Overview
Action Checker is a daily operations tool for board admins who need a single place to see “what needs attention today.” It is primarily setup for use in a drive-through situation but could be used in general as well. It automatically pulls items from elsewhere in Vlge (violations, ACC projects) and lets you configure recurring seasonal checks (e.g., landscaping in spring, holiday lights in December). You can also add one-time manual tasks for a specific date.
What Action Checker is for
Morning or weekly community patrol planning
Tracking overdue violation cure dates that need follow-up
Remembering seasonal inspection tasks on a calendar schedule
Monitoring active ACC/DRB construction during drive-throughs
Leaving an audit trail of what was checked, skipped, or noted
What Action Checker is not
It is not where you create violations or ACC requests - those live in their own modules. Action Checker surfaces them for follow-up.
It is not a full GPS drive-through patrol app on its own. The web checklist is the primary experience today. Inspection History (a separate admin tool) covers recorded drive-through sessions when that feature is enabled (beta as of July 2026).
Prerequisites & Access
Vlge Pro plan required
Action Checker is a Vlge Pro feature. Organizations without Pro will see an access message when opening the tool.
Required permission
Users need the Manage Action Checker capability
Role / setup | Typical access |
Organization admin with full admin panel access | Yes |
Staff user with Manage Action Checker assigned in Roles & Permissions | Yes |
Board member without admin capabilities | No |
Resident | No |
To grant access to a non-admin staff member:
Go to General Settings → Roles and Permissions
Edit or create a role
Enable Manage Action Checker
Assign that role to the user in the active organization
Organization context
Action Checker always scopes to your currently selected organization. If you manage multiple communities, switch orgs before opening the tool.
Getting to Action Checker
Sign in as a user with Action Checker access
Open Admin → Admin Tools
Click Action Checker (clipboard/checklist icon)
From the Action Checker header you can also reach:
Link | Purpose |
Configure Rules | Set up seasonal (and stored) action rules |
Add Manual Action | Create a one-time task |
Mobile note: Configure Rules and Export PDF are hidden on small screens. You can still open rules directly in the web tool.
The Daily Checklist Screen
When you open Action Checker, you land on a date-scoped checklist with collapsible sections.
Date navigation
At the top of the page:
Control | What it does |
◀ / ▶ | Move to previous or next calendar day |
Today | Jump back to the current date |
Date picker | Jump to any specific date |
Refresh (↻) | Reload the list from the server |
The date label shows Today, Tomorrow, or a formatted date (e.g., “Fri, Jul 3”).
Summary counters
Below the date controls:
Total — all items on the list for that date
Done — items marked completed
Left — items still pending (not completed)
These update as you work through the list.
Collapsible sections
Each category is a section you can expand or collapse. Sections show a “X pending” badge when incomplete items remain.
Default expanded sections: Overdue Violations, Seasonal Checks, Manual Actions.
Action Categories (What Appears on the List)
1. Overdue Violations (automatic)
Source: Violations module
When they appear: Any unresolved violation whose cure-by date is on or before the date you are viewing.
Each item shows:
Violation type and board status (e.g., “Overgrown Grass - Open”)
Property address (with map pin)
Description (if recorded on the violation)
“Xd overdue” badge when past cure date
View Details link → opens the violation record
Priority logic (internal): More days past cure = higher urgency. Items overdue 14+ days are treated as highest priority.
Important: You do not configure these via Action Rules — they are always included automatically when cure dates pass.
2. Seasonal Checks (configured rules)
Source: Action Rules you create with type Seasonal
When they appear: On any date that falls within the rule’s start/end range (stored as month/day, e.g., March 1 – November 1, every year).
Each item shows:
Rule name as the title
Action description from the rule template
Example seasonal rules:
Rule name | Date range | Action description |
Spring landscaping | 03/01 – 06/30 | Check for overgrown grass and weeds at curb |
Pool season prep | 04/15 – 05/15 | Verify pool gates and signage |
Holiday decorations | 11/15 – 01/05 | Check for prohibited lighting and displays |
Seasonal rules are the primary configurable rule type that currently generates checklist items.
3. Manual Actions (admin-created)
Source: Created via Add Manual Action
When they appear: On the specific action date you chose when creating the item.
Each item can include:
Title and optional description
A specific address, or a community-wide task (“Apply to all addresses”)
Manual items persist their own completion status on the underlying record.
4. Active ACC Projects (automatic)
Source: ACC / submissions module
When they appear: Non-draft submissions whose construction window overlaps the selected date (project started and not yet ended).
Each item shows:
Project name
Status and “Check construction progress” guidance
Property address
View Project link → opens the ACC submission
5. Pending Notices (future)
The UI includes a Pending Notices section, but no notice items are generated yet in the current implementation. Notice-type Action Rules can be saved in Configure Rules, but they do not yet feed the daily list. Use the Violations module directly for notice follow-up today.
Working Through Actions
Each pending action card offers three paths:
Quick complete
Click the empty circle on the left, or
Click the green Complete button
This marks the item completed with no note.
Complete with a note (and optional voice note)
Click Add Note
Type a text note (optional but recommended for follow-ups)
Optionally record a voice note:
Tap the microphone button
Record up to 2 minutes
Play back to review; delete and re-record if needed
Browser must allow microphone access
Click Complete with Note
Voice notes are uploaded and attached to the session record.
👉 Skip
Click Skip when the item does not apply today (e.g., violation already cured in the field, project not visible from the street, seasonal check deferred due to weather).
Skipped items remain on the list but appear dimmed with a skip icon. They count toward “left” until you complete them or leave them skipped.
