Damage Assessment ​

A Damage Assessment turns site photos into a defensible repair scope: damage items are pinned on the photos, checked for authenticity, grouped by location, and converted into a costed Scope of Works.

The Details Tab ​

Damage Details — locations rail with confidence legend, photo with pinned damage markers and authenticity badge, damage cards with onset and severity, and the generated Scope of Works

  1. Images by Location — photos are grouped per location (e.g. Entry). The legend explains marker confidence: 90%+ high confidence, 70–89% uncertain, <70% confirmation recommended. Add locations or edit their names with the pencil / plus buttons.
  2. Authenticity badge + Verify — every photo is checked; the badge shows the score (e.g. Authenticity 95%) and Verify re-runs the check.
  3. Pinned damage markers — each damage item is a lettered pin exactly where the damage is on the photo.
  4. Damage cards — one per finding: description, UID, onset chip (SUDDEN vs GRADUAL), type (impact, abrasion, moisture/water…) and severity (Moderate, Critical…). Edit or delete with the pencil / bin icons — damage items are editable after creation (since 3.5.0).
  5. Scope of Works — the repair scope Bee builds from the damage, with the usual line-item toolbar and Add.
  6. Totals — live ex-GST, GST and inclusive totals, plus pre-margin cost.

The viewer's top-right buttons toggle the photo strip and full-screen mode.

Workflow ​

  1. Create a Damage assessment (+ New → New Assessment → Damage) and upload photos — or record a voice note on site and attach it.
  2. Run the pipeline. Bee locates damage, pins markers, scores authenticity, and drafts damage cards.
  3. Review each card: adjust type, onset and severity; delete false positives; add anything Bee missed.
  4. Refine the Scope of Works in the Line Items tab or by chatting with Bee.
  5. Snapshot before big changes; export or generate a report when done.

Rapid Assessment

For quick walk-throughs (up to five photos) use Rapid Assessment — it brings damage documentation and work scoping together in one focused pass so you get the essentials down and keep the job moving.

The Files Tab ​

Damage Files — upload sources, counters, the images group, and the locations rail

  1. Upload files / From Files / From Records — three ways to add evidence; shared content opens reliably, including company-owned files.
  2. Counters — folders, files, images and total size at a glance.
  3. Image rows — name, UID, size and date with download and delete; images feed the Details tab.
  4. Locations rail — the same grouping as Details; assign images to locations here.

Supported uploads include photos, PDFs, Word/Excel, Outlook .msg, .rtf, DWG/DXF CAD drawings (indexed and openable in the built-in viewer since 3.6.5), and zip archives (indexed for search and Bee).

Tips ​

  • Keep one location per physical area — the scope rolls up cleanly.
  • Confirm anything under 70% confidence; the legend colours tell you at a glance.
  • Use Verify after swapping or re-uploading a photo.

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