Abstract: A computing platform configured to: (i) store first setting and second settings for a role on a project that defines an extent to which users having the role can access project data during a first and second phase of the project, respectively, (ii) during the first phase, receive, from a first user having the role, a first request to access data, (iii) based on the first user having the role and the project being in the first phase, process the first request in accordance with the first setting, (iv) determine that the project has transitioned to the second phase, (v) during the second phase, receive, from a second user having the role, a second request to access data, and (vi) based on the second user having the role and the determination that the project has transitioned to the second phase, process the second request in accordance with the second setting.

Abstract: A computing system that defines a first zone of a multi-zone computing platform is configured to (1) receive a request to access at least one given data object that is stored within the multi-zone computing platform, (2) obtain, from a global representation of available data that is stored within the multi-zone computing platform, a routing address that includes information indicating where the at least one given data object is stored, (3) validate the request to access the at least one given data object, (4) determine that the request is valid and should be allowed, (5) determine whether the at least one given data object is stored at the first zone, and (6) based on the determination, either retrieve the at least one given data object from the first zone or issue a request to retrieve the at least one given data object from a second zone.

Abstract: Techniques for managing data and data connections for a construction project involve (1) establishing respective data connections between (i) each party-entity data record and a project-entity data record for the construction project, and (ii) each party-entity data record and each respective object-entity data record for the construction project, (2) determining each party's permissions for retaining access to (i) the project-entity data record and (ii) each object-entity data record after a trigger event occurs, and (3) generating (i) respective connection data encoding the party's permissions for retaining access to the project-entity data record to be stored in association with the respective data connection between the party-entity data record and the project-entity data record and (ii) respective connection data encoding the party's permissions for retaining access to each respective object-entity data record in association with the respective data connection between the party-entity data record and the

Abstract: An example computing system is configured to: (i) apply a first access permission setting that defines whether a party can access a data object associated with a multi-phase construction project during a first phase of the multi-phase construction project; (ii) determine that the multi-phase construction project has transitioned from the first phase to a second phase; and (iii) based at least on the determination that the multi-phase construction project has transitioned from the first phase to the second phase, apply a second access permission setting that defines whether the party can access the data object associated with the multi-phase construction project during the second phase of the multi-phase construction project, where the second access permission setting differs from the first access permission setting.

Abstract: A computing system configured to: (i) receive a request to create a project entity; create the project entity; establish a data connection between a first party and the project entity; and define the first party's default data retention settings; (ii) receive a request to create a set of data objects associated with the project entity; create each data object in the set; establish a respective data connection between the first party and each data object; and define the first party's data retention settings for the respective data object; (iii) after receiving an indication that a second party has accepted the first party's invitation to collaborate: establish a data connection between the second party and the project entity; define the second party's default data retention settings; establish a respective data connection between the second party and each data object; and define the second party's data retention settings for each data object to match the second party's default data retention settings.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing access to data stored in a distributed manner across different zones of a multi-zone computing platform involve maintaining a global representation of all data stored within the multi-zone computing platform. After receiving a request on behalf of a user to access given data, a first zone of the multi-zone computing platform (i) obtains, from the global representation, information indicating a particular zone where the given data is stored, (ii) validates the request, and (iii) if the validation is successful, processes the request. If the given data is stored at the first zone, the first zone retrieves the given data for provision to the user. If the given data is stored at a second zone, the first zone issues a request to the second zone to validate the request, and if the validation is successful, retrieve the given data for provision to the user.

Abstract: A computing system that defines a first zone of a multi-zone computing platform is configured to: receive a request to access at least one given data object that is stored within the multi-zone computing platform; obtain, from a global representation of available data that is stored within the multi-zone computing platform, a routing address that includes information indicating where the at least one given data object is stored; perform one or more validation operations on the request to access the at least one given data object; determine that the request is valid and should be allowed; make a determination of whether the at least one given data object is stored at the first zone; and based on the determination, either retrieve the at least one given data object from the first zone or issue a request to retrieve the at least one given data object from a second zone.

Abstract: An example computing system is configured to: (i) apply a first access permission setting that defines whether a party can access a data object associated with a multi-phase construction project during a first phase of the multi-phase construction project; (ii) determine that the multi-phase construction project has transitioned from the first phase to a second phase; and (iii) based at least on the determination that the multi-phase construction project has transitioned from the first phase to the second phase, apply a second access permission setting that defines whether the party can access the data object associated with the multi-phase construction project during the second phase of the multi-phase construction project, where the second access permission setting differs from the first access permission setting.

Abstract: A computing system configured to: (i) receive a request to create a project entity; create the project entity; establish a data connection between a first party and the project entity; and define the first party's default data retention settings; (ii) receive a request to create a set of data objects associated with the project entity; create each data object in the set; establish a respective data connection between the first party and each data object; and define the first party's data retention settings for the respective data object; (iii) after receiving an indication that a second party has accepted the first party's invitation to collaborate: establish a data connection between the second party and the project entity; define the second party's default data retention settings; establish a respective data connection between the second party and each data object; and define the second party's data retention settings for each data object to match the second party's default data retention settings.