In addition to using the fill-in-the-blank forms that come with ASIST you can also create customized inspection checklists to use for your inspection program. These profiles can be loaded onto your inspection forms and used to extend the inspection capabilities of ASIST.

1. Profiles are module specific which means that a profile built for use in the Construction module will not be available in other modules of the software.
2. Profiles may contain more than 1,000 individual items for inspection.
3. Each module of ASIST that utilizes inspection profiles may contain up to 7,000 different profiles
4. Profiles may be exported and imported between organizations via the Profile Import/Export Utility.

The create an inspection profile follow the steps below.

There are two ways to create an inspection profile. To add an inspection profile to a module select the module by clicking on the appropriate module shortcut in the Navigation bar. Next click on the Button labeled Open Inspection Profiles as is shown in the example below.

If you are already in a module you can click on the Tools button in the Button Bar and select Inspection Profiles.

When selected the Inspection Profiles and Parameters form appears.

Individual profiles are displayed in the Profiles navigation tree. As is shown in the example above a Profile is a collection of individual items. These items are called parameters. The ASIST software has a standard list of items included in the database. This list was developed using recommended U.S. EPA inspection criteria. To review the included list of parameters or to add your own click on the Parameters radio button above the navigation tree. The parameters listing will appear as in the example below.

You may add, edit or delete any parameter by clicking on the appropriate button on the bottom of the form.

To create a profile follow the steps outlined below.

1. Click on the Profiles radio button above the navigation tree.
2. Click the Add button at the bottom of the form.
3. Assign a name to the Profile and provide a brief description if desired.
4. Click on the blue Add Parameter button that appears under the profile name.
5. Click on the dropdown list that appears and select the desired parameter.
6. Click on the Add Parameter button again to add another parameter to the profile.
7. Repeat these steps until all the desired parameters have been added.
8. Click the Save Button when finished.

The image below illustrates the steps above.