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Last updated: February 19, 2026

Start, edit, and complete inspections

Learn how to start new inspections, edit existing ones, and complete them via the web app and the mobile app to ensure accurate and complete inspection records.

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If you’re on the Free Plan, you can only start an inspection using your 5 active templates.

If you've been assigned scheduled inspections, we recommend starting them from the Home page on the web app or the Home screen on the mobile app. Starting an inspection from a template may be marked as "Missed" or "Overdue" if the next schedule window hasn't started.

Start and complete an inspection

  1. Log in to the web app.

  2. Select Report | Web and mobileInspections in the sidebar or select it in Assets gallery viewMore .

  3. Click Start inspection on the upper-right corner of the page.

  4. In the pop-up window, clickand select the template that you want to use.

  5. Click Start inspection .

  6. Progress through the inspection accordingly and take note of any required questions, which can be identified by an asterisk next to the question label.Conduct an inspection on the web app.

  7. Once you reach the end of the inspection, click Complete inspection .

    • If your inspection has an approval page, click Request approval .

  8. In the side panel, you can review questions that have flagged responses or actions. For each question, you can:Review flagged items via the web app.

    • Click Create action to create an action. If the question has notes added, the notes will be used as the action title.

    • Click Skip to dismiss.

  9. Once all questions have been reviewed, you can click Assign all actions to assign all the actions in bulk or click Skip all to continue.

  10. In the pop-up window, click View & export report if you want to download the inspection report or click Save and close .

Add your templates to folders for easier access and better organization during inspections on the go.

If you're editing an inspection on the mobile app while your device doesn't have an internet connection, any inspection progress will be stored locally on the device until it's back online again to be synced.

Edit and complete an inspection

  1. Log in to the web app.

  2. Select Inspections in the sidebar or select it in Assets gallery viewMore .

  3. Click Continue on the inspection's right-hand side. If the inspection is completed, clickon the inspection's right-hand side and select The pencil icon.Edit inspection .

  4. Progress through the inspection accordingly and take note of any required questions, which can be identified by an asterisk next to the question label.Conduct an inspection on the web app.

  5. Once you reach the end of the inspection, click Complete inspection . If your inspection has an approval page, click Request approval .

  6. If there are questions that have flagged responses or actions created, you can review each question to either create an action or skip for now in the side panel.Review flagged items via the web app.

  7. Once all questions have been reviewed, you can click Assign all actions to assign all the actions in bulk or click Skip all to continue.

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