Conducting an Inspection (nSPECT Mobile)
Overview
Users can conduct inspections in the field while online or offline using nSPECT Mobile.
When an inspection is completed online, nSPECT Mobile automatically syncs with the server. If the user is offline, syncing will occur once a connection is reestablished. While offline, some features—such as viewing the inspection report—may be disabled. For more information, see the Synchronizing with the nSPECT Server page.
These inspections can include multiple forms if needed, as illustrated by the diagram below.
Each inspection includes the following tabs: Forms, Violations, and Details.
Forms
To view or edit a form within an inspection, open the Forms tab and select it from the list.
This opens the first form section.
Arrow buttons at the bottom of the page let the user move between sections of the inspection form, while a progress bar allows direct navigation to a specific section. The name of the current section is always displayed.
Adding an Inspection Form
To add a form to an inspection, click the Add New Form button at the top right of the page.
Choose the form to add, then click the Save button. The selected form is added to the inspection.
Removing an Inspection Form
To remove a form from an inspection, click the ellipses (…) button next to the form name, then click the Delete button.
A pop-up window appears to confirm the deletion. Click the Yes, Remove Inspection Form button to remove the form.
Updating Form Questions
Inspection forms are organized into sections, each containing one or more question controls that may be formatted, pre-populated, required, or conditionally displayed based on configuration. For more information on control types available in nSPECT Mobile, see the nSPECT Mobile Control Types page.
Viewing and Editing Repeating Sections
If a form contains a repeating section, each added instance of that section is displayed in a list.
The name of a repeating section is based on the section contents. The first three controls are combined to create a unique name for each section.
To add a new instance of a repeating section, click the Add Section button at the bottom of the list and enter information when prompted.
To change the order of the repeating sections, click the Reorder button at the top right of the page.
Drag and drop the sections to achieve the desired order, then click the Save button.
Copying or Deleting Repeating Sections
To copy or delete a repeating section, click the ellipses (…) button next to it, then select the desired option. If the section is copied, the copy is added to the repeating section list.
Completing an Inspection
After completing the last section of an inspection, click the back arrow at the top of the page to return to the main inspection page. Then, click the Mark Complete button.
A pop-up window appears to confirm the completion. Click the Yes, Mark Complete button to complete the inspection.
The inspection status is updated to Completed.
Once synced with the server, completed inspections are no longer displayed in the nSPECT mobile app. The inspection report can be viewed on the nVIRO evaluation record.
Viewing Inspection Reports
This feature is disabled when the user is offline.
To view an inspection report, click the View Report button after the inspection data has been synced with the server.
A new page opens and prompts the user to download a PDF copy of the report. Click the Generate & View Report button to initiate the download.
On Windows devices, once the report is downloaded, click the Email button to send it to a selected recipient.
A pop-up window appears where the user can enter the recipient’s email address.
Clicking the Send button opens a new message in the user’s default email application with the report PDF attached.
In nSPECT, to return to the main inspection page, click the Ok button.
On iOS and Android devices, use the native share functionality to send the inspection report.
Details
The Details tab shows various details related to the inspection.
The Details tab is only available when the user is online.
To make changes to the inspection details, click the Edit button. To save the changes, click the Save button at the top right of the page.
Violations
A Violations tab appears when an inspection contains a violation, with the number of violations shown in parentheses beside the tab name. Clicking the tab displays a list of all violations.
To view the source of a violation, click the arrow (>) button next to it. The system displays the specific question where the violation was marked.
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