New Features and Enhancements

The section lists the new features and enhancements in the mInspections application across releases.

New Features and Enhancements in Release 2304

Table 1. New Features and Enhancements in Release 2304

View, Assign, and Execute Forms

  • View the list of inspections in Open Inspections.
  • Self-Assign inspections from Open Inspections.
  • View assigned inspections in My Inspections.
  • Unassign To-Do, In Progress forms.
  • Execute the assigned inspections by answering questions in the inspection form and submit them.

For more information, see How to conduct inspections using assigned forms.

Create, View, Assign, and Close Issues

  • Create issues for the observed anomalies during inspections.
  • View the list of issues in Open Issues and self assign if needed
  • View created and assigned actions in My Issues.
  • Engage in live conversations with assigned Users.
  • Create a Notification for an asset and sync it with backend ERP systems instantly.

For more information, see How to create, update, and close an issue.

Create, View, Assign, and Close Actions

  • Create actions to follow-up on issues.
  • View the list of actions in Open Actions.
  • Self-Assign actions from Open Actions.
  • View created and assigned actions in My Actions.
  • Work on the assigned actions and close them.

For more information, see How to create, update, and close an action.

Productivity Enhancements

  • View Task Progress Bar in inspections to track task progress.
  • Add notes and attachments or media such as images as additional information or evidence.

For more information, see How to conduct inspections using assigned forms.

Access forms even when there is no network connectivity

  • Automatically download data from servers onto the devices on login.
  • Access the data in the offline mode.
  • View, Assign, and Execute Inspections.
  • Create, View, Assign, and Close Issues.
  • Create, View, Assign, and Close Actions.
  • Automatically download updates and syncs changes to the server when online.

For more information, see Access forms in offline mode.

Create, View, Edit, and Publish Forms

  • Create a form with multiple pages, sections, and questions.
  • Preview the form in the mInspections mobile application.
  • Configure the PDF view of the submitted forms with Header, Subject, Footer, and Body.
  • View list of created forms, edit them if required, and view form meta details.
  • Edit a form to meet new requirements.

For more information, see Author forms and publish.

Add Response Types and Conditional Logic to Forms

Read Only Field, Text answer, Long Text Answer, Number, Number Range, Number with Unit of Measurement, Pop up message based on number range, Check box, Scan (with OCR), Date & Time, Date Range, Signature, Slider, Geo Location, Multi-choice and, Global Picklist with multi selection, Hyperlink, Instructions, Conditional Logic response types can be added to tasks.

For more information, see Pointers for creating an effective form.

Schedule Form

  • Schedule form by frequency, by data and assign them to operators.
  • View list of published & scheduled forms and modify schedules as required.

For more information, see Schedule forms and assign them to technicians.

Track progress of Scheduled Forms

  • View Open, To-Do, In-progress, and Submitted forms.
  • Download PDF reports of in-progress and Submitted forms.

For more information, see How to view Forms status.

Archive, Restore or Delete Form

  • Archive authored forms which are no longer required.
  • Restore the form when required.
  • Permanently delete the form.

For more information, see How to archive, restore, and delete forms.

Track progress of Open Issues and Actions

  • View charts of open issues and actions.
  • View list of Open issues and actions created by technicians.
  • Create a Notification for an asset and sync it with backend ERP systems instantly.

For more information, see How to view issues and actions.

Search & Filter

  • Search and Filter forms.
  • Search and Filter archived forms.
  • Search and Filter templates.

For more information, see How to search inspections, issues, and actions.

Productivity Enhancements

  • Create a new form quickly by importing the questions from an existing form.
  • Copy an existing form and create a new form quickly.
  • Save forms as templates.
  • Create new forms from templates.

For more information, see Create inspection forms from templates.

Add, Search, View, and Edit Plants Data

  • Add, edit / modify plants’ data.
  • Search plants and view details.

For more information, see How to create Plant Master data.

Add, Search, View, and Edit Asset Data

  • Add, edit / modify assets data.
  • Search assets and view details.
  • Bulk upload assets data through excel files.

For more information, see How to create Asset Master data.

Add, Search, View, and Edit Location Data

  • Add, edit / modify locations’ data for assets.
  • Search locations and view details.
  • Bulk upload locations data through excel files.

For more information, see How to create Location Master data.

Add, Search, View, and Edit Unit of Measurement (UOM) Data

  • Add, edit / modify units of measurement.
  • Search the list of UOMs and view details.
  • Bulk upload UOM through excel files.

For more information, see How to create UOM Master data.

Add, Search, View, and Edit Global Response Set Data

  • Add, edit / modify Global Response Set data.
  • Search Global Response Set data and view details.
  • Bulk upload Global Response Set data through excel files.

For more information, see How to create Global Response Set data.

Onboard New Customers

  • Onboard customers as a tenant/super admin.
  • View and edit the tenant details such as primary, ERP, protected resources, database configuration, collaboration, configuration, and assets.
  • Provide access to modules in the CBO application.
  • Add a customer logo in the application for tenant users to identify the instance of the connected worker platform.

For information, How to onboard Tenants/Super Admins.

Onboard Users

  • Create roles and assign permissions to the modules in the application.
  • Create users and assign roles. Provide access to the right modules to execute their tasks.
  • View and edit user details and deactivate users who are no longer required.

For information, How to add Users and Assign Roles.