First time using Diary in Aphex? Start here.
A Diary is your project's daily log where team members capture what happened on-site - progress updates, weather conditions, resource usage, and any other information important to your project. Use Diaries to build a complete, time-stamped record of your work and stay connected across shifts and teams.
To get started, you'll create a new Diary and configure settings like who can contribute, what data to capture, and when Diary Entries should be completed.
If your Diary has already been created, head to .
Start by creating a new Diary on your project. Once created, you'll configure the settings that determine how your team logs and reviews Diary Entries.
To create and set up a Diary:
Navigate to your Project and select the Diary section
Click to create a new Diary
Select whether to or
If copying from an existing Diary, select which Diary to copy
If Starting from scratch, enter a name for your Diary (e.g., "Site Diary - North Tower")
Click - your Diary is now ready to configure
Once your Diary is created, open Diary Settings to configure shifts, contributors, routines, weather logging, entry steps, and custom data fields.
Link the Diary to shifts so you don't repeat it for every Diary Entry.
To configure Shifts:
Navigate to the Diary Shifts section of your Diary Settings page
Enter the Diary Shift details:
Shift Name - Day, Afternoon, Night, or All
Shift Start - the time that shift begins
Decide who can contribute to and review Diary Entries.
To add Contributors:
Navigate to the Contributors section of the Diary Settings
Click
Search for and select the user you want to add
To assign a Reviewer:
Navigate to the Contributors section of the Diary Settings
Locate the user you would like to make a reviewer
Click and select
Routines set the days that Diary Entries are expected to be completed for a Diary, helping teams stay on top of their workflows and compliance. These drive completion percentage tracking and streak calculations on the Performance tab.
To set the Diary Routine:
Navigate to the Diary Routine section of the Diary Settings
Choose your routine type:
Custom Weekly Routine:
Select
To delete a Diary Routine:
Navigate to the Diary Routine section of the Diary Settings
Locate the Diary Routine you wish to delete
Clickto delete the routine
Weather Logging automatically records site weather conditions on your Diary Entries, giving you an accurate, time-stamped record without needing to check or note it manually.
To set the Weather Logging Frequency:
Navigate to the Weather Logging section of the Diary Settings
Click
Select a time to automatically log Weather on your Diary
To set the Weather Logging Location:
Navigate to the Weather Logging section of the Diary Settings
Search for the Weather location on the map
Select the location from the dropdown to confirm
Diary Steps let you control which additional prompts contributors see when creating an Entry, so your Diary only asks for the information that's relevant.
To configure Diary Steps:
Navigate to the Diary Steps section of the Diary Settings
Toggle the steps you want to appear:
Task Progress Updates - contributors can update the progress of tasks they have permission to edit
Track Quantities - contributors record actual material quantities against the day's planned quantities
Build a custom table to capture Labour and Plant data that matters to you.
To configure Labour & Plant Actuals:
Navigate to the Labour Actuals and Plant Actuals section of the Diary Settings
Click to open the Table Settings
Select and toggle the properties you wish to add to the table
Click
Once your Diary is set up, you and other contributors can start creating entries. See .
Shift End - the time that shift ends
Choose a Start and End date
Select the days the diary entries should be completed
To enable Auto-Close, toggle on Auto-Close Diaries . This will automatically close the entry 7 days after it was created.










The Diary remains in your history and can be viewed
Contributors receive a notification that the Diary has been closed
Manage Diary Settings & Access
Create Entries
Edit Entries That Others Create
Mark as Reviewed
If a Reviewer Submits a Diary Entry, the Entry will move straight to 'Locked'.
Lock Diary Entries
If there is no Reviewer assigned in the Diary settings, Contributors can lock the Diary
Unlock Diary Entries
If there is no Reviewer assigned in the Diary settings, Contributors can unlock and edit the Diary Entry