Introduction to the Defects Module

Welcome to InEight Document’s Defects Module. InEight Document's Defects module facilitates the easy tracking and managing of defects that may arise through a project.

This module manages the process of building inspection lists, as well as recording and closing out defects prior to practical completion.

Features of this module include:

• Defining a Project Inspection List

• Recording defects against the Project Inspection List

• Assign each defect to a contractor for rectification

• Tracking of defects

• Exporting the Project Inspection Lists and the defects

• Inspecting amendments of each defect including claims the defect has been fixed

• Running reports on defects; and

• Resolving defects.

Terminology

The following terms are associated with the Defects module in InEight Document.

Defects Register: This denotes the different templates available on a project.

Project Inspection List: An Inspection List is a work breakdown structure of elements for Inspection and Defects management.

Parent: Parent refers to an Inspection List item (i.e. Building, Area, Location, etc.) that contains subsidiary items (see Child).

Child: Child refers to an Inspection List item (i.e. Room, Item, etc.) that is a subsidiary of a Parent item.

Key Contact: A user that has access to the Defects Module that is the point of contact for Defects on the project for a particular Company.