📄 Head contract progress claim updates for speed, accuracy, and confidence

For most builders, head contract progress claims are not just an admin task. They are a commercial position. They affect cashflow, client relationships, and how confidently your team can defend the job each month. This update strengthens how head contract progress claims are prepared in Deep Space, so they better reflect how claims are actually managed on live commercial projects and reduce the risk of errors, rework, and disputes. When you create a new progress claim, the full Schedule of Values from the contract now loads automatically. There is no need to add line items manually or worry about whether something has been missed. Every agreed scope item is there from the outset, which makes claim setup faster and more reliable, especially on larger contracts. Each Schedule of Values line can now be claimed either by percentage complete or by entering a dollar amount. The system clearly shows which method is being used on each line, so there is no ambiguity about how the claim has been calculated. This mirrors how many commercial teams work in practice, while keeping the logic transparent for internal review and client certification. The most important change is how claims are validated. Progress claims are now checked against the remaining value of each Schedule of Values item, not the original contract value. Previously certified amounts are always taken into account. As values are entered, the certified-to-date, remaining, and current claim amounts update in real time. If a line exceeds what is left to be claimed, it is flagged immediately while the claim is still being prepared. This gives your team confidence that the claim aligns with the contract and that the numbers stack up before anything is issued to the client. It also reduces the likelihood of claims being queried, cut back, or delayed during certification. Overall, this update is about bringing more discipline and clarity into a critical monthly process. It helps commercial teams prepare cleaner claims, maintain stronger positions, and keep cashflow moving with fewer surprises.