish.
What if a tech has no signal on site?
The written report saves as a draft on the phone, and a photo that fails to upload stays on the form with a retry button, so the tech can send it when signal returns without redoing anything. A missing or denied GPS reading is recorded as such and never blocks a report.
Is Bana tracking my crew’s phones?
No. Bana takes one GPS reading when a tech opens the report form, shows it to the tech, and sends it with the submitted report, checked against the jobsite geofence. There is no background location and no location history, and off-site flags are visible to your office only.
What happens if a tech replies STOP to a text?
That number is opted out of texts across Bana until it replies START. Nothing is blocked: the tech’s daily link falls back to email when there is an address on file, and the office sees each tech’s reachability as text, email only, or unreachable.
How does a point get marked complete?
Nobody declares it. Each point type carries a proof checklist, and a point becomes complete when the required lines are satisfied by photos, videos, values, or attachments. The office can mark a point Needs attention or Not required; everything else is computed from proof.
How are device swaps recorded?
A replacement is a flag on the point, not a new point. The tech records the removed device with a before photo, description, make and model, serial, condition, and where it went, and the replacement schedule carries into the customer portal and the turnover package.
Does Bana work for my trade?
Yes, if your crew installs, labels, and tests things one at a time. Point types belong to your organization and you define them: the ID prefix, the name in English and Spanish, and the proof checklist, from photos and typed values to attachments and port maps. The defaults are low-voltage types; replacing them with your own takes minutes in Settings.
Can I get my data out?
Yes. Turnover packages download as a PDF register plus organized supporting files, and a data export packs any project, or your whole organization, as CSV tables with the same file structure. Export links stay live for 7 days. If you cancel, your records stay readable for at least 12 months.
Does the GPS reading prove the crew was at the site?
Each daily report carries one reading, taken while the report is open and checked against the project geofence, and the record shows whether it was on site. There is no background tracking and no location history; the one reading on the report is the only one that exists.
Put your next solar or EV job on Bana
Define your equipment types, text your crew their links, and the first daily report lands tonight. 30 days free with no card required.