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In the mobile app: the report editor → the menu button (bottom left) → the orange warning button.

The Defect Summary lists every defect you’ve turned on in the report, grouped by section and subsection. Use it before you leave the property to check every defect has photos, the right category and a service. The Defect Summary screen with an orange badge 5, a merge button and an expand button. Three filter buttons: blue (2), orange (2) and red (1). A note: Showing 5 enabled defects. Add photos directly from collapsed cards or expand for more options. Then Roof (2) with Coverings: Under-Driven Nails, and Roof Drainage Systems: Downspouts Drain Near House with 2 photos; and Exterior (2) with Siding, Flashing & Trim: Loose Boards with a red flag

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What’s on the screen

Changes you make here are the same as making them in the subsection itself. The Defect Summary with the red filter button turned off (shown white), so the note reads Showing 4 enabled defects and only the blue and orange defects are listed When no defects are turned on, the screen says No Active Defects. On a re-inspection report it’s called Reinspection Summary and lists the re-inspection items.

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Merge comments

When you’ve turned on two or three defects that describe the same problem, merge them into one comment. Hive AI writes a single, combined comment.
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Tap the merge button

Merge mode starts: “Select 2 or 3 comments from the same subsection. Once you have 2, tap Confirm at the bottom.” A counter shows how many you’ve picked (0/3).Merge mode in the Defect Summary: a blue note Merge mode — pick up to 3. Select 2 or 3 comments from the same subsection. Once you have 2, tap Confirm at the bottom, a 0/3 counter, an X button, and the defects listed as simple rows with a selection circle, a coloured dot and a photo count: Under-Driven Nails, Downspouts Drain Near House (2 photos), Loose Boards and Negative Grading
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Pick 2 or 3 comments in the same subsection

Tap them to select them.
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Tap Confirm and merge

The Merge Comments window shows the comments you picked and asks “Are you sure you want to merge these comments?” Tap Confirm and merge.
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Uncheck the originals

The new comment is added to the subsection, turned on and opened. The original comments stay checked, so the report would show both. Uncheck the originals, then tap I understand on the reminder.
  • Merging needs an internet connection. Offline, the app says No Internet.
  • Your company needs Hive AI turned on.
  • The merge button doesn’t show on re-inspection reports.
  • Tap X to leave merge mode without merging.

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Common questions

You can only merge comments in the same subsection. Pick comments under the same subsection heading.
Merging doesn’t uncheck the originals. Open the subsection and uncheck them.
No. It’s your working list in the app. The client’s summary is built from the same defects when you publish. See Customize your reports.

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Where to go next

Last modified on October 25, 2026