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Repair Tabs

All the information for a repair in one place

When you open a repair's detail, you'll find several tabs that organize the whole process, plus a Documents section that's always visible, no matter which one you have open.

1 · Diagnosis and Work

  • Technical diagnosis: free text with no character limit; the "Save" button only activates if you've changed something.
  • Diagnosis and repair photos: uploaded right here, up to 10 per stage. Uploading the first diagnosis photo automatically advances the status to "In Diagnosis."
  • Internal notes: private, no character limit, with an audit trail for every edit or deletion. Everything locks once it reaches "Delivered."

Preview — Repair tabs

Diagnosis
Photos
Quote
History
Messages
WhatsApp

Technical diagnosis

Internal notes

2 · Photos

  • Read-only gallery grouped by stage: Check-in, Diagnosis, Repair, and Delivery.
  • Check-in photos are captured when the device is registered; Diagnosis and Repair photos, from the previous tab.
  • You can delete photos from here, with confirmation, while the repair is in an active status.

Gallery in the Photos tab

Diagnosis
Photos
Quote
History
Messages
WhatsApp

Check-in · 2 photos

Diagnosis · 1 photo

3 · Quote

  • Here you see the summary and record the customer's in-person approval. Creating or editing services and parts is done in "Edit full quote," a separate page.
  • When sent by email, the customer gets a public link (no login needed) to approve or decline, valid for 7 days.
  • Approving it — by email or in person — automatically moves the repair to "In Repair."

Empty state of the Quote tab

Diagnosis
Photos
Quote
History
Messages
WhatsApp

No quote

This repair has no quote created

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4 · History

  • Chronological record of every status change: who made it, the exact date and time, and an optional note.
  • Already covered in detail in the Repair Statuses topic.
  • Full traceability for audits or customer claims.

5 · Communications

  • A real email thread with the customer, not a generic chat: no attachments or templates, just free text.
  • The customer's replies sync automatically every 60 seconds, or manually with "Sync."
  • Messages can't be deleted, for transparency — it's a design choice, not a technical limitation.

Email thread in the Communications tab

Diagnosis
Photos
Quote
History
Messages
WhatsApp

Conversation thread with customer@email.com

SyncNew message

No messages

6 · WhatsApp

  • Only appears if your installation has WhatsApp enabled and your organization has it connected; if not, it shows a notice with direct access to settings.
  • Chat with WhatsApp-style delivery confirmations (sent, delivered, read) and its own emoji picker.
  • The thread is linked to the customer's phone number, so it can show messages from another of their repairs if they share the same number.

WhatsApp tab when not connected

Diagnosis
Photos
Quote
History
Messages
WhatsApp

WhatsApp is not connected for this organization.

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Documents: always visible, not a tab

Below the tabs, no matter which one you have open, there's a fixed section with the Deposit Receipt, the Technical Report, and the Sign-off Form. Each one can be downloaded, resent over WhatsApp (if connected), or uploaded signed on paper.

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