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 Inspections list page.

As agency staff or a registered public user, you use the Inspections list page to view a complete list of inspections for a permit application. Go to the list of inspections in the permit details to perform these tasks:

Manage inspection activity.
Access inspection details and perform actions, including request, schedule, cancel, or claim an inspection.

Tip: You can access this page on a mobile device as well as on a laptop or desktop computer. The layout and some functionality changes based on the device you are using. For more information about using the Overview page on a phone, see the Overview of Mobile Oracle Inspector for Permits.

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 Inspections 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	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: Reinspection information appears after you submit a reinspection request.
Reinspect	Displays the Reinspect button for failed inspections. Click to 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 List of Inspections

You can view the inspections for a permit using the list view or grid view. To change the view on the Inspections 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 Inspections 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 List of Inspections

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 Inspections list page:

Page Element	Description
Add Inspection	Click to request an inspection on the Inspection page. See Requesting Inspections. If your agency supports pending inspections, the system prevents you from creating a new or duplicate inspection when an inspection of the same type is already pending. You can schedule the existing pending inspection.
	Click the Assign icon to assign an inspection to an inspector for a specific date and time on the Scheduling modal page. The icon appears only for users with the PSC Inspections Supervisor role. This column is not visible to registered public users. If an inspection is already assigned, but not yet completed, this button enables you to reassign the inspection. Note: You'll receive a warning when you assign or reassign an inspection with prerequisite inspections that haven't passed or been corrected.
Reinspect	Click to access the Inspection request 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.

Page Element

Description

Add Inspection

Click to request an inspection on the Inspection page. See Requesting Inspections.

If your agency supports pending inspections, the system prevents you from creating a new or duplicate inspection when an inspection of the same type is already pending. You can schedule the existing pending inspection.

Assign icon

Click the Assign icon to assign an inspection to an inspector for a specific date and time on the Scheduling modal page. The icon appears only for users with the PSC Inspections Supervisor role. This column is not visible to registered public users.

If an inspection is already assigned, but not yet completed, this button enables you to reassign the inspection.

Note: You'll receive a warning when you assign or reassign an inspection with prerequisite inspections that haven't passed or been corrected.

Reinspect

Click to access the Inspection request 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.

You can access more actions by clicking the actions icon in the Actions column:

Select one of the available actions in the drop-down menu:

Actions available when you click the Actions icon on the Inspections page

Page Element	Description
Cancel Inspection	Click to cancel the inspection. See Requesting Inspections. Note: This action doesn't appear for inspections with a status of Canceled or Completed. In addition, the action isn't available once the time until the scheduled inspection is less than the number of hours defined in the Schedule Change Policy field for the inspection type. For more information on inspection types, see Setting Up Inspection Types.
View Detail	Click to view the inspection details on the Inspection Detail page. See Reviewing Inspection Details.
View Request	Click to review, update, or cancel an inspection on the Inspection Request page. See Requesting Inspections.
Assign to Me	Claim a scheduled inspection assigned to another inspector. This action is available when the inspector who claims the inspection has the Building Inspector job function with district and inspection type job attributes that match the inspection's district and type attributes. If you want to reschedule the inspection, click the View Detail action to select a new date and time on the Inspection Detail page.