Solar Comparison View
Use Comparison View to see how a site has changed between two inspections. Compare modeled power loss, anomaly categories, severities, and statuses, and review affected assets and individual module findings without leaving the site map.
Before you begin
Solar Comparison View is available on a Solar inspection when the site has at least two inspections with a status of Review or Complete.
Start a comparison
The primary inspection is the inspection you originally opened. The reference inspection is the other inspection selected for comparison. Only the inspection opened as the primary can be edited.
If you want to update a previous inspection while comparing it to the latest inspection, make the previous inspection the primary and the newest inspection the reference (see Switch the primary inspection below).
Review the comparison summary
The summary shows the reference and primary inspection side by side, including:
Trend arrows indicate whether the site has improved or degraded over time, regardless of which inspection is set as primary or reference. The estimated power-loss percentage shown in the summary is calculated as the difference between the two inspections; interpret it as a percentage-point change rather than a relative percentage increase.
Select Show Breakdown in the right panel at any time to reopen the summary.
Important: If the inspections have different service tiers, Asset Insights displays a warning. Differences in inspection depth can affect counts, so compare the results carefully.
Switch the primary or reference inspection
Important: The Inspection Date selector appears in two places and they control different things. The inspection date in the inspection header (top of the page) switches your primary inspection. The inspection date in the filters panel switches the reference inspection used for comparison.
Switch the primary inspection
Asset Insights opens the selected inspection as your new primary inspection. If you were in comparison mode, the reference automatically updates to the most recent previous inspection.
Switch the reference inspection
The currently open primary inspection does not appear in the reference list. Changing the reference updates the map and comparison filters but does not automatically reopen the summary. Select Show Breakdown to review the updated metrics.
Compare findings with filters
The filters panel displays the older inspection on the left and the latest inspection on the right, regardless of which inspection is primary. Use the dated columns to compare counts for each filter value.
Select one or more values to narrow the map and counts. Select Reset to Default to clear comparison filters while keeping the selected reference inspection.
Understand comparison statuses
Comparison statuses are always based on chronological order — not on which inspection is set as primary or reference, so reversing the two inspection dates won't change a finding's status.
Status
Meaning
New
The finding appears in the latest inspection but not the older inspection.
Fixed
The finding appears in the older inspection but not the latest inspection.
Persistent
The finding remains present, with no change in anomaly category or severity.
Improved
The finding remains present, but its severity is lower in the latest inspection.
Degraded
The finding remains present, but its severity is higher in the latest inspection.
Reclassified
The finding remains present, but its anomaly category has changed.
Color the map by change status
Color By Compare Status is enabled by default when accessing comparison mode.
Color
Status
Red
New
Green
Fixed
Yellow
Persistent
Light green
Improved
Orange
Degraded
Purple
Reclassified
When this option is off, the map uses the normal Solar anomaly category or severity colors for the primary inspection.
Hover over a highlighted module to see its comparison status. For improved or degraded findings, the tooltip shows the severity change from the older inspection to the latest inspection. For reclassified findings, it shows the anomaly-category change.
Review a finding across inspection dates
If an asset has multiple findings on an inspection date, Asset Insights displays a list so you can choose the finding you want to review.
Findings from the reference inspection are read-only while you are in the primary inspection — anomaly fields display as text with an Updated timestamp instead of editable dropdowns. To update a reference finding, open that inspection directly.
Exit comparison
Select the active comparison icon in the inspection header and choose Exit comparison. Asset Insights returns to the standard inspection view and clears comparison-specific filters.
Troubleshooting
The comparison control is not visible
Confirm that the site has at least two Solar inspections with a status of Review or Complete.
A metric displays N/A
The metric is not available for one or both inspections. This may occur if an inspection has not finished processing or does not contain the required result data.
The results look unexpectedly different
Check the inspection dates, service tiers, scopes, and filters. Differences in inspection depth or site coverage can make raw counts misleading.
A module does not have findings on both dates
The anomaly-details date selector only includes dates that contain a finding for that asset. Use the comparison status to determine whether the finding is new, fixed, or otherwise changed.
