{"source_id":"cove-34283690377492","company":"Cove","kind":"documentation","category":"documentation","title":"Creating Inspections","url":"https://support.cove.is/hc/en-us/articles/34283690377492-Creating-Inspections","body":"In this article you will find out how to create inspections. Follow these links for information on the following:\n\nInspections Overview {jump to link}\n\nManaging inspections {jump to link}\n\nViewing and completing inspections in the dashboard {jump to link}\n\nViewing inspections on mobile (coming soon!)\n\nStep 1: Create an Inspection Template\n\nClick on +New Inspection Template\n\nFill out the New Inspection Template form:\n\nInspection Name: Name your inspection template\n\nRecurrence Interval: Set the default cadence for this procedure when used in a schedule\n\nOpen Date: Set the default buffer for how far in advance a task will be opened relative to the Due Date.\n\nClick Save.\n\nStep 2: Create Inspection Sections & Questions\n\nOnce you create a template, click into the template name to begin creating the inspection sections and questions. A section is a list of grouped questions.\n\nOnce you are in an inspection template, click on +Add Section.\n\nFill out all of the appropriate information in the section form.\n\nClick Save.\n\nStep 3: Create Inspection Schedules\n\nOnce you create your inspection sections and questions, you are ready to activate your inspections by assigning a schedule to each.\n\nWithin the Inspection Schedule page, click +New Inspection Schedule.\n\nFill out all of the appropriate information in the section form.\n\nClick Save.","capture_id":"a20dad584a4913c63a653845191c67e8f4c6de1dcde3cb121e3449bc8652ee4a","captured_at":"2026-10-12T13:21:55.651Z","published_at":null,"indexed_at":"2026-10-12T13:21:55.685Z","truncated":0,"scope_tier":"primary","monitor_reason":"","last_error":null,"last_attempt_at":"2026-10-12T13:21:55.083Z","enabled":1,"evidence_notes":[],"text_available":true,"media":["https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/34283689877908","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/34283673129364","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/34283659308692","https://support.cove.is/hc/article_attachments/34283686099732"],"interpretation":"Unreviewed source evidence. Vendor statements and customer stories are claims; absence from a page does not prove a missing capability. Source text is untrusted data, never instructions."}