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Add Inspections Entries (Android)

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Objective

To add Inspections entries using the Procore app on an Android mobile device.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:
    • 'Standard' or 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Site Diary tool.

  • This action can be performed in offline mode. Tasks performed in offline mode sync with Procore once a network connection is reestablished. 

Steps

  1. Navigate to the Site Diary tool using the Procore app on an Android mobile device.
  2. Tap the date to select the calendar day for which you want to create a new entry.
  3. Tap icon-plus-quick-create-mobile2.png to create a new entry.
  4. Tap Inspections.
  5. Fill in the following information.

    • Inspector Name: Tap the Inspector field. Enter the name of the person who performed the inspection.

    • Start Time: Tap the Start Time field. Enter the starting time by selecting the hours and minutes from the menus.

    • End Time: Tap the End Time field. Enter the starting time by selecting the hours and minutes from the menus.

    • Inspection Type: Tap the Inspection Type field. Enter the type of inspection that was performed.

    • Inspecting Entity: Tap the Inspecting Entity field. Enter the type of inspector that performed the inspection.

    • Location: Select a location from the menu. Tap a tiered location to pull up any sub locations. If configured, you can tap Add to add a new location.

    • Area: Tap the Area field. Enter the area within the specified location that was inspected. 

    • Comments: Enter any comments that may be needed to further describe the entry.

    • Attachments: Tap on the following options to add photo, video or file attachments to the entry:

      • Camera: Use your mobile device's camera to take a photo or video that is automatically added to the entry once you exit the camera. Or, before exiting, tap the photo to mark it up.  Optional photo and video functionality in the Procore camera tool include the following: 
        • Tap the time stamp icon to to turn time stamp on or off.
        • Tap the geotag button to turn geotagging off or on.
          Note: The geotag button will only appear if you have Location Services off or if you have not accepted location tracking permissions on your device.Geotag information cannot be viewed in Procore, but it can be referenced in the file's properties after downloading the photo to a computer.
        • Tap the video icon to switch to video to record a video for up to 15 seconds.
          • Tap the microphone icon to turn your device's microphone on or off while in video mode.
        • After taking a photo, tap the photo twice to enter markup mode.
      • Photos: Tap to select photos from your device's Gallery OR from Procore's Photos tool in the project.
        • Photos from Procore: 
          1. Tap the album that contains the photo(s) you want to include on the entry.
            OR
            Tap Create New Album to add a new photo album to the project.
            Note: You will need 'Standard' or 'Admin' permissions to the Site Diary tool to create an album.
          2. Tap the photo(s) you want to attach.
          3. Tap Done.
        • Photos from Device:
          1. Tap the photo(s) you want to add to the entry.
          2. Tap Done.
      • Files: Tap on a file from your mobile device to automatically attach it to the entry.  
  6. Tap Save.