Overview of the mInspections Application

mInspections mobile application is organized into three sections. They are:

  • Inspections: Inspections are asset or functional location monitoring or maintenance tasks. The Form Author or Technical Writer creates these forms, schedule, and assign them to the field technicians based on availability. Field technician can view the list of Forms and the inspections in each form. Forms are categorized into To-do, In-progress, and Submitted statuses. This section is structured in two tabs.
    • My Inspections: This tab displays forms assigned to the technician who logged in. Operators can search inspections using the Search bar and view the inspections based on the Due Date and Status are available in the My Inspections tab.
      Figure 1. My Inspections
    • Open Inspections: This tab displays forms that are not assigned to any operator.
  • Actions: Action is a follow up inspection to an asset. Form Authors assign these follow up actions to technicians. As a field technician, you can see and provide a quick updates related to the action. You can view the list of actions with details like Status, Plant, Location, Asset, Created by, Priority, and so on in the Actions screen. Actions are categorized into Open, In-progress, and Resolved status. This section is structured in two tabs:
    • My Actions: This tab displays actions created by you or assigned to the user who is logged in. Technicians can search actions using the Search bar, filter the actions based on the Due Date, Priority, Status, Plant, Location, Asset, Assigned to, Show actions assigned to me, Show actions created by me, and Hide Resolved are available in the My Actions tab.
      Figure 2. My Actions
    • Open Actions: This tab displays actions that are created but not assigned technicians.
  • Issues: Issue is created when an issue or anomaly is found while doing maintenance inspections. The field technicians or supervisor assigns the issue to the relevant field technicians. As an field technicians, you can see and chat with the supervisor or update the log history to provide information on the issue. You can view the list of issues with details like Status, Plant, Location, Asset, Created by, Priority, and so on in the Issues screen. Issues are categorized into Open, In-progress and Resolved status. This section is structured in two tabs:
    • My Issues: This tab displays issues created by you or assigned to you. Features to search issues using the Search bar, filter the issues based on the Due Date, Category, Priority, Status, Plant, Location, Asset, Assigned to, Show issues assigned to me, Show issues created by me, and Hide Resolved are available in the My Issues tab.
    • Open Issues: This tab displays issues that are created by other field technicians who are logged in. Features to search issues using the Search bar, filter the issues based on the Due Date, Category, Priority, Plant, Location, Asset, and Created by are available in the Open Issues tab.
    Figure 3. Issues Screen