Managing Inspections for a Permit
The permit information includes a consolidated list of inspections related to a permit. As a permit coordinator, you manage inspection activity for a permit—including status, inspection results, code or requirement violations, and more—on the Inspection List page.
As agency staff or a registered public user, you use the Inspection List page to view a complete list of inspections for a permit application. Go to the inspection list in the permit details to perform these tasks:
Manage inspection activity.
View inspections in a calendar format.
Perform actions, including access inspection details, and request and schedule an inspection.
Monitoring Inspection Activity
Select the Permits tile on the Agency Springboard.
On the Transactions – Permits page, click the row for the permit application you are working with.
Click Inspections in the left navigation panel of the permit details.
On the Inspection List page, you can monitor inspection activity in these fields:
Page Element
Description
Inspection
View the inspection number that was automatically generated based on the autonumbering definition in the inspection type.
The inspection type is displayed beneath the inspection number. Inspection types determine the scheduling method, assessment type, passing rule, rating method, scoring method, type of inspection checklist, and so on. For more information, see Setting Up Inspection Types.
Status
View the inspection status, which can be one of these, depending on the inspection statuses defined by your agency:
Scheduled
Requested
Completed
Canceled
Pending
A date and time is displayed beneath the Completed statuses to indicate when the inspection was completed.
Inspector
Identifies the inspector assigned to the inspection.
The date and time of the scheduled inspection is displayed beneath the inspector’s name.
Property
View the address of the property associated with the inspection.
Result
View whether the inspection passed or failed.
Reinspection
Displays the Reinspect button for failed inspections. Click it to submit a reinspection request.
Reference
For failed inspections that have been reinspected, this column displays the unique identifier for the reinspection.
For reinspections, this column displays the unique identifier of the original failed inspection.
Note: Reference information appears after you submit a reinspection request.
Viewing Pending Inspections
When you access this page, the All tab displays all of the inspections associated with the permit. Select the Pending tab to display only inspections with a status of Pending.
The Pending tab appears only if the Enable Pending Inspections switch is turned on for the agency. For more information, see Setting Up Agency-Level Options for Permits.
Viewing the Inspection List
You can view the inspections for a permit using the list view or grid view. To change the view on the Inspection List page:
Select the Permits tile on the Agency Springboard.
On the Transactions - Permits page, click the row for the permit application you are working with.
Click Inspections in the left navigation panel of the permit details.
On the Inspection List page, use the following buttons to change your view:
Page Element
Description
Click to display inspections using the list view. This is the default view for public users.
Click to display inspections using the grid view. This is the default view for agency staff.
Performing Actions from the Inspection List
Select the Permits tile on the Agency Springboard.
On the Transactions - Permits page, click the row for the permit application you are working with.
Click Inspections in the left navigation panel of the permit details.
You can perform these actions from the Inspection List page:
Page Element
Description
Add Inspection
Click to request an inspection on the Inspection page. See Requesting Inspections.
Reinspect
Click to access the Inspection page where you can submit a reinspection request for a failed inspection. The reinspection request has a new inspection ID, and it includes all of the information from the failed inspection. Before submitting the reinspection request, you must enter the required scheduling information based on the scheduling method of the inspection.
For inspections with a scheduling method of Ready, you must select a Ready by Date and Ready by Time.
For inspections with a scheduling method of Request, you must select a Preferred Date and Preferred Time.
For inspections with a scheduling method of Schedule, you must click the Select a Time button and select a date and time for the reinspection on the Scheduling modal page.
For more information on the Inspection page, see Requesting Inspections.
Actions
Click the icon in this column to select one of the following actions:
View Request: Click to review, update, or cancel an inspection on the Inspection page. See Requesting Inspections.
View Detail: Click to view the inspection details on the Inspection Detail page. See Reviewing Inspection Details.