Inspections Toolbar

The Inspections toolbar allows the user to control the INSPECTION screen as a whole. Functionality specific to individual panes may be found on those panes.

  • Back
    The Back menu item allows you to return to assets that you had previously selected in the Assets tree.
  • Forward
    The Forward menu item allows you to return to assets that you had previously selected in the Assets tree, after you’ve used the Back button.
  • Assets ‣ Asset Views
    See Asset Views for detailed information on the Asset Views toolbar option.
  • Assets ‣ Traffic Lighting
    See Traffic Lighting for detailed description of the Traffic Lighting toolbar option.
  • Assets ‣ Add ‣ Asset
    Adds a new (child) asset to the asset currently selected in the hierarchy.
  • Assets ‣ Add ‣ Root Asset
    Adds a new root level asset into the active Asset View. A root level asset is an asset which does not have a parent asset.
  • Assets ‣ Add ‣ Linked Asset (With Children)
    Add a link to an existing asset including all its children. An asset tree will be displayed to allow selection of the asset to link as a child to the currently selected asset.
  • Assets ‣ Add ‣ Linked Asset (Without Children)
    Add a link to an existing asset, without any of its children. An asset tree will be display to allow selection of the asset to link as a child to the currently selected asset.
  • Assets ‣ Edit ‣ Asset Properties
    Change the name or Asset Type of the currently selected asset or add/remove the Primary Asset flag.
  • Assets ‣ Edit ‣ Asset Type Properties
    Edit the Asset Type of the currently selected asset: change its name, and change what Asset Information groups, Event types and Survey types it is associated with.
  • Assets ‣ Delete
    Deletes or unlinks the selected asset. If the asset exists in multiple places just this location can be removed, instead of deleting all locations the asset exists. Click on the Connections button to view dependant records of the current asset.
  • Assets ‣ Show Asset Type
    Toggles the display of the asset type in the hierarchy.
  • Assets ‣ Expand Children
    All children, grandchildren, etc. of the selected asset will be expanded. (You can also press the * key on the numeric keypad.)
  • Assets ‣ Collapse Children
    All children, grandchildren, etc. of the selected asset will be collapsed.
  • Assets ‣ Undo Move
    Reverses the last asset move action. Note that ONLY the last asset move can be undone.
  • Assets ‣ Copy to Clipboard
    Copies either the asset name or full hierarchy location of the selected asset to the clipboard.
  • Assets ‣ Reparent to Root
    Repositions the selected asset in the asset tree so that it becomes a root asset.
  • Assets ‣ Show on Drawing
    Shows a list of drawings that have this asset as a layer. Click on a menu item to go to that drawing. If the drawing name has “(Different Asset)” after it, the drawing you will be taken to is not available on the current asset; thus, when you select the menu option, you will not only be taken to that layer on that drawing, you will also be navigated to the new asset. You can get back by using the Back toolbar button.
  • Assets ‣ Other Locations
    Shows a list of other locations that this asset exists in on the asset tree (including in other Asset Views). Click on a menu item to navigate there. If this asset does not appear in any other locations, you will not see any items in this list.
  • Assets ‣ Connections
    See Connections for information about the Connections toolbar option.
  • Assets ‣ Anomaly Triggers
    Asset-specific anomaly triggers are found here. Triggers for a field independent of asset are found in Asset Information and Event Types. If you have both an asset-specific and a generic anomaly trigger on the same field, for assets with the asset-specific trigger, only the asset-specific trigger will apply. For assets with only a generic trigger, only the generic trigger will apply. Note that asset-specific anomaly triggers are specific to their asset — they do not automatically apply to an asset’s children.
  • Assets ‣ Coordinates
    This is the equivalent of the version 5 ‘Pipeline’ and ‘Map’ tabs.
  • Import
    See Event Import for detailed information on the Import Wizard. The MS Excel Import Template details the required format for importing events.
  • Custom Export
    Gives the user the ability to choose which subset of assets and associated event data to export to Excel. Clicking this launches the Event Export wizard. The format in which the data is exported to Excel is similar to but not the as same format in which the data can be reimported. See Import for more detail on importing data from Excel.
  • Reports
    See Reports for information about the Reports toolbar option.
  • View ‣ Toggle Event/Findings
    Flips between showing the Event Listing and the Finding Listing. Equivalent to clicking on the Event Listing tab or the Finding Listing tab. Having the menu item there lets us attach a shortcut key to it: F10.
  • View
    The remainder of the View menu lists the various panes available in the Inspection screen. Click a menu item to check/uncheck it. Checked items are visible; unchecked items are not.
  • Time Source
    If set to System Time, the date and time box visible just to the right of this button will show the current time according to this PC’s clock. If set to Video Time, it will show time from the video player — as you move backwards and forwards through the video, you will see this time move backwards and forwards in unison.
  • Time Source ‣ Synchronise KP
    If selected, then as video plays, KP on appropriate charts will be updated from Video Time: as video plays, we see what time the video is up to, then we check what KP is associated with that time, and we update charts that have a KP axis to that KP. This only works if there is suitable survey data in the database, allowing us to get KP from the current time. Updated charts include Event type -v- KP, CP -v- KP, and Pipeline View, as these all have a KP axis. It does not include the Cross-Profile chart, as this does not have a KP.
  • Desktops
    If you have several saved desktop configurations for this screen, select which one is active here.
  • Save Desktop
    If you have made changes to the currently selected desktop, click this to save them. Otherwise, when you restart the application, your changes will be lost.
  • Add Desktop
    You can add a new desktop layout here.
  • Delete Desktop
    Delete the currently selected desktop from the list by clicking this.
  • Assets ‣ Rotate Equipment
    See Assets Toolbar for details.
  • Assets ‣ Retire Equipment
    See Assets Toolbar for details.