Working with Inspection Dependencies

Agency staff can view and update inspection dependencies for permits on the Inspections page in the permit details.

Agency setup is required to establish the default inspection dependencies for a permit type and between linked permits. The default inspection dependencies within a permit come from the Inspection Group setup for the permit type. The global Inspection Dependencies setup page enables agencies to configure default inspection prerequisites that apply across all of an agency's inspection types. For more information about setting up dependencies, see Setting Up Inspection Dependencies and Setting Up Inspection Groups.

When a permit is linked to other permits, and the permit is canceled, withdrawn, denied, or unlinked from the other permits, the inspection dependencies between the permits no longer apply.

Note: Agency staff can override dependencies when scheduling an inspection. For more information, see Requesting Inspections.

Here's how you can work with the inspection dependencies in the permit details:

1. Select the Permits tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Transactions – Permits page, click the row for the permit application you are working with.

3. Click Inspections in the left navigation panel of the permit details to open the inspections list, which shows the requested and scheduled inspections for the permit and linked applications, if any

4. On the Inspections page, click the Update Dependencies link.

5. On the Update Dependencies page, review all of the inspection types associated with the permit and linked applications, if any, including whether the inspection type is required or final and the prerequisite inspections for each type.

   This is the information available for each inspection type.

   Page Element	Description
   Application and Application Type	Displays the application number and permit type associated with the inspection type.
   Description	Displays the description of the permit.
   Inspection Type	Displays the inspection type for which you can update the prerequisite inspections.
   Prerequisite Inspections	Displays the default prerequisite inspections defined by the agency until you add or remove prerequisite inspections by selecting the check box for an inspection type.
   Required	Indicates whether the inspection type was set up to be required. Agency staff can change this setting when scheduling inspections.
   Final Inspection	Indicates whether the inspection type was set up as a final inspection in an inspection group. Final inspections are required.

   Here's how to make updates:

   1. Expand the row for an inspection type.

   2. Click the check box for an inspection type in the list to add or remove prerequisite inspections.

   3. Click Save and Close.

6. On the Inspections page, click the View Dependencies link.

7. On the View Dependencies page, view a graphical representation of the current prerequisite inspections. The information for each inspection type includes the inspection type, application number, and permit type. The connectors display prerequisite inspections left to right, with the final inspections terminating on the right.

   Note: Required inspections that don't have prerequisite inspections aren't displayed.

   1. Hover over the connectors with your cursor to view the relationship between inspections. For example, "Plumbing Final is a prerequisite for 950 Building Final," where the prerequisite inspection type is displayed on the left with an arrow pointing to another inspection.

   2. Hover over an inspection type box with your cursor to highlight the dependencies for the inspection type, which may have prerequisite inspections and also be the prerequisite for other inspections.

   3. Find an inspection type in the diagram using the Search field.

   4. Click OK.

The Update Dependencies and View Dependencies links are also available on the Inspection request page. Agency staff, applicants, and contacts with permit access can also click the View Subapplications link on the Inspections page in the permit details and on the Inspection request page to manage linked permits. See Working with Linked Permits.