We added fields that your standard work procedures have but were missing from Dive SOPs. We've also created a feature that lets you identify which SOPs need to be updated when parts or materials change, and request revisions with assigned owners and deadlines.

① Added "Document number," "Items used," and "Standard time" to SOPs

When we compared standard work procedures from manufacturing, maintenance, and food-production customers, we found that all industries use the same structure. These three fields were missing from Dive: available in all plans.

Document number — your reference number for the SOP. Enter it in Basic information. If an SOP with the same number already exists, we'll notify you
Items used — register by type, name, part number, and quantity. You can add tools, materials, consumables, safety gear, and other items used in the task directly to the SOP cover
Standard time — a reference value per step. The total appears in Basic information

● Types are customizable by team

The item type (tools, materials, safety gear, and so on) can be edited for each team in the Dictionary / Templates screen. You can import presets for your industry; only new items are added, so importing multiple times won't create duplicates.

● Where it appears

Player — the startup screen and Step list display the document number, items used, and total standard time. Individual step durations also appear
SOP list and cards — displays document number and items used
Search — search by document number (Exact match), item name, or part number. Document number uses Exact match only to avoid unintended part-number hits
Output — included in PDF, Word, Excel, and custom format exports. The output options let you include or exclude items per field

● Stored per version

These three fields are retained per SOP version. When you export a past version, it shows that version's values, letting you track what changed before and after revisions. It also prevents substantial content changes without approval.

● About standard time

Standard time is treated as a human-set reference value. Video duration is used only as an "initial proposal"; changing the video doesn't automatically update it. If the reference changes with every reshoot, it loses its value as a basis for labor estimates. Only pressing "Match all steps to their video length" replaces all values at once.

The total is a "sum of steps with values only." Even if only some steps have values, the sum doesn't disappear; the player displays it with the count of Steps already set.

② AI extracts items used from videos and materials

When using video AI analysis or creating SOPs from existing materials, you can now choose to have AI extract "Items used." The AI identifies tools and materials in the work and writes them to the SOP cover.

You can use this not just for new creation, but also when inserting videos or materials into existing SOPs. Since insertion adds steps, items on the cover are appended, not replaced. Items with matching name and part number are treated as duplicates and not added; existing order is preserved.

③ Find revisions—identify affected SOPs and request updates

When parts or materials change, you need to know which SOPs need updating. We've added "Find revisions" to the Creation Plan screen. Creation Plan is available in Pro and higher plans.

● How to search

Enter what changed (part name, part number, material name, tool name, document number, and so on) and press Search. If there are multiple items, separate with a line break or comma.

Results show where it matched. Items matching registered values in Items used or Document number appear first, followed by items where the term appears in step text. Matched step numbers are shown. You can also use the same filtering as the SOP search screen.

● Request revisions directly from the list

Select an SOP from the list and press "Send the request" to request updates in bulk with revision details, owner, deadline, and revision reason. The request appears in the owner's "My assignments" and auto-completes when the target SOP is published. The target SOP and matched locations are automatically recorded per request.

The revision reason you select here becomes the default when the owner publishes. If you map an Mapped approval workflow to the revision reason, that workflow is also selected (overriding the team default; the requester can also change it).

● Fixes included

The Creation Plan list now shows who assigned and when for each owner
If someone outside the managed group is assigned as owner, you cannot change it (removing them would leave you unable to restore it). The display remains with "(Outside managed group)"
Deadline reminder emails now use wording specific to revision requests

④ Search by change—compare Excel records at two points and identify which SOPs to update

If you have an Excel file documenting changes—like a parts change list or drawing revision table—you can now compare two points in time and extract the changed values, then pass them directly to "Find revisions." Use "Search by change" from the Find revisions screen.

● How to use

Register a ledger. You can specify local Excel files (.xlsx / .xlsm) or files on Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive
Stack time points. If you specified a Microsoft 365 file, afterward just press "Import the latest source file" to add time points (no new point is added if content hasn't changed)
Select two time points to compare; changed, added, and deleted rows appear
Check the extracted terms and search for SOPs directly

● Differences remain readable even as rows grow

Ledgers naturally grow in rows. A simple side-by-side comparison means adding one row makes everything after it "changed." Dive maps rows first, then compares cells, so "only torque changed" shows as one change. Specify a key column per ledger (like part number) for more accuracy.

⑤ Creating SOPs from work-analysis videos populates standard time

Creating SOPs from model videos built in work analysis (time analysis) now auto-populates each step's standard time initial value. It uses the element-work times confirmed in work analysis.

When steps are split by element work, that exact duration is entered
When steps are merged, the combined total is entered
Cut segments don't become steps, so they aren't added

It applies regardless of whether you create from the material page, the new-creation modal's "Create from video," or add a video to an existing SOP. Auto-population is only the initial value at creation time; videos and re-splitting afterward don't update it.

Impact on existing customers

Your existing SOPs work as-is. Document number, items used, and standard time start blank and can be entered in only the SOPs where needed. No settings changes are required.