Sub-inspection property settings

This topic covers specific properties you can set for each sub-inspection you add to an inspection using the Inspection Editor.

 

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Changing the sub-inspection properties

To change sub-inspection properties:

Sub-inspection properties

Property

Field type

Default setting or default display

Allows

Behavior

ForceNote

True/False

False. No entry of a note is required when defects or real-time failures are present in any of this sub-inspection’s tests.

True. Entry of a note is required by the inspector when a defect is present in any Defect list or Pass/Fail/NA test or when a real-time failure is present in any numeric input test in the sub-inspection.

When a DMS Event field displays in this sub-inspection, the inspector is prompted to enter a value in the DMS Event text field when a defect is present.

When a SPC Event, Cause, or Action Taken field displays in this sub-inspection, the inspector is required to enter a value in that text field when a real-time failure is present.

[Mobile only] When the NoteVisible property is set to False, the inspector is prompted to enter a note when the Submit (sub-inspection data) button is pressed.

[PC only] When the NoteVisible and the ShowIndividualNote properties are set to False, the inspector is prompted to enter a note when the Submit (sub-inspection data) button is pressed.

NoteVisible

True/False

True. Allows the inspector to enter sub-inspection note using the Note button.

False. Prevents the inspector from entering a sub-inspection note.

PictureEmailAddress

Text

[blank]

Enter the email address where an image for a sub-inspection will be sent.

Note: This property only applies when the PictureStorage sub-inspection property is set to Email or Both.

PictureMode

Select from list

Off disables the use of a camera or webcam to take pictures and disables attaching images to sub-inspection data.

Alllow an image file to be attached at one of these resolutions:
Low 240x320px (recommended)
Medium_Low 360x480px;
Medium_High 480x640px;
High 768x1024px

Higher resolutions increase the image quality but create larger image files.

These four options allow the inspector to take a picture using an integrated or external camera or webcam. On PC, the inspection also has the option to select an existing file and attach it to the data.

Uses the PictureStorage property to determine how the pictures are used and stored.

PictureStorage

True/False

StoreWithData

The image file is stored in a sub-folder of the User Documents 1 folder. (This sub-folder name is based on the year and month when the data was submitted.)

The sub-inspection Note for this data contains a reference to this image file.

Email sends the image to the email address recipient noted in the PictureEmailAddress sub-inspection property.

Both performs both the Email and StoreWithData functions.

ShowCancelButton

True/False

True. Allows the inspector to cancel the sub-inspection and return to the list of available sub-inspections.

False. Cancel button is not displayed on the Inspection viewer. The inspector must submit data.

VideoMode

Multiple choice

Off.

[Mobile] Video recording is disabled.

[PC] Attaching videos to sub-inspection data is disabled.

Selecting Low or Medium resolution allows sub-inspection to include video capture.

[Mobile] Low 640x480px or Medium 960x540px (recommended) resolution enables video recording at this resolution. The video file is stored in the User Doc 1 folder and a reference to it is added to the data in the Note field for that sub-inspection.

[PC] The attached videos are always stored at their original resolution. Uses the PictureStorage property to determine how the videos are used and stored.

Data

Label

Text

Displays label for this sub-inspection

Enter new text to change the label for this sub-inspection

Mobile

VideoMaxLength

Number

15 (seconds)

Enter a number for the maximum length of a video with seconds as the time increment.

PC

AutoLoadSubInspection

True/False

False. The sub-inspection retains its completion status.

True. Automatically takes the inspector to this sub-inspection page each time the inspection is loaded. The sub-inspection completion status is set to incomplete.

CancelButtonLabel

Text

[blank]

The Cancel button displays its default label ("Cancel"). When the inspector clicks this button, the PC Collect module displays a warning message that any unsaved data on this sub-inspection will be lost.

Enter a different label for the Cancel button. When the inspector clicks this button, GainSeeker will not display the warning message about unsaved data being lost.

Chart Options DMS

Set options

DMS Chart Info

Set DMS charts to display for the sub-inspection during runtime.

See Setting charts to display for more information.

Chart Options SPC

Set options

SPC Chart Info

Set SPC charts to display for the sub-inspection during runtime.

See Setting charts to display for more information.

ClearSidePanel

True/False

False. When the sub-inspection loads, any existing charts, images, or web pages are not cleared from the side panel.

True. When a sub-inspection loads, any existing charts, images, or web pages are cleared from the side panel.

ShowIndividualNote

True/False

True. Displays a Note button adjacent to each applicable test in this sub-inspection.

False. Does not display a Note button adjacent to each applicable test in this sub-inspection.

VisibleInList

True/False

True. Sub-inspection is visible on the list of sub-inspections.

False. Sub-inspection is hidden from the list of sub-inspections. The only way to launch this sub-inspection is by setting the AutoAdvance property of the Inspection, the AutoLoadSubInspection property of this sub-inspection, or a Python script.

SPC Standard Lists (Mobile only)

List1 . . . List9

Standards

The selected standards for this list.

Change the standards used for this sub-inspection. This is used with the Numeric Input test to choose a standard at run-time.

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