Audits

The Walk tab

Walk, in the middle of the tab bar, puts what you're doing now first. A walk you're leading or on is at the top, with Flag a Finding one tap away. Below it: announced audits that can start today, team walks under way that you can join, and Start a Walk. Raise one item without a walk is at the bottom, for a single thing seen outside a walk.

Start a walk

1. 1Tap Walk in the tab bar, then Start a Walk. (Start Audit on the Dashboard does the same.)
2. 2Pick the site, the area and the program. Under the program, read what it covers and whether it is a Quick walk or a Formal audit.
3. 3Under Sections, choose what's in play. First 2 is a 2S walk, First 3 a 3S walk, All the whole program.
4. 4Tap Start.

Flag a finding

Walk the area and flag what you see, in whatever order the floor shows it to you. Each finding names one criterion, the standard it falls short of.

1. 1Tap Flag a Finding. The camera opens first; take a photo, or tap Cancel to skip it.
2. 2Choose the section, then the criterion. Under it, What good looks like says exactly what the criterion holds the area to; tap More detail for how to check it and what it's based on.
3. 3Choose how bad: Critical, High, Medium or Low.
4. 4Say what's wrong and, if it helps, where.
5. 5If the area has a map, tap where it is on the map under Where on the map. It's required there, and the pin goes with any item the finding raises. To zoom in, tap the full-screen button in the map's corner.
6. 6Choose the owner and due date under Action. Most programs give every finding an owner, so Needs action is already on; where it isn't, turn it on if someone has to fix it.
7. 7Tap Save & Flag Another to keep going, or Save.

No signal

Keep walking. Every finding and photo is saved on your phone the moment you tap Save, and sent when a signal returns. The line at the top of the walk says what is still waiting. A walk you've opened once with a signal opens again without one.

Walk as a team

Several people can flag findings on one walk, each from their own phone. The person who started it leads it: they add guests, mark sections Not applicable, and submit. Everyone else joins before flagging, admins included. Under Team, the walk says where you stand, and your name is marked (you). Everyone's findings appear on everyone's phone within 30 seconds, marked with who flagged them.

1. 1The leader starts the walk as usual.
2. 2Everyone else finds it on the Walk tab under Team walks under way, opens it and taps Join This Walk. Anyone with access to the site can join.
3. 3An admin joins too before flagging. Without joining, an admin can still add guests, withdraw findings and submit.
4. 4For someone without a Vector account, the leader taps Add a Guest and types their name. Guests are listed in the pack but don't flag findings.
5. 5Flag findings as usual. You can edit only your own; the leader can withdraw anyone's.
6. 6When the team is done, the leader taps Review & Submit.

How a walk is scored

Each criterion scores the average of its findings, as a whole number, with a half rounding down to the worse score. When one finding is worse than the average, it is shown beside it, such as 3 · Medium, worst: Critical. A criterion with no findings is recorded as meeting the standard (5), except on a walk ended as Not ready, where it is recorded Not assessed and left out of the score. A section marked Not applicable is left out too.

Find past walks

The History tab lists walks in progress and submitted. Every walk has a number, such as AU-0012, shown in the list and at the top of the walk: quote it so everyone knows which walk you mean. Tags say which walks are yours: Leading (Led once submitted) or On team, and Team of 3 when more than one person was on it. Choose Mine to see only walks you lead or joined, or All for every audit you can see. A submitted walk shows each criterion's result and links to the items it raised.