5Using Oracle Inspector
Oracle Inspector Overview
Use the Oracle Inspector mobile application to manage a variety of property inspections on a daily basis.
Oracle Inspector provides government field staff the ability to enforce code compliance using productivity tools to perform and report on inspections from a mobile device.
Viewing My Inspection Tasks
You start on the My Inspection Tasks page when you log into Oracle Inspector. On the My Inspections Task page, you can:
View the daily inspection job list on a calendar or map.
View property address, inspection type, permit type, and permit ID for each inspection.
View the inspection status and results for completed inspections.
Identify inspections with conditions or restrictions.
Review the inspection results for completed inspections.
This example illustrates the My Inspection Tasks page containing the field values described in the following table. There is no inspection result, rating, or score for the scheduled inspections, because the inspector has not entered results. The inspection isn’t complete until the inspector submits the inspection results with required signatures.
![Oracle Inspector - My Inspection Tasks page](images/i-240edad7n-2289.png)
The My Inspections Tasks page provides a daily calendar view with inspections organized by scheduled time.
Left Column |
Middle Column |
Right Column |
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Time using 12-hour clock AM or PM |
Summary of Assigned Inspection:
Inspection Status – For example, Scheduled, Completed, or Canceled. |
Results for Completed Inspection:
Note: Values for Inspection results are configured by the agency.
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To update your estimated time of arrival at the property, swipe an inspection from left to right. Click the Update ETA button.
You can navigate to the previous and next day’s schedule using the buttons in the header, or click the calendar icon next to the date in the header to go to the schedule for a specific date.
Working with Inspection Details
You view inspection details, such as inspection number, location, and description, and initiate actions for performing inspections on the Inspection Detail page. You can:
Access permit details associated with the inspection.
Locate the inspection site on a map.
Review inspection status, rating, score, and number of major violations of completed inspections.
Identify the inspector and location contact.
Read requester comments and special location instructions.
Update your estimated time of arrival at the property.
View the inspection summary report.
This example illustrates the Inspection Detail page containing the field values described in the following table.
![Oracle Inspector - Inspection Detail page, example of a scheduled inspection](images/i-240edad7n-2290.png)
In addition to the inspection ID and inspection type, you can view these inspection details:
Location
Status
Scheduled date and time
Estimated time of arrival (ETA)
Inspector
On-location contact person
Comments added by the inspection requester
You can also perform these actions on the Inspection Detail page:
Page Element |
Description |
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Permit number |
Click the permit number link to access permit details. |
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Click the map icon to view the location of the property on a map. |
Checklists |
Click to open the Inspection Checklist page. The button displays the number of checklists to complete for the inspection. |
Conditions |
Click to open the Conditions page in the permit details. Review permit conditions that might affect the inspection status and apply conditions. An icon indicates the type of condition that was applied, such as a lock. If there are multiple conditions applied to the permit, the most severe condition is displayed here. For more information about conditions, see Applying Conditions to Permit. |
Attachments |
Click to open the Attachments page. Review or upload attachments related to the inspection, such as videos or annotated photos. You can select which inspection attachments you want to view. |
Comments |
Click to open the Comments page. Review or add comments related to the inspection. Inspector comments are visible to the public unless the agency selects an option to hide them. Go to the Inspection Checklist and Checklist Items pages to view the comments made for checklists and checklist items. |
More |
Click the More icon at the bottom of the page to do the following:
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Result |
Click this button to calculate the inspection results, based on the evaluation rules set up by the agency. If an inspection is set up with checklists, you can select the result only after all checklists have results. If your inspection is set up by the agency to calculate scores automatically, the system totals the scores for checklists and checklist items. The higher the score, the better the inspection results. |
Submit |
Click this button to access the Inspection Result page, where you sign off on the inspection and submit signatures for the contractor and property owner, if required. |
Working with Conditions
If conditions have been applied to a permit, an icon appears on various pages to indicate the type of condition, such as lock, hold, or notice. If there are multiple conditions applied to the permit, the most severe condition is displayed, that is, a lock. When you access the Conditions page, you can:
Review existing conditions applied to the permit.
