Punch List Management

IFS/Punch List Management comprises of Punch Lists and Punch Items. Punch Lists include lists to:

• Manage Unfinished Items - These may be unfinished items from the original contract. e.g., missing or incomplete items.
• Manage Defects - These may be defects in the build itself once it has been completed, e.g., poorly installed fittings, and is often dealt with over the time following facility completion and use.
• Manage Check Records - These may be check lists, typically used for known inspection items and standard procedures that are pre-defined per equipment/facility type.

A punch list groups a number of punch items together to make them easier to track, assign and inspect. The Project, Company and Plant for which the punch list is applicable can be defined.

Punch items represent the work that needs to be completed or corrected for sign off or acceptance of the project or contract. e.g. Instrument Calibration Error, Painting to be Completed, or a Missing Cable. A punch item can be associated with an object, commission package and parent system, if required. The ability to add multiple punch items allows the work to be split into manageable pieces and also to be allocated to more than one assignee. The work to complete the list of items may be undertaken internally or externally. There may be a requirement for inspection and these inspections may also be internal or external. A punch item can undergo inspection several times before it can be approved.

Status Management

When a punch list is saved for the first time the Preliminary status will be assigned. You will only be able to change the status to Defined once there is at least one punch item registered to it. The status cannot now be changed back to Preliminary however punch items can be added and removed until the punch list has been set to the Approved status. Once all the punch items have been accepted the punch list can be set to the Completed status.