🔍 Highlights

• Organize Items the way you inspect—not just by System.
• Fully customize report structure with your own Section names and layout.
• Improved sorting, bulk editing, and drag-and-drop controls in Templates and Inspections.
• Output format now reflects your custom Section organization and sort order.

📋 What Are Sections?

Sections in now in Early Access and available to everyone who has access to Web Report Writer!

Sections are a major upgrade to how you build and manage reports in Web Report Writer. Previously, Items were grouped under predefined Systems (like Electrical, Plumbing, etc.). Now, Sections let you organize Items however it works best for you—whether by area, room, system, or any custom layout that fits your workflow.

Sections impact your Templates, Inspections, and Report Output, giving you more control and flexibility while inspecting—and producing cleaner, more professional reports.

🛠 How to Use Sections

In Templates:

• Add a Section: Open the Template editor, go to the Sections tab, and click “Add Section.” Give it a name and save.
• Edit or Remove Sections: Use the pencil icon to rename, duplicate, or delete Sections (deleting removes all Items inside).
• Reorder: Use drag-and-drop to reorganize the order of Sections.
• Add Items: Click “Add Item” to search the Library and assign Items to your Sections.
• Bulk Delete: Select multiple Sections or Locations with checkboxes and confirm to delete.
• Location Handling: Deleting a Location unassigns it from Items; deleting a Section removes the Items entirely.

In Inspections:

• Use the new Items page, now organized into three tabs: Sections, Locations, and All Items.
• Changes made in an inspection won’t affect your saved Template.
• Use All Items to bulk-edit or sort across your report.
• Sort Items by name, severity, Location, or number of comments—your sort order will carry over to the final report.
• Reorder Sections: Drag and drop using the Reorder button.

In Reports:

• The report will now display your custom Sections just as you ordered them in the Inspection.
• The sort order you applied in the Items page will also appear in your published report output.

⚠️ Important Notes for Texas Inspectors

If you inspect in Texas please use caution when renaming Items too far from their original Item Type. Doing so may break the TREC report formatting and cause it to fall out of compliance with standards like TREC.

To remain compliant:

• Use the default Sections provided.
• Do not rename or reassign Item Types unless you’re certain it won’t impact the required format.

Want help getting started?
Check out our Sections User Guide for step-by-step instructions.