Review condition details.
Resolve existing conditions.
Apply new conditions.
A permit condition can prevent an inspector from submitting the inspection results. In that case, a message indicates details about the condition that was applied.
This example illustrates the Conditions page containing the field values described in the following table.
![Oracle Inspector - Conditions page](images/i-240edad7n-2065.png)
Page Element |
Description |
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Apply Condition |
Click this button to add a new restriction to the permit. |
Resolve |
Click this button to resolve the restriction that was applied to the permit. |
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Click the detail icon to access condition details. You can resolve the condition on the details page. |
Opening the Map View
Use the map icon to open a map view on these pages:
My Inspection Tasks
Inspection Detail
The map icon looks like this:
Click the map icon on the My Inspection Tasks page to view the location of inspections scheduled for the day.
Click the map icon on the Inspection Detail page to view the property location of the selected inspection:
![Oracle Inspector - Inspection Detail page displaying the property map](images/i-240edad7n-2286.png)
In addition to an interactive map, the map view includes the inspection name, inspection number, property address, and scheduled date and time of the inspection.
Using Inspection Checklists
An inspection can have one or more checklists that cover the scope of the codes and requirements. At the checklist level, you can:
View results progress, if the inspection has checklist items.
Access checklist items.
Provide a result for the checklist.
Review or add checklist attachments.
Review or add checklist comments.
This example illustrates the Inspection Checklist page containing the field values described in the following table.
![Oracle Inspector - Inspection Checklist page, example of a scheduled inspection with no results](images/i-240edad7n-2284.png)
Page Elements |
Description |
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Checklist |
Click the checklist row to open the Checklist Items page. |
Result |
Displays No Result, Pass, or Fail after calculating the entered checklist results, where No Result is the default value if the checklist results have not been added. Results are defined by the agency. Common results are Pass, Fail, Corrected on Site, Not Applicable, and Not Observed. If the inspection was set up by the agency to use scoring, the system automatically populates the result based on the scoring method. If scoring is not used, the inspector must manually add the result. |
Progress indicator |
Displays percentage in a progress ring and count how many of the checklist items have been evaluated. |
Comments |
Click to open the Comments page for the checklist level. Review or add comments related to the checklist. |
Attachments |
Click to open the Attachments page. Review or upload attachments related to the checklist, such as videos or annotated photos. |
Working with Checklist Items
Depending on the permit requirements, an inspection may have checklists with one or more checklist items, or none at all. On the Checklist Items page, you can:
View a list of checklist items.
Enter a result for each checklist item.
Click a checklist item to access the Checklist Item Results page.
This example illustrates the Checklist Items page described in the surrounding text.
![Oracle Inspector - Checklist Items page, example of a scheduled inspection](images/i-240edad7n-2283.png)
You can use the Edit button to select multiple checklist items and assign the same result to them. When you choose a failing result, the Inspection Result Items page opens so that you can add comments and attachments as support documents for the failing result.
Click the checklist item row to open the Checklist Item Result page.
On the Checklist Item Result page, you can:
Review or add checklist attachments.
Review or add checklist comments.
Scroll through the item results.
This example illustrates the Checklist Item Result page described in the surrounding text. No results have been provided for this inspection.
![Oracle Inspector - Checklist Item Result page, example of a scheduled inspection with no results provided](images/i-240edad7n-2282.png)
Submitting Inspection Results
On the Inspection Result page, you can:
Sign off on the inspection.
Capture the contractor and property owner signatures.
Add inspection comments and attachments as support documents.
This example illustrates the Inspection Result page with inspector and contractor signatures.
![Oracle Inspector - Inspection Result page, example of a completed inspection with signatures](images/i-240edad7n-227d.png)
Click the row for Inspector, Contractor, or Property Owner to access the field for adding a signature. Click Save.