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TOPIC: Report writing time?

Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55395

How long should it take to write an average report? I'm a new inspector, but I must be doing something wrong because it takes me longer to write the report then it does to do the actual inspection? I'm using HIP software. Default template. Lots of pictures with captions and I seem to be duplicating the captions in my damage panels. It seems to be taking me a long time to go through the predefined comments to find what I need. Maybe I should just ignore the canned comments and come up with my own. Could one of you veterans throw me a bone here?

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Re: Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55401

Many inspectors finish on site. If you're not doing anything on site then the average time at home is 45 min to an hour.

Quick tip, make sure you are batch adding, you should never be adding pictures one at a time. Also if you select the drop down box in the caption area it will show you all the comments you've selected for that report that you can choose and edit for the caption.

You should reorder narratives to put the most popular comments for your area at the top. You can even delete ones that don't apply. Of course as a new inspector you're also spending a lot of time doing research while writing the report.

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Dominic Maricic
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Re: Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55404

Jan,

Try grouping narratives and adding a space to separate the groups. To add a space, edit comments-click add-hit spacebar-save. it helps a lot.
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Re: Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55419

Jan it will come in time, don't rush it. This will make you a better inspector and in time your reports will reflect that too. Spend the time doing research as you write your reports (like Dom said) and writing narrative's in your own words. In time it will all come together. This business isn't like fast food it takes time

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David Garton
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Re: Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55420

hey thanks everyone. That helps. Patience..... must have patience.  :P

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Re: Report writing time? 11 years 2 weeks ago #55430

Jan...being new, first get comfortable in the field. In time, you'll discover areas you can improve on. Be sure to but common phrases at the top of your list

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Dan Musielski
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