Create an Equipment Inspection (Android)
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Objective
To create an inspection for equipment on the Procore app on an Android device.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions
- QR Codes must be scanned with QR reader for the Equipment tool in the Procore mobile app.
- You must give the Procore app permission to access the camera on your mobile device.
Prerequisites
- The Equipment (beta) tool must be enabled for your project. See Add and Remove Project Tools.
- Equipment records must be added to your project. See Add or Remove Equipment from Projects.
Steps
You can create an inspection from the following places:
Create an Inspection from the Equipment Tool
- Navigate to the Equipment (Beta) tool using the Procore app on an iOS mobile device.
- Tap the equipment record.
OR
Tap the QR code
icon. Then point your camera toward the QR code to open the equipment details page. - Click the horizontal ellipsis
and select Create Inspection. - Tap the template you want to use for the inspection.
Note: Inspection templates are created by users with 'Admin' permissions to the Company level Inspections tool. If none appear here, contact an Inspections Admin user to have them Create a Company Level Inspection Template or Add Inspection Templates to Your Project. - Tap into the following fields to add the appropriate information:
- Status: Select the status of the inspection. New inspections are in 'Open' status by default.
Note: An inspection's status should be set to 'open' when someone begins performing the inspection. It should remain open until there are no more deficient items on the inspection. At this point, you should change the status to 'closed' to indicate that no further action is needed. - Add Attachments:
Camera: Tap to open your device's camera and take a photo to add to the inspection. 
Photos: Tap to select an image from your device's photo library or Procore Photos. After you select the photos, click Add or Done.
Files: Tap to select a saved file from your device's files.
- Trade: Select a trade related to your inspection.
Note: If you do not have trades added to your company, the 'Trade' field will appear as an empty field. You will need to add these to the Company level Admin tool before you can fill this field out. See Add or Delete Trades. - Inspection Date: Select the date the inspection is taking place.
- Due Date: Select the date the inspection needs to be completed by.
- Assignees: Select one or more assignees that will be responsible for the inspection.
- Location: Select a location associated with the inspection.
Note: You can also scan a location's QR code to enter a location:- Tap the QR code
icon in the upper right on the Locations menu. - Point the camera of your device to the QR code to scan it.
Procore automatically scans your location and adds it to the inspection.
- Tap the QR code
- Responsible Contractor: Select the company that performed the work to be inspected.
Note:- If you selected a point of contact before this, you will only be able to choose from the contractor that point of contact is associated with.
- If no contracting companies exist in the project's Directory, you will not be able to select a 'Point of Contact'.
- Point of Contact: Select a person to be the point of contact for the inspection. If you selected a 'Responsible Contractor' before this, you will only be able to choose a contact who is associated with that company.
Note: Only users with 'Standard' level permissions or above on the Observation tool may be listed as the Inspection's 'Point of Contact'. - Specification Section: Select a specification section to associate with the inspection.
- Private. Move the toggle to the ON
or OFF 
position. Private inspections are only visible to the 'Point of Contact', 'Assignee(s)', members added to the inspection's distribution list, and 'Admin' level users on the project's Inspections tool. - Description: Enter a description of the inspection.
- Status: Select the status of the inspection. New inspections are in 'Open' status by default.
- Tap Create.
Create an Inspection from the Inspections Tool
- Open the Procore app on an Android mobile device and select a project.
Note: This loads the Tools screen for the project. - Tap the quick create
icon and select Inspection.
OR
Tap the Inspections tool and tap the create icon. - Tap to select a template you want to create an inspection from.
Note: Inspection templates are created by users with 'Admin' permissions to the Company level Inspections tool. If none appear here, contact an Inspections Admin user to have them Create a Company Level Inspection Template or Add Inspection Templates to Your Project. - Tap into the following fields to enter information as appropriate:
- Trade: Select trade related to the inspection.
Note: If trades have not been added in the Company level Admin tool, the 'Trade' field will appear as an empty field. Trades can be added by users with 'Admin' permissions to the Company level Admin tool. See Add or Delete Trades. - Inspection Date: Select the date the inspection was or will be performed.
- Due Date: Select a date that the inspection needs to be completed by.
- Inspectors: Select one or more inspectors who will be responsible for the inspection.
Note: If you do not have any contacts added to your Directory, the 'Inspector(s)' field will appear as an empty field. You will need to go into your Project level Directory add users to it before you can add in this field. If you add in a name, it will not be saved. - Location: Select a location associated with the inspection.
Note: You can also scan a location's QR code to enter a location.- Tap the QR icon in the top right corner.
- Point the camera of your device to the QR code to scan it.
Procore scans it automatically and add the location to the inspection.
- Responsible Contractor: Select the company that performed the work to be inspected.
Note:- If you selected a point of contact before this, you will only be able to choose from the contractor that point of contact is associated with.
- If no contracting companies exist in the project's Directory, you will not be able to select a 'Point of Contact'.
- Point of Contact: Select a person to be the point of contact for the inspection. If you selected a 'Responsible Contractor' before this, you will only be able to choose a contact who is associated with that company.
Note: Only users with 'Standard' level permissions or above on the Observation tool may be listed as the Inspection's 'Point of Contact'. - Spec Section: Reference the specific contract documents or section of the specification book that's related to the inspection by choosing from the spec section selector.
Note: If the Specifications tool is enabled on the project, the selections in this menu are populated with the spec sections from that tool, and it will display as a link upon saving the inspection. If the Specifications tool is disabled on the project, the selections in this menu are populated with values from the project's Admin tool. - Description: Tap to enter a description of the inspection for your project.
- Private: By default, inspections are not private. Tap the toggle ON if you want to set the inspection to Private.
- Attachments: Tap to attach a file or photo to the inspection.
- Files from Device: Select if you want to attach a file from your device's Files.
- Photos from Device: Select if you want to attach a photo from your device's Gallery.
- Photos from Procore: Select if you want to attach a photo from the project's Photos tool.
- Camera: Select if you want to take a new photo to attach.
- Inspection Items: Tap to view inspection items that have been carried over from the inspection template. These items are not editable.
- Trade: Select trade related to the inspection.
- Tap Create.