About Offline Forms

The Inspection Field Data Collection functionality provides a targeted collection of data when the device you are using is in an offline, or disconnected, state. This allows those working in the field to use the GE Digital APM mobile application to complete downloaded Inspections without being connected to a wireless to network.

You can download an inspection report and any existing records with configured offline forms to your device's internal storage for later completion. You can also configure the layout and the fields available for any offline inspection forms. This allows you to have the most efficient Inspection Management interface for your data collection. Although offline Inspections do not provide a complete, end-to-end inspection workflow, they provide a basic data collection methodology and a simplistic interface that maintains the integrity of data collection.

While collecting inspection data offline, the information is stored in your device's internal storage. Then, when your device is connected to a network, you can synchronize the completed inspection information with the GE Digital APM database.

Offline forms are categorized into Full Inspections, General Inspections, Checklist Inspections, or Inspection Recommendations.

IMPORTANT: Be aware that data integrity issues may occur in the following scenarios:

When synchronizing offline inspection data, if connectivity is lost, the state inspection will return to Pending Sync. The synchronization process will continue once connectivity is restored.
When working offline, if an online inspection record is locked, synchronizing the offline inspection with the GE Digital APM database will result in an error indicating that the record cannot be changed.