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Maximo Mobile - How to use Inspection application

How To


Summary

This document discusses the functionality of Inspection app in Maximo Mobile application suite.

Steps

Configure Security Access for Mobile users in Maximo (Desktop)
  1. Log in to Maximo as maxadmin
  2. Create a mobile security group in the Security Groups application
  3. Go to Applications tab and filter for Inspections in the Description field.    
  4. Click Manage/Apply Template button.  Click Apply Template button image-20220514131644-1
  5. A system message pops up 
    BMXAA9465W - The authorizations for the INSPECTION security template is applied to the Mobile security group for the INSPECTION Work Center. Existing authorizations are not replaced, but additional authorizations are applied
    Click OK.  
  6. Filter for Technician in the Description field.  Click Manage/Apply Template button.  Click OK.
  7. Filter for Work Order Tracking app.  Click "Grant Listed Options for this Application" button.  Click "Grant Listed Options for This Object Structure" button.  Save the record.
  8. Go to Labor tab and select "Authorize Group for their own labor" checkbox
  9. Go to Users application and filter for a mobile user.  Go to the Groups tab.  Add the Mobile security group and save the record.
Configure Query for Inspection app
  1. Go to Object Structures application.  Filter for MXAPIINSPECTIONRES
  2. ​​​Select "Query Definition" action
  3. Expand ASSIGNEDWORKTODAY query.  Review the query to filter for inspections on parent work orders
  4. Review the queries for INSPRESULTPENDING for inspections on task orders work order.  ​​​​​This query can be modified according to business requirement.
Create work orders with inspection forms attached in Maximo (Desktop)
1) Go to Work Order Tracking application in Maximo (Desktop)
Create a work order. For example, INSPFIRE
Attach an asset or location with a meter attached 
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2) Go to Job Details section and attach an inspection form. For example, 1006
Save the record
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3) Go to Plans tab, enter tasks
Attach inspection forms to tasks
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Go to Assignments tab, enter a craft, and assign to a mobile user
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4) Approve the work order
5) Go to a mobile device and open Maximo Mobile app
Click navigator and click "Inspections"
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Filter for "Pending" inspection
Work order "INSPFIRE" shows in blue
Click the hyperlink icon to go to the work order linked to this inspection form
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Work order "INSPFIRE" shows on the screen
It shows a task icon with badge count set to 2 to show that there are two tasks
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Click the inspection icon
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Click the blue icon to start an inspection
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Answer the questions in the inspection form.  For examples, select Pass or Fail, enter meter reading, and comments.  Click the vertical 3 dots to view the previous results
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Attach photos or files
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Answer all the questions.   
Click the blue button
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Inspection status shows "Completed"
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Go back to the work order details screen and click the task icon
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Click the inspection icon to conduct the inspection for tasks
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Inspection result synchronizes to Maximo (desktop) automatically
Go back to the same work order in Maximo (Desktop).  
Click the hyperlink to go to web-based Inspection app
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It shows inspection results

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 February 2023

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