A full inspection doesn’t fit in twelve minutes. If the report says it does, either the inspector skipped steps or the times were entered wrong.
Either way, it’s best to know while the inspector is still on site.
The rule
- Checks
- The difference between Start time and End time.
- Blocks when
- The visit lasts 20 minutes or less. Your inspection body sets the minimum; in this example, 20.
- Message to the inspector
- “The inspection time must not be less than 20 minutes. Start time: 9:00, end time: 9:12.”
- Applies to
- Periodic inspection forms.
Test cases
This is how it’s simulated before saving: if a case doesn’t give the expected result, nothing is saved.
| Situation | Result |
|---|---|
| Start 9:00 · end 9:35 | Passes |
| Start 9:00 · end 9:12 | Blocks |
Ask your assistant for it
With the RETGAS connector in Claude, all you have to write is:
«I want the periodic inspection form to be blocked if the visit lasts less than 20 minutes. Test it with a 35-minute visit and a 12-minute one.»
Why it matters
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It protects quality, it doesn’t police
The rule doesn’t punish the inspector. It warns them in time that something in the times doesn’t add up.
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Your criteria, not a generic one
The minimum is your inspection body’s and your distributors’. If it changes, you adjust the rule.
The engine flags and the person decides. Rules only run when they’re active and linked to the form. How they’re configured
Together with the times rule, it covers the two most common time errors in a report.
Other examples
- Times The start time comes before the end time
- Photos The photos were taken on the day of the visit
- Result consistency A compliant report can’t have failed items
- Distributors The meter serial on the bill matches the actual meter
- Tables Exposed piping has length, diameter and type
- Calculations The appliances’ power adds up
- Distributors The inspection fee is the one agreed with each distributor
- Appliance census The census code follows each distributor’s format
- Appliance census The census type matches the flue (D.E.P.C.) column
- Appliance census Planned points in the census are marked as planned
- Appliance census Every appliance is in a registered room