{"id":1099,"date":"2026-05-08T00:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=1099"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:49:56","slug":"starting-a-new-inspection","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/resources\/starting-a-new-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"DVI &#8211; Starting a New Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The homepage shows you the last 10 inspections for your shop. To start a new one, simply click on the &#8220;New Inspection&#8221; button near the top of your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"318\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"This image shows how a user starts a new inspection for a vehicle. \" class=\"wp-image-1100\" style=\"width:424px;height:auto\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image.png 666w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That opens up the new inspection form. If you are integrated with one of our many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/integrations\/\">partners<\/a>, you should see a list of current vehicles in your shop with the newest RO at the top. Simply click the &#8220;Create&#8221; button to start a new inspection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"359\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-1024x359.png\" alt=\"This image shows a user the details of each vehicle they can inspect, and it shows the button used to grab the current vehicle and customer info to start a new inspection\" class=\"wp-image-1102\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-1024x359.png 1024w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-300x105.png 300w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-768x269.png 768w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/integrations\/\">integrated management system<\/a>, or the expected RO does not appear, you can always start with a blank form by selecting &#8220;Blank Form&#8221;. Usually, just entering a license plate number should be enough to get the year, make, model, and VIN of a new vehicle, and it should also pull up all info for an existing customer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1099","resources","type-resources","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DVI - Starting a New Inspection - Repair Shop Solutions - Digital Vehicle Inspection Software<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to start a new inspection quickly with our easy guide. 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