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When you’ve visited every area, captured all your photos, and reviewed your findings, it’s time to mark the inspection as complete and generate the client report. InspectIQ guides you through a pre-completion checklist to make sure nothing is missing, then lets you preview the finished report before it ever reaches your client’s inbox.

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What Happens When You Mark an Inspection as Complete

Marking an inspection Complete does the following:
  • Locks the inspection status — the inspection moves from In Progress to Complete in your Dashboard.
  • Triggers report generation — InspectIQ compiles all your findings, photos, recommendations, and area summaries into a formatted report.
  • Enables delivery options — once complete, you can preview, download (PDF), or send the report directly to your client from within the app.
  • Timestamps the report — the completion date and time are recorded and printed on the report cover page.
The inspection remains accessible for your records and can be re-opened if you need to make changes after the fact (see Re-opening an Inspection below).

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Pre-Completion Checklist

Before marking complete, InspectIQ automatically checks for the following. You can also review each item manually in the Checklist view.
Tap the Checklist icon at the top of your inspection overview screen before you mark it complete. The checklist gives you a color-coded summary of every requirement so you can spot and fix any gaps in seconds—without hunting through areas one by one.
Do not mark an inspection complete if any findings are still unreviewed. Unreviewed findings—especially AI-suggested ones—may contain inaccurate information. Every finding in a completed report represents your professional assessment, so confirm each one before finalizing.

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How to Complete an Inspection and Generate the Report

1

Open the inspection

From your Dashboard, tap the inspection you are ready to finalize.
2

Run the pre-completion checklist

Tap the Checklist icon at the top of the inspection overview. Review each item and resolve any that are flagged in red before proceeding.
3

Tap 'Mark as Complete'

Once all checklist items are green, tap the Mark as Complete button at the bottom of the inspection overview screen.
4

Confirm completion

A confirmation dialog appears summarizing the number of areas, findings, and photos in the inspection. Tap Complete Inspection to confirm. InspectIQ begins generating your report immediately.
5

Wait for report generation

Report generation typically takes 10–30 seconds. A progress bar appears on the inspection overview screen. You’ll receive an in-app notification when the report is ready.
6

Preview the report

Tap Preview Report to open a full-screen preview of the finished document. Scroll through all pages to verify formatting, photos, findings, and your branding look exactly as expected.
7

Deliver the report

When you’re satisfied with the preview, tap Send to Client to email the report directly from InspectIQ, or tap Download PDF to save a copy and send it through your preferred channel.

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Previewing the Report Before Sending

The report preview is a live render of the final document—what you see is exactly what your client receives. While in preview mode you can:
  • Scroll through all pages to check every section.
  • Tap any finding to jump back to the finding editor if you spot a typo or want to adjust wording. Your change re-renders automatically.
  • Check your logo and contact info in the header and footer. Update these in Settings → Branding if anything looks off.
  • Share a preview link with a colleague for a second opinion before sending to the client.

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Re-opening an Inspection

If you need to add or change a finding after marking the inspection complete, you can re-open it at any time.
1

Open the completed inspection

Find the inspection on your Dashboard (it appears under the Completed tab) and tap to open it.
2

Tap 'Re-open Inspection'

Tap the ⋯ More menu at the top-right and select Re-open Inspection. The status changes back to In Progress.
3

Make your changes

Add, edit, or remove findings as needed, then run through the pre-completion checklist again.
4

Mark complete and regenerate the report

Follow the completion steps above. InspectIQ generates a new version of the report. If you previously sent the report to a client, notify them that a revised version is available and re-send using Send to Client.

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Next Steps

With your inspection complete and your report delivered, you’re done! To learn more about managing, customizing, and sharing your reports, head to the Reports section.

Reports Overview

Learn how to manage, share, and archive completed inspection reports.

Review & Edit Findings

Go back and fine-tune your findings before completing the inspection.