The following Data Loaders are available in Inspection Management:
Inspection Management (IM) Assets Data Loader
Inspection Management (IM) Functional Location Data Loader
Throughout the documentation, these Data Loaders are collectively called the Inspection Management (IM) Data Loaders. You can use them to implement Inspection Management when you have inspection data in a legacy system. To import data using these Data Loaders, GE Digital APM provides the following Excel templates:
Inspection Management (IM) Assets.xlsx: Using this Data Loader, you can create or update Inspections and related records that are linked to Equipment records.
Inspection Management (IM) Functional Location.xlsx: Using this Data Loader, you can create or update Inspections and related records that are linked to Functional Location records.
The data from the templates will be imported into GE Digital APM using the corresponding Data Loaders.
Note: The Excel templates are referred to throughout this documentation as the data loader workbooks.
You can use the data loader workbooks to create or update records in the following Inspection families:
Inspection Confidence Evaluation
Inspection Profile
Inspection Method
Inspection Task
Inspection (i.e., Bundle Inspection, Full Inspection, General Inspection, Pressure Test Inspection, and all types of Checklists)
General Finding
Bundle Sub-Inspection
Pressure Test Sub-Inspection
Inspection Recommendation
Reference Document
Using the data loader workbooks, you can also create:
Records that represent archived Inspections (i.e., inspections that have been completed and approved in the past). Since archived Inspections will be locked after creation, they cannot be updated using the data loader workbooks.
Records of a custom sub inspection family that you may have created.
The data on the (Picklist) worksheet is not loaded when you load data.
Note: A data load for Inspection Management is intended to be completed by an individual in your organization who has been designated as being responsible for importing and maintaining Inspections in GE Digital APM, usually an Inspector.