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This guide will walk you step-by-step through completing a FAIR. Note that this is not fully comprehensive, as every single report is unique and some may contain special requirements of many varieties.
Login
Login sessions last for a set duration, and will logout sooner on extended idle behaviour for your security benefit. If you are already logged in, you can skip this step as you will be able to navigate within the web application freely. If you are not logged in, any page you try to go to will redirect you to the /login page.
Click Sign In and enter your credentials given to you during onboarding. If you need to reset your password, you can do so by clicking Forgot your password? beneath the Password input field.
💡 Note: In adherence with best security practices, we require Two Factor Authentication (2FA). For help setting up a 2FA app, see our guide here.
Dashboard
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be redirected to the main dashboard. Here you will see a table of your company’s FAIRs, some information about each one, and the ability to open, duplicate, or delete. Click on a row to open a FAIR, or click “Create new FAIR” to start a new report.
To create a new FAIR, you must select an existing customer or create a new customer.
💡 Don’t worry if you make a mistake! You can edit this later on.
FAIR Navigation Panel
Use the navigation panel to switch between the three forms, the export pane, and the FAIR settings. You will see blue, green, or red next to each Form, indicating the current status. If red (meaning missing data), it will let you know how many fields are missing.
💡 You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch between forms! Press [Alt] + [form #] to switch quickly. Alt+1 for Form 1, Alt+2 for Form 2, Alt+3 for Form 3
Forms 1 & 2
You can now begin filling in the report forms. Use the navigation panel at the top left of the screen to navigate between each Form, and the Export Panel. See the Navigation Panel section for more information.
To fill out Form 1 and 2, simply type into any field. Information is saved as soon as your focus leaves a given field. This can be done by using tab to automatically go to the next field, or using your mouse to click anywhere on the screen. A notification will pop up indicating if the data was saved successfully.
Form 3
Once you navigate to form 3 using the navigation panel, you must upload a PDF of the drawing that you will be bubbling. Note that only .pdf files up to 100MB are accepted. Once you upload your PDF, you will see your characteristics and your PDF side by side.
You can hover over any icon in the toolbar (above the PDF) to see it's hotkey. These capture the ballooning modes. You have additional PDF options directly above your drawing.
Creating a new characteristic [balloon]
Make sure Annotation Mode is active in the ballooning modes. Simply click anywhere on the PDF, drag your cursor over the required area, and then let go of the click. You will see a dashed line annotation, and a corresponding “bubble” to the left of it. Text will then be parsed and placed into the Requirements field of the newly created characteristic. You can toggle between the text and an image of the characteristic with the Use Image toggle.
💡 If the AI engine determines the characteristic is a measurement, optional tolerance fields will automatically be shown and filled out.
There are two ways to fill out values in Form 3. The main way is to simply enter data into the table at the bottom of the page. This table is fully editable, similar to Excel. You can also take advantage of multi-cell copy & paste.
Clicking on a row in the characteristics table will also allow you to edit values in the characteristic card to the left of the drawing PDF.
Similar to Form 1 & 2, simply type any value and use tab or your mouse to click outside of the field, which will automatically save that data. If the requirement is a measurement, the Tolerance checkbox should be checked which will allow you to enter your value and compare it to a given set of tolerances.
For more information on tolerances, see Tolerances.
Export
Clicking Export on the FAIR navigator at the top of the screen will open up a pop-up window where you can export your report.
🚨 Note the Export button may be red. This occurs if you have any issues outstanding, usually due to missing data. You can still export your report by overriding this warning.
Excel
This will output an Excel file with Sheets for Form 1, Form 2, and Form 3 per the AS9102C standard.
This option will output a single PDF with the following sections:
Forms 1, 2, and 3 of the AS9102C
Balloon Drawing
All files uploaded to Form 2 (material certs, functional test proof, etc)
Form 2 Attachments
This option will output a single PDF combining all of the files uploaded to Form 2.
Net-Inspect
This option will output your data from Forms 1, 2, and 3 to a Net-Inspect compatible Excel template. You can then upload this template into Net-Inspect to prevent duplicate data entry. To upload into Net-Inspect, choose "Create New FAIR", then "Import from External", then upload your file.
Custom Templates
If you have any custom templates applied to your FAIR, you can choose them from this dropdown.
Site Wide Settings
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