Creating an inspection: Part 2

This is the second of two topics that detail steps for creating an inspection that can be used on PCs or mobile devices. See Creating an inspection: Part 1 for initial steps for creating the inspection before the Inspection Editor opens.

For a more general overview about how inspections are created, see Overview: Creating Inspections

 

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The Inspection Editor

Launching the Inspection Editor

Steps after the Inspection Editor opens

First, set the properties for the overall inspection using the Properties panel of the Inspection Editor.

These properties include determining how the completed overall inspection displays and performs when it is run on a PC or mobile device. Notice that some properties are specific to PC or mobile devices. For a complete list of available properties for each inspection type, see the topic: Tests

Set any properties you want to change for the sub-inspection you named "Traceability."

Add tests to the Traceability sub-inspection.

These tests are added to the sub-inspection:

  1. Add four Traceability tests to the Traceability sub-inspection.

  2. Change any properties for the tests.

The first Traceability test (see image below), the Traceability property is set to Shift. This is the label for the field where the data for this test is stored.

The EntryRequired property is set to True. This requires the operator to submit a value.

The EntryRestricted property is also set to True. This requires the operator to select the information to submit from a defined list (Shift 1, Shift 2, . . . , for example).

  1. Add a Date/Time test to the Traceability sub-inspection.

No property settings need to be changed since we want to use the default setting Date/Time as the display label.

  1. Add a DMS Standard to the Traceability sub-inspection.

The part number 7-foot steel is selected for the DMSStandard property. This is the part number under which all data is stored for the TUBES process.

Add a "Tube Welds" sub-inspection to the inspection

  1. Add a new sub-inspection to the inspection. Make any property changes to the sub-inspection properties as needed. No changes are made for this example.

The sub-inspection is named Tube welds.

  1. Add one or more tests to the Tube welds sub-inspection.

The following tests are added to the Tube welds sub-inspection:

  1. Add the Defects List test to the Tube welds sub-inspection.

  2. Change any properties for the test.

  1. Add a Line Break to the Tube welds sub-inspection. The line break has no property settings. It serves as a visual divider between tests on a mobile device page.

  2. Add a Text test to the Tube welds sub-inspection.

  1. Add a Timer test to the Tube welds sub-inspection. Set the properties for the test.

  1. Add a Numeric Input test

Add a "Tube checks" inspection to the sub-inspection

  1. Add a new sub-inspection to the inspection.

The sub-inspection is named Tube checks.

  1. Add one or more tests to the Tube checks sub-inspection.

The following tests are added to the Tube checks sub-inspection:

  1. Add a Text/Message test to the Tube checks sub-inspection.

  1. Add an Image  to the Tube checks sub-inspection.

The CenterImage property is selected for the positioning of the image. The full file path for the image is entered as the property.

  1. Add a URL/HTML/File to the Tube checks sub-inspection.

  1. Add the first Pass/Fail test to the Tube checks sub-inspection.

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For the first Pass/Fail test:

For the second Pass/Fail test:

For the third Pass/Fail test:

Save and publish the inspection to a Mobile Device and/or PC

Before you can run your inspection, you must save and publish it.

If you create an inspection to run on a mobile device and at some point you want to create a similar inspection for use on a PC, you can copy your mobile device inspection and then make changes to tailor it to a PC. See using the Copy... button on the Manage Inspections dialog for more information.

See How this inspection displays on a Mobile Device and PC