Understanding the Attachments Section
The Attachments section allows you to attach a file or link an externally stored file to the damage assessment.
Actions
• The Add Attachment button ()opens the Attach Files dialog box that allows you to attach a file to the damage assessment. Maximum size of the attachment is 50M.
• The Add Link button (
) opens the Add Link dialog box that allows you to add a link to an externally stored attachment that is accessible with an URL. To add a link, complete the following fields:
) opens the Add Link dialog box that allows you to add a link to an externally stored attachment that is accessible with an URL. To add a link, complete the following fields: Name: a name that is unique to the damage assessment.
URL: link to attachment.
Description: short description of the attachment contents.
Click OK to add the attachment link or click Cancel to abort the action.
• The Delete Attachment button () marks the selected attachments for removal.
• The Open Attachment button () opens the selected attachment. Links are opened in a web browser. Files are opened using application associated with the given file type.
• The Save Attachment button () saves local copies of the selected attachments.
Table Columns
• Name: attachment name (unique within a single damage assessment).
• File Size: attachment size in bytes (0 for links).
• Modified Date: last modification date for file attachments.
• Status: status of the attachment (New, Modified or Deleted).
• Link: URL of the externally stored attachment.
• Description: attachment description.
Status Bar
The status bar displays the damage assessment status (New, Assessed, Complete, or Obsolete) and the estimated time to repair the reported damage. This is calculated from the information entered in the Damaged Assets table.
Creating Fuzzy Damage Assessments
When a crew reports damage that is not associated with an event in the system, you may create a fuzzy damage assessment and link it to a location in the Viewer. Like with creating an event, you may create a fuzzy damage assessment for an outage or non-outage situation.
1. Open the Viewer to the general location of the damage.
2. Create a new damage assessment by clicking the new Damage Assessment button () in the Web Workspace toolbar.
3. On the Damaged Assets pane, click the Add damaged asset... button () to open Damaged Asset dialog box.
4. Click the location selection button () to open the Select Damage Location dialog box.
5. Click the location in the Viewer where the damage was found. The Select Damage Location dialog box will be populated with the latitude and longitude data from the Viewer.
6. Click OK to accept the latitude and longitude.
7. Select the asset type, enter any other available information about the damage assets, and then click OK. Add any other known information to the damage assessment and click the Save button.
8. Close the Damage Assessment.
When you reopen the damage assessment, click the damage location focus button () to open the Viewer and focus on the saved coordinate data.
Fuzzy damage assessment can be associated to a device by populating the Device field with the valid alias (either by entering it directly or selecting device in the Viewer) and then saving the damage assessment.