Can I review my own report?

Organizationally, review and authorship should be separated, record who reviewed as part of your quality process.

Reviewing and Returning Reports

Work the review queue: examine the report against its scope and return precise corrections.

Intended for: ReviewersQA and Technical Review GuidesLast updated 2026-09-18

Required permissions: A reviewer account within your organization.

Every submitted report waits for a technical review before it can be approved and released.

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Open the review queue
On Inspection Reports, filter by Submitted and choose Start Review on the report, its status becomes Under Review.
2
Examine the report
Check findings against the request's scope, method, and technique sheet; confirm required details (date, location, results) are complete and internally consistent.
3
Return with a precise reason
If correction is needed, reject with a reason that states exactly what to fix, it is recorded on the report and in the audit trail.
4
Or advance to approval
If the report is technically sound, proceed to approval, see Approving and releasing reports.

Sound reports move to approval; weak ones return with clear instructions.

Approval records your signature and releases the report when delivered.

Under Review: You have taken the report into active review.
Rejected: Returned to the technician with a recorded reason, the report re-enters the queue when corrected.

Reviews should be completed by personnel authorized for that method, the review record carries your name.

Cannot start a review

The report may not be in Submitted status, check the status filter, or your role may need adjustment by an administrator.

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