# PROtect ## Documentation - [SHIELD Training & Documentation](https://help.shieldmi.com/introduction.md): Step-by-step training guides for SHIELD's modules IDMS, RBI, and CHEMTRACK. Follow structured walkthroughs built for inspectors, engineers, and program managers to get up and running quickly. ## Help Center - [Help Center](https://help.shieldmi.com/help-center.md): No description found - [How do I get started with SHIELD?](https://help.shieldmi.com/help-center/faq/getting-started.md): Learn the first steps to begin using SHIELD Mechanical Integrity. - [Allow Pop-ups for SHIELD](https://help.shieldmi.com/allow-pop-ups.md): Configure your browser to allow pop-ups and redirects from SHIELD so the application loads correctly after sign-in. - [Delete Units](https://help.shieldmi.com/delete-a-unit.md): Learn how to permanently delete a unit in SHIELD Mechanical Integrity. This action is irreversible and may remove associated integrity records. - [Create Units](https://help.shieldmi.com/help-center/guides/setup-project.md): Learn how to create and configure a new unit in SHIELD Mechanical Integrity. - [Edit Units](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-units.md): Learn how to locate and edit an existing unit in SHIELD Mechanical Integrity. - [Edit TaskMaster Methods](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-task-master-method.md): Update the name or equipment type scope of an existing TaskMaster inspection method in SHIELD. - [View Task Master Tasks](https://help.shieldmi.com/view-task-master-tasks.md): Navigate to the TaskMaster Tasks screen in SHIELD Admin Settings to view, manage, and configure inspection tasks. - [View Task Master Methods](https://help.shieldmi.com/view-task-master-methods.md): Navigate to the TaskMaster Methods configuration menu in SHIELD Admin Settings to manage inspection method definitions used in scheduling and task generation. - [Add TaskMaster Method](https://help.shieldmi.com/add-task-master-methods.md): Add a new inspection method to TaskMaster in SHIELD, defining its name and the equipment types it applies to. - [Edit Inspectors](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-inspectors.md): Update an existing inspector record in SHIELD to correct or maintain personnel details, certifications, and assignment information. - [Add Inspectors](https://help.shieldmi.com/add-inspectors.md): Add inspector records to SHIELD so they can be assigned to inspection tasks, schedules, and QA/QC workflows. - [Delete Inspectors](https://help.shieldmi.com/delete-inspectors.md): Permanently remove an inspector record from SHIELD. - [Add New Equipment ](https://help.shieldmi.com/create-an-asset.md): Add a new equipment record in SHIELD Mechanical Integrity and complete required integrity fields so the asset is ready for circuits, IOWs, and inspections. - [Search Assets](https://help.shieldmi.com/search-assets.md): Use the asset search to quickly locate equipment by name or identifier within a selected unit in SHIELD. - [Upload Asset File Attachment](https://help.shieldmi.com/upload-asset-file-attachment.md): Attach supporting documents, drawings, or records to an asset in SHIELD. Files are stored in your configured SharePoint directory and linked directly to the asset record. - [Attach File to Assets](https://help.shieldmi.com/attach-file-to-asset.md): Link an existing file from your organization's SharePoint directory directly to an asset record in SHIELD. - [View Asset File Attachments](https://help.shieldmi.com/view-asset-file-attachment.md): Open and view files attached to an asset record in SHIELD. Behavior varies by file type — PDFs open in the browser, Office files open in your desktop application, and other formats are downloaded. - [Edit Asset File Attachments](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-asset-file-attachment.md): Update the description of a file attachment on an asset record in SHIELD. - [Remove Asset Attachment](https://help.shieldmi.com/remove-asset-attachment.md): Remove a file attachment from an asset record in SHIELD. - [Complete Asset Import Template](https://help.shieldmi.com/complete-asset-import-template.md): Fill out and upload a completed SHIELD asset import template to create or update equipment records in bulk. - [Generate Assets Import Template](https://help.shieldmi.com/generate-asset-import-template.md): Download a pre-formatted Excel template from SHIELD to prepare and import asset data for one or more equipment types. - [Edit Components](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-components.md): Update the details of an existing component on an asset record in SHIELD. - [Delete Component](https://help.shieldmi.com/delete-components.md): Permanently remove a component from an asset record in SHIELD. - [Create Components](https://help.shieldmi.com/add-components.md): Add components to an asset in SHIELD to define the physical elements used for corrosion rate analysis, remaining life calculations, and inspection planning. - [Delete CML](https://help.shieldmi.com/delete-cml.md): Permanently remove a Corrosion Measurement Location (CML) and all its associated thickness history from an asset record in SHIELD. - [Edit CML](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-cml.md): Update the details of an existing Corrosion Measurement Location (CML) on an asset record in SHIELD. - [Create a CML](https://help.shieldmi.com/add-cml.md): Add a Corrosion Measurement Location (CML) to an asset in SHIELD to define specific points where wall thickness readings are taken and tracked over time. - [Activate / Inactivate CMLs](https://help.shieldmi.com/inactivate/activate-cml.md): Toggle a CML between active and inactive states in SHIELD to include or exclude it from inspection scheduling and corrosion calculations. - [Delete CML](https://help.shieldmi.com/delete-cml-history.md): Permanently remove a Corrosion Measurement Location (CML) and all its associated thickness history from an asset record in SHIELD. - [Edit CML History](https://help.shieldmi.com/edit-cml-history.md): Correct or update an existing thickness measurement reading in a CML's history in SHIELD. - [Add CML History](https://help.shieldmi.com/add-cml-history.md): Record a thickness measurement reading against a CML in SHIELD to build corrosion history and update remaining life calculations. - [Inactivate/Activate CML History](https://help.shieldmi.com/inactivate/activate-cml-history.md): Exclude a specific CML thickness reading from corrosion rate and remaining life calculations in SHIELD without permanently deleting it. - [Recalculate RBI and Tasks](https://help.shieldmi.com/recalculate-rbi-and-tasks.md): Trigger a recalculation of Risk-Based Inspection assessments and regenerate TaskMaster tasks for a unit in SHIELD after data changes.