Inspections in Pistonlog are designed to feed back into the jobcard they belong to. You don't write the inspection findings in one place and then re-enter them in the job — Pistonlog wires the two together. This guide walks you through the full loop.
What you'll do
Start an inspection from the jobcard
Open the jobcard, switch to the Inspections tab, and click New Inspection. Pick a template — the technician then fills in the submission. The submission snapshots the template at this moment, so future template edits don't change this record.
Fill in items in the field
For each inspection item, the technician picks one of five statuses: Acceptable, Advisory, Rectified, Failure, or Not Applicable. Each has its own colour and icon — the inspection reads at a glance once it's done.
Mark something Rectified
Tapping Rectified on an item triggers an Update parts? popover. Tap Yes and the item is marked Rectified, and a dialog opens listing the parts already on the jobcard so you can flag the one you fitted. Tap No and Rectified still applies but the parts dialog doesn't open. Dismissing the popover (Esc or click outside) cancels — Rectified is not applied.
Add advisories for next visit
Items marked Advisory appear on the customer-facing inspection report as "things to keep an eye on". They're a perfect candidate for the recommendations field on the jobcard if you want them carried into the next visit.
Complete the inspection
Once every item is filled, mark the submission Completed. It now appears in the Inspector Panel under both the current jobcard and the vehicle's history (visible on the next visit, for 13 months).
Sharing the result with the customer
Print or email the inspection report — same flow as printing an invoice. The customer-facing variant has your garage branding and the vehicle plate; the internal variant is your own record.
The Rectified popup only fires on a live jobcard
Marking Rectified inside the form-builder preview (when you're designing the template) doesn't open the parts dialog — there's no jobcard for it to know about. The popup only fires during a real submission attached to a real jobcard.