View source records
Violation items → View Details
ACC items → View Project
Use these links when you need photos, history, or to update the underlying record.
What happens when you complete or skip
Behind the scenes, Vlge records your work in an Action Session for the organization:
First completion of the day creates a checklist session for today
Each completion/skip creates or updates a session item tied to that violation, project, seasonal rule, or manual action
Manual actions also update the manual action record directly (status, completed-by, timestamp, notes)
This gives you a durable record of who checked what and when.
Designed for today’s work
Action Checker is intended as a same-day operational tool. You can browse other dates to preview seasonal items or see what the list would have looked like, but completions are recorded against today’s session. For day-to-day use, open Action Checker with Today selected and work through that list.
Adding Manual Actions
Use manual actions for one-off tasks that are not covered by violations, ACC, or seasonal rules.
Steps
From Action Checker, click Add Manual Action (bottom of page)
Or go to/admin/action-checker/newFill in the form:
Field | Required | Notes |
Action Title | Yes | Short label shown on the checklist |
Description | No | Extra instructions for the inspector |
Action Date | Yes | The calendar day this item should appear |
Address | Yes* | Search and select a property |
* Or check Apply to all addresses for a community-wide task (e.g., “Check clubhouse HVAC filter”).
3. Click Create Action
You return to Action Checker; the item appears under Manual Actions on the chosen date.
Good uses for manual actions
Follow-up from a board meeting (“Re-check Lot 14 fence repair by Friday”)
One-time event prep (“Verify parking signs before annual meeting”)
Contractor coordination (“Confirm pool resurfacing complete at 123 Oak”)
Configuring Seasonal Rules
Open Configure Rules from the Action Checker header.
Rule list
Each rule card shows:
Rule type icon and name
Action description template
Seasonal date range (for seasonal rules)
Active toggle - disable without deleting
Edit and Delete
Creating a seasonal rule
Click Add Rule
Select rule type Seasonal
Enter:
Rule Name - internal label (e.g., “Summer landscaping check”)
Action Description — what the inspector should do (shown on the checklist)
Start Date / End Date —
mm/ddformat (e.g.,03/01to11/01); repeats every yearPriority - 1 = highest, 10 = lowest (default 5)
Click Create Rule
The rule appears on every date within that annual window while active.
Other rule types in the UI
The rules editor also supports Violation, Notice, and ACC Project rule types. These can be saved for future use, but only Seasonal rules currently generate checklist items. Overdue violations and active ACC projects are already included automatically by the system.
Managing rules over time
Action | When to use it |
Disable (toggle off) | Season ended; pause without losing configuration |
Edit | Change dates, description, or priority |
Delete | Rule is obsolete and should not return next season |
Exporting a PDF Report
On desktop/tablet (wider screens), use Export PDF in the date summary bar.
The export includes:
Organization name/branding
Selected date
All sections and items with status (pending / completed / skipped)
Addresses and descriptions where available
Summary counts
The PDF downloads as action-checker-YYYY-MM-DD.pdf. If PDF generation is unavailable, the system may open an HTML preview in a new browser tab instead.
Tip: Export at the end of a patrol day for board packets or internal records.
Related Tool: Inspection History (Beta: July 2026)
Inspection History is a separate Admin Tools entry (/admin/action-checker/history) for drive-through patrol sessions with GPS route data, session duration, and detailed per-item reports.
Aspect | Daily Action Checker | Inspection History |
Primary use | Web daily checklist | Recorded patrol sessions |
Session type |
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Feature flag | Vlge Pro | Requires |
GPS route | No | Yes (when recorded) |
New notices during patrol | No | Tracked in session stats |
If Inspection History is enabled for your org, use it to review past patrols, export session PDFs, and see voice transcripts. The daily Action Checker checklist is still the starting point for planning what to look for.
Troubleshooting
“I don’t see Action Checker in Admin Tools”
Confirm the organization is on Vlge Pro
Confirm your role includes Manage Action Checker or full admin panel access
Confirm you are in the correct organization
“My seasonal rule isn’t showing up”
Check:
Rule is active (toggle on)
Rule type is Seasonal
Today’s date falls within the start/end mm/dd range
Click Refresh after creating or editing a rule
You are viewing the correct date (use Today)
“A violation I expect isn’t on the list”
The violation must be:
Unresolved (no resolved date)
Past cure-by date on or before the date you are viewing
In the same organization
Not soft-deleted
If cure date is still in the future, it will not appear until that date.
“ACC project missing”
The submission must be:
Not a draft
Not soft-deleted
Started on or before the viewed date
Not ended before the viewed date
“I completed items but they show pending again”
Ensure you were working on Today’s date when completing
Click Refresh — local UI updates immediately, but cross-device status comes from the server
If viewing a past or future date, completions may not attach to that date’s session
“Voice note failed”
Allow microphone permission in the browser
Stay under the 2-minute limit
Ensure a stable network connection for upload
You can complete with a text note only if upload fails
“Export PDF button missing”
Export is hidden on narrow/mobile viewports — use a tablet, desktop, or widen the browser window
“Pending Notices section never has items”
Expected today — notice-driven checklist items are not yet implemented. Track notices through the Violations / notices workflow directly.
“What’s the difference between Skip and Complete?”
TERM | Complete | Skip |
Meaning | Item was assessed | Item was not assessed today |
Audit | Counts as done for the session | Explicitly deferred |
Use when | Checked and OK, or checked and noted | Could not access, weather, time |
Neither skip nor complete resolves a violation automatically — update the violation record separately.
