Need to specify differences between GTCx and Ignition platforms. Inspection Builder in GTCx required user permissions which are not relevant in Ignition.

Introduction

Inspection Builder is a web application that allows fleet administration to create electronic inspections (EVIR) customized to their fleet. These inspections can then be used by fleet drivers via the EVIR Mobile App to log critical information about the vehicle or current trip.

This article explains the various functions and controls of the Inspection Builder.

• Access
• Configurations
• Inspection Types

 

Access

Click here to access the Inspection Builder.

In order to use it, the admin on your Ground Traffic Control account must assign the permission ect2customeradmin to your user profile.

Workflow

The overall process to creating an inspection is as follows:

1. In the Inspection Types tab, create an inspection.
2. Add desired form fields from the Form Library to the inspection and configure it to your needs.
3. Click Save to save the inspection.
4. If your inspection requires an asset walkaround:
   1. In the Configurations tab, either use a preset configuration or create a new one if none of the presets meet your needs. The configuration determines the asset used in the inspection.
   2. Expand the configuration to show the zones.
   3. Edit each zone of the asset that is involved with the inspection and add your new inspection type.
   4. Click Save.
5. When finished, click Deploy to send the new inspection to the EVIR app for driver use.

Configurations

The Configurations view allows you to create customized configurations. This view is made up of three panes:

• Asset Map View: Displays a visual representation of where zones are located on a vehicle. Their locations can be adjusted here.
• Asset Configurations: Displays created configurations, which can be edited here.
• Template Library: Displays available configuration templates, allowing for quick creation of custom configurations.

Asset Map View

The left pane is the Asset Map View, which displays a visual representation of the vehicle and the location of the zones in the selected configuration.

The existence of a zone dot is controlled by the existence of a zone with the associated number in the Asset Configuration list. Once a zone dot is displayed, it can be moved around the display by clicking and dragging.

All changes to the zone dots must be saved by clicking the Save button in the upper right.

Zone dots can be filtered by the inspection types they are associated with. These associations are controlled per zone in the Asset Configuration list, and an inspection type will only appear in the Asset Map View if at least one zone is assigned to that inspection type.

Asset Configurations

The center pane is the Asset Configurations. This is the primary editing pane in the Configurations view, where you may define the different vehicle types in your fleet and the different components that must be inspected.

Each configuration is constructed as follows:

• Configuration
  • Zones (Z#)
    • Components
      • Conditions

For a description of each of these fields, see the Glossary of EVIR Terms at the top of this article.

Each field can be rearranged in the list by clicking and dragging its box. This will change the order in which the fields are presented to the driver, but zones will not change their zone numbers in this manner.

The details of each field can be edited by clicking the on the right side of its box. The following options are available to all fields:

• Edit: Brings up a window with applicable details for the field being edited. The values provided depend on the field being edited:
  • Configuration
    
    • Name: The name of the configuration. Typically this is the type of vehicle or asset in your fleet.
    • Image: The image to use for the Asset Map View pane. Select the closest representative to the vehicle you are configuring.
    • Asset types: Up to three (3) asset types may be defined here. These asset types assist EVIR and Ground Traffic Control in determining how to categorize the asset. New configurations are preset with the types "standard" and "vehicle". Enter the type of vehicle such as "bus" or "truck" here.
  • Zone
    
    • Name: The description of the zone being inspected.
    • Tag Type: Select Zone for a standard vehicle tag, Trailer for a trailer tag, or Dolly for a dolly tag.
    • Tag Number: The zone number.
    • Inspection Type: Click the dropdown to display available inspection types, then click the box next to each desired inspection type to select it.
      The list of available inspection types can be configured in the Inspection Types window.
  • Components
    
    • Name: The name of the component.
    • Apply to All: Click to change all instances of this component across configurations to the new name.
  • Conditions
    
    • Name: The description of the component's condition. EVIR assumes that a component is working correctly if no condition is present. You do not need to include a "Good" or similar condition.
    • Apply to All: Click to change all instances of this component across configurations to the new name.
• Copy: Click to copy the selected field and all subfields. Once Copy is clicked, you can then select a *parent* field of the type copied and select Paste to add the copy. For example, if you copy a zone, you can only paste it in the options for a configuration.
• Clone below: Click to immediately create a copy of the selected field and all subfields. The copy will appear in the list immediately below the cloned field.
• Delete: Click to delete the field and all subfields.

