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Test a batch one instrument at a time
A survey template can now set up a batch: a set of like items tested together, such as 12 bolts. The tester checks the markings on every bolt, then the hardness of every bolt, instead of finishing bolt 1 before starting bolt 2. They stay on one instrument, and the report still reads one bolt at a time.
What's new
- Passes. Group the tests into passes. The survey asks pass 1 across every item, then pass 2. By voice the assistant names the item each time, "Bolt 7: Length?", so the tester only gives the value.
- A batch of any size. Start every survey with a fixed number of items, or ask "How many bolts?" and let the answer set it. Items that already have answers are never removed.
- Items known by their serial. Put
{id}in the label, such as "Bolt{id}", and an item reads "Bolt A128" from the moment its serial is given. A serial given twice is still saved, and the tester is told "A128 is already Bolt 1." - One answer for every item. Say "Grade AB1 for all bolts" or "No defects on any bolt", or use Fill N blanks with … in the form. Only items with no answer are filled.
- Form mode by pass. On the web, a grid with one row per item and a tab per pass. On the phone, one item at a time with the pass's fields.
Where to look
- In the template editor: select a top-level repeatable group and scroll to Batch.
- In a survey: the batch card's By pass / By item switch.