The only MDR automation approach that reads documents as they arrive, not just tracks them. Wrench SmartProject, Oracle Aconex, Hexagon SDx, Meridian, and Rhyton all route MDR workflow but cannot read document content. Pathnovo extracts metadata (document number, title, revision, discipline, author, date, drawing sheet count, referenced tags) directly from every incoming document and auto-populates the MDR register. Missing documents against contract deliverable scope flagged. Superseded revisions auto-archived. Completeness scored in real time. Feeds directly into Wrench, Aconex, and SDx via API.
Every incoming document is read by Pathnovo's AI on receipt: document number, title, revision, discipline, date, author / originator, drawing sheet count, referenced tags, parent document references, and status are all extracted and auto-populated into the MDR. No manual data entry. No typos. No delayed update.
Document transmittals tracked automatically as documents are issued for review, returned with comments, re-issued, and approved. Transmittal log per document with dates, commenter, comment status, and closure evidence.
Document revision history maintained with auto-archival of superseded versions. Any reference to an older revision flagged. Current-revision-only views enforce clean data handover. Rev A / Rev B / Rev C transitions tracked with structured delta where applicable.
MDR completeness scored against contract deliverable requirements (typically 100-500 document types across discipline categories: process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, civil, HSE). Missing deliverables surfaced with age, responsible party, and schedule impact.
Pre-loaded with standard EPC contract deliverable matrices (GSE, Wood, Bechtel, Worley, Technip Energies, KBR, Jacobs, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Projects, Toyo India, Chiyoda). Project-specific matrix loaded at kickoff. Contract-clause-to-deliverable cross-reference maintained.
Pre-certified API integration with Wrench SmartProject, Oracle Aconex, Hexagon HxGN SDx, Meridian APM, and Rhyton PiNOR. Pathnovo reads incoming documents in the EDMS, extracts metadata, and writes back the populated MDR fields automatically. The EDMS continues to own workflow; Pathnovo adds the intelligence layer. See /integrations/wrench-smartproject.
For EPC contractors managing 5-50 projects simultaneously, consolidated MDR dashboard across all projects with corporate-level completeness heat-map, deliverable pipeline, and bottleneck detection.
Every MDR entry carries provenance: source document, extraction confidence, reviewer, timestamp, change history. Client QA audits and project closeout reviews pull evidence directly from the MDR with no reconstruction required.
Auto-populate MDR for an EPC project with 10,000+ documents across 15 disciplines: replace 2 full-time document controllers with extraction-driven automation
Integrate with Wrench SmartProject as the document extraction feeder: every transmittal into Wrench triggers Pathnovo extraction and MDR update
Track contract deliverable completeness for a client's milestone payment release: per-discipline completeness scoring with evidence
Identify stalled document pipelines for project management intervention: 500+ documents past review deadline surfaced in one dashboard
Maintain MDR across a greenfield project from FEED through detailed engineering through handover: zero manual register maintenance overhead
Consolidate MDR across 12 simultaneous EPC projects at a multi-project EPC contractor corporate level
Audit preparation: generate client QA documentation pack from the live MDR in one click
Brownfield digitisation: structure 20 years of legacy project documents into a current MDR for operational reference
MDR (Master Document Register) is the central register that tracks every document produced or received on an EPC project: document number, title, revision, discipline, status, transmittal history, contractual deliverable obligation, and closure evidence. Every EPC contract requires an MDR. Historically it is maintained manually in Excel or in EDMS workflow tools (Wrench SmartProject, Oracle Aconex, Hexagon SDx, Meridian), all of which track documents but cannot read them.
Wrench, Aconex, SDx, Rhyton, and Meridian are document-workflow tools. They route documents, track status, and manage transmittals. They do not read document content. Pathnovo reads every incoming document (the actual PDF, the actual title block, the actual revision stamp, the actual referenced tags) and auto-populates the MDR metadata. Pathnovo is upstream intelligence that feeds into the EDMS of your choice. See /integrations/wrench-smartproject and /integrations/oracle-aconex for the integration workflow.
No, it complements it. Existing EDMS investment (Wrench, Aconex, SDx, Meridian) is preserved. Pathnovo sits alongside, reads every document as it flows through the EDMS, and writes back the populated metadata. Document control teams keep their EDMS interface; document controllers stop doing manual data entry. This is a fraction of the cost of switching EDMS and delivers the missing intelligence layer.
Pre-loaded with contract deliverable matrices from major EPC contractors: Bechtel, Worley, Technip Energies, KBR, Jacobs, Wood, John Wood Group, GS Engineering, Samsung Engineering, Hyundai E&C, Saipem, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Projects, Toyo India, Chiyoda, JGC, Fluor. Project-specific deliverable matrix loaded at kickoff and continuously validated against contract amendments.
The contract deliverable matrix specifies what documents must be produced: typically 100-500 document types across process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, civil / structural, HSE, and QA / QC disciplines. Pathnovo compares received documents against required deliverables per discipline, per milestone, per contract clause. Missing deliverables are scored by age, responsible party, and milestone impact. Client milestone payment releases gate on this completeness score, so Pathnovo surfaces the bottlenecks for resolution.
Revision transitions (Rev A → Rev B → Rev C) are automatically tracked. Superseded versions are archived with timestamp and closure evidence. Any downstream reference to a superseded revision is flagged. Drawing-level document revisions additionally trigger delta analysis for procurement impact; see /solutions/procurement-intelligence/pid-revision-po-impact for the structured revision-to-PO workflow.
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