Importing and Exporting Configurations

Import

• JSON: This is a JSON file formatted similarly to the JSON file provided by the export function.

Export

• JSON: This is a text file containing all displayed configurations, zones, components, and conditions in JSON format. The JSON data is displayed in-browser. Click Copy to copy the data to your clipboard, which can then be pasted into another program or into a text file for later retrieval.
• Full: This is a Word document containing all displayed configurations, zones, components, and conditions in plain text. This may be useful for auditing the full configurations to ensure there are no missing pieces.
• Install: This is a Word document containing only configurations and zones, including zone number. This is an abridged document primarily used to determine during installation which numbered tags are placed in which zones.

Template Library

The right pane is the Template Library, which offers premade configurations to use as a base.

Add a new configuration to your list by clicking and dragging one of the options from the library to the Asset Configurations list. The configuration and all zones, components, and conditions will be copied over.

You can only move configurations in this way: individual zones, components, and conditions cannot be moved.

If none of the premade options match the configuration you want to create, you can start from scratch by using the Blank Configuration instead. This will require you to edit each piece of the configuration manually, and add more by using the Copy or Clone Below options.

Inspection Types

The Inspection Types view allows you to create and edit different kinds of inspections. Inspections can range from compliance-mandated pre-trips and child checks to load and fuel updates that don't require scanning any area of the vehicle.

This view is made up of three panes:

• Inspection Types
• Inspection Details
• Form Library

Inspection Types

The left pane shows available inspection types. Click on one to display and edit the details in the Inspection Details pane.

You can create a new inspection type through several methods:

• Click the at the top of the pane and select Create New, which will create a blank inspection type;
• Click the at the top of the pane and select Add From Library, which will allow you to choose a premade inspection type;
• Click the by a specific inspection type and select Clone Below, which will create a copy of that inspection type directly under it.

You can also perform the following actions on a specific inspection type:

• Edit: Click to edit the label and description of the inspection type. Editing details is done by using the center pane.
• Delete: Click to delete the inspection type.

Inspection Details

The center pane is where the inspection details are displayed and can be edited. Each detail has a next to it which can be used to edit values or delete the detail entirely.

Individual details can be added to the list by dragging and dropping a form from the Form Library, then editing it to show the desired information.

All inspection types also have four preset options for configuration only and are not displayed in the EVIR Mobile app.

• Is legally mandated: When selected, indicates that the selected inspection type is required for legal compliance, which flags it for extra protections when editing and using.
• Pre-populate Previous Inspection defects: When selected, if a previous inspection of this type had defects that have not been cleared through the web portal, a new inspection will also contain those defects.
• Force inspection zone order: When selected, the person performing this inspection must begin with Zone 1, proceed to Zone 2, and so on in order. If the driver attempts to perform this inspection out of order, the app will display an error.

• Associate driver with inspected assets: When selected, the person performing this inspection will be listed as the driver of the inspected vehicle on the live Maps view. This association will persist until the next driver association inspection is completed or 24 hours since the last driver association inspection, whichever comes first. Unchecking this box may be useful if you have inspection types that you expect someone such as a mechanic or other person who you may not want to associate as the driver.

  Drivers need both a user profile with EVIR Mobile permissions and an active driver profile in order to use Driver Association. Both profiles need to have the same email address listed.

Zones are not assigned to a type in the Inspection Details pane. Associate an inspection type to a specific zone in the Asset Configurations view.

Some inspection types such as time cards or fuel reports do not need to be associated with zones around the vehicle. The Inspection Builder allows you to create these inspections by simply not associating the inspection to any zones in Asset Configuration. These inspections are sometimes called "zoneless" inspections.

Form Library

The rightmost pane is the form library which allows you to add new forms to the currently selected inspection type. The form offers both general form fields, which can be customized for any purpose you need, and premade fields, which are used for specific common purposes.

Drag and drop the desired fields into the Inspection Details pane to add them to the inspection type. When you add a form field to the inspection, you are given some options to define what the form is for.

Premade fields

• Odometer: Text field for entering the current odometer value on the inspection.
• Engine Hours: Text field for entering the current engine hours value on the inspection.
• Fuel Level: Text field for entering the current fuel level value on the inspection.