# Spec coverage checks for submitted products

> Reviews now flag products in a submittal that do not appear in the project specifications, so substitutions and out-of-scope items surface before anyone signs off.

Source: https://docs.specset.com/changelog/2026-07-02-spec-coverage-checks-for-submittals · Published: 2026-07-02

Submittal reviews now cross-check every submitted product against your conformed specifications. When a product shows up in the submittal but not in the spec, the review flags it.

That catches the cases that are easiest to miss under deadline pressure: unapproved substitutions, items from a different spec section, and products that were value-engineered out but never left the submittal package. Each flag cites the spec sections that were checked, so verifying it takes one click.

Read more in [Submittal review](https://docs.specset.com/docs/submittal-review).