Merge Reports
The Merge Reports tool, located in the Collector tab, allows the user to merge two or more reports into one to ensure that all of the information recorded during a specific inspection can be found in a single report. It is most commonly used when multiple users are working on the same inspection report at the same time, such as when inspecting a very large structure, and then the users' reports need to be merged into one when the inspection is complete.
When the Merge Reports page is opened, the filter options can be used to display the desired assets with mergeable reports.
Once the desired asset is located, click on the
symbol to open the merge report
options:
Although all of the reports displayed can be merged, they do not have to be merged. The Primary Report and Merge to Primary Report checkboxes determine how the merge is performed.
Merge Reports Controls
Primary Report
The Primary Report checkbox indicates into which report all of the other selected reports will be merged. Once this checkbox is checked for one of the reports, it will become unavailable to all other reports.
Merge to Primary Report
The Merge to Primary Report checkbox indicates that the report will be merged into the primary report. Only the reports with this checkbox checked will be merged.
Merge Report/Close
When the desired selections have been made, click the Merge Reports button to complete the merge. If any errors occur with the merge, they will be displayed on the page.
To exit the page without merging, click the Close button.