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Setting Mobile Computing Options on a Standard Task

If a standard task’s indicator readings are to be collected using APM Remote or the APM Mobile Inspections app, you can have APM create a checksheet activity at the same time that the work order is created from the standard task. You can specify the mobile computer, employee, and shift responsible for collecting the indicator readings. When a specific mobile computer is assigned to the task, the computer name is added to the checksheet’s information.

In a mobile device’s properties in APM, you can specify when automatic checksheet activities are downloaded. For more information, see Working with Mobile Computers in APM.

You can set bar code scanning options on standard tasks and task templates. The setting is copied to checksheets created from the standard tasks. When the checksheets are downloaded to APM Mobile Inspections, bar code scanning can be performed.

Note: Bar code scanning based on standard tasks is available for technology preview. You must first enable feature 128 to use the functionality in APM. In the Enterprise window, select the Features view and the Enabled Features tab. Click Browse, select “Enforce indicator bar code scanning based on the standard task” and click OK. If APM is running as a smart client, click Refresh Enabled Features on the server. Then restart the client to use the functionality.

Once you add an indicator to the standard task, the Mobile Computing tab becomes available in the Inspection tab of the Standard Task window.

To Set Mobile Computing Options

1.	Open the Standard Task window.

2.	Make sure that editing is enabled.

3.	On the Properties view, select the Inspection tab and then the Mobile Computing tab.

4.	Click Automatically assign checksheets generated from this task’s work orders to a mobile device.

5.	Select Mobile device or Windows remote computer.

6.	Click the browse icon to select a mobile computer.

Note: If you do not assign the standard task to a mobile computer, the checksheet activity is created but not assigned when the work order is created. You can then assign the activity manually.

7.	Optionally, select an employee from the maintenance group assigned to the mobile computer.

8.	Optionally, select the shift responsible for taking the indicator readings.

9.	Set the Indicator bar code scanning option:

Indicator bar code scanning

Indicates if bar code scanning is required when the inspection is performed. The options are: • Use site setting – The site setting is located in the site’s Inspection Management settings. Select the Indicators, Data Collection, and iOS or Android Devices tabs. The setting Enforce route compliance using barcode scanning can be toggled on or off for the site. • Bar code scan is required – Bar code scans must be performed on indicators for this standard task • Bar code scan is not required – The standard task does not support bar code scanning

10.	Save and close the standard task.