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How do I set up a digital form?

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Once you upload the form image, you will proceed to the page below.
We call it "Form wizard".

To set up the form, you have to: 

  1. Create hotspots (i.e., an area to fill in data) 
  2. Name hotspots and assign the data type


1. Create hotspots 

 Click this icon (or Ctrl 2) to create hotspots as specified

 Click this icon (or Ctrl 3) to create hotspots by edge detection. 

Why does the wizard fail to detect edges?
If the lines are less solid and obvious, this may happen. You can click this icon to adjust edge sensitivity



2. Name hotspots and assign data type

  Click this icon (or Ctrl 4) to bring up Properties.

At Properties, name the hotspot at Title and assign data type at Type. 

Here are the data types available: 

  1. Text
  2. Checkbox* 
  3. Pass/Fail/NA
  4. List of all users (users and subcontractors) #
  5. List of users #
  6. List of subcontractors #
  7. Customised list (click here to learn more) 
  8. Date 
  9. Date Time (i.e. 2 April 2018 15:03:20)
  10. Time 
  11. Photo 
  12. Signature
  13. Notify all user (send to <name> at specified <workflow stage>)
  14. Notify user (same as above)
  15. Notify subcontractor (same as above)


#On the List of all users, List of users and List of subcontractors data type field, the users who have the permission of access to that inspection form will be listed for selection.

*If you want to restrict the user to select one option among n number of options, you can set this up: select the hotspots, change datatype to checkbox, right click and select link. To unlink, select the hotspots, right click and select unlink. If the hotspots do not have checkbox as datatype, you will not see link or unlink when you right click at the hotspots.

What is the difference between list and notify list
The difference between List field (no. 4,5,6 above) and Notify field (no.13,14,15 above) is that notify field triggers a notification to the selected user account when the form reach a specified workflow stage.
List and Notify field both display the full list of all users/users/subcontractors.

Can some data be automatically filled in?
Yes, you can set up read only fields. Once the form is created, the data will be automatically generated and displayed on the form. User cannot edit read only fields:

  1. Contract name
  2. Contract no.
  3. Date stamp (of when the form is created) 
  4. Drawing title (of where the form is created)
  5. Inspection external reference
  6. Inspection ID
  7. Inspection Type ID
  8. Inpsection Type No.
  9. Location (of where the form is created) 
  10. Location external reference
  11. Company logo
  12. Project logo
  13. Username (of whom created the form)


Make hotspots mandatory (Optional)

At Properties, if you enable a hotspot to be mandatory: 

  1. SnagR alert users if they attempt to close the form without filling out mandatory fields
  2. SnagR calculates the percentage complete of the form based on the weighting given to each mandatory field


What value should I put in for weighting?
If you have two mandatory fields, and the weighting is 1 for each field, the total value will be 2. If one field is completed and another is not, the completion percentage will be 50% (1/2). 


Select hotspots

 Click this icon to multi-select hotspots. 

This allows you to make changes to hotspots in batch.

Example

  1. Copy (Ctrl C) and paste (Ctrl V) hotspots from one page / form to another page / form
  2. Update hotspots data type from one type to another 
  3. Update hotspots title


Can the Form template be used in more than one Inspections?

Yes, once the form is set up, the form template can be used across multiple inspections. 

Example

The form template "RFI (Electrical)" is used across two Inspection templates. Both inspections has identical "RFI (Electrical)" as a cover sheet.

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