Navigation provides the structural backbone of SubBase, helping users understand where work lives and how different parts of the platform connect.

SubBase uses a consistent blue navigation bar across the top of the platform to organize all procurement activity. This navigation stays visible as you move through the system so you can switch context quickly without losing your place.

Users typically land here when first getting oriented in SubBase. Rather than learning the platform one workflow at a time, navigation helps users understand how projects, orders, materials, and financial activity relate to each other at a high level.

What appears in the navigation may vary based on role and permissions, but the overall structure remains consistent across accounts.

All SubBase users interact with the navigation.

Visibility of specific tabs and menu items depends on role, permissions, and company configuration.

Before navigating SubBase, it helps to understand:

When you open SubBase, the blue navigation bar gives you access to the core areas of the platform. Each tab represents a different type of work rather than a single action.

Shows all projects you have access to and acts as the entry point for nearly all procurement activity. Projects control visibility across the rest of SubBase.

Provides a high-level snapshot of order activity and delivery status across one project or all projects. This is designed for awareness rather than execution.

Displays material requests, orders, and deliveries on a timeline so teams can understand what is happening when.

The system of record for material requests, RFQs, and purchase orders. This is where procurement workflows are tracked end-to-end.

Shows ordered and requested materials at the line-item level across projects, supporting visibility, analysis, and reporting.

Displays vendor commitments tied to pricing, quantities, and budgets before invoices arrive.

Centralizes invoice intake, review, reconciliation, and approval workflows connected to orders and deliveries.

Provides visibility into warehouse stock and internal fulfillment when inventory is enabled for the company.

The SubBase logo appears on the left side of the blue navigation bar. Selecting the logo returns you to your default landing page, which is defined in your personal User Settings and may vary by role.

In addition to the main tabs, the navigation bar includes system-wide controls that are always available.

The + (Quick Create) button lets users start common actions from anywhere in the platform. Available options depend on role and permissions.

The notifications icon opens your activity feed, showing updates related to projects, orders, and invoices you are involved in.

Your name in the upper-right corner opens the User Profile Menu, which provides access to account-level areas such as:

This menu stays consistent regardless of which project or tab you are currently viewing.

Many tabs in SubBase are project-aware. A project selector allows you to view information across all projects or focus on a single one.

The project selector appears consistently across areas such as:

What appears in these selectors always mirrors your project access. If you cannot see a project in navigation, you will not see its data elsewhere in SubBase.