> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.probaseapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ProBase system checklists

> Ready-made checklist templates that match your industry

## What are ProBase checklists?

Alongside the checklists you build yourself, ProBase provides ready-made checklist templates for common industries. In your Checklists library they're marked with a **ProBase** tag.

For example, pool professionals get two ready-made pool chemistry checklists out of the box — a **Chemical Readings** template for capturing the standard water readings (free chlorine, pH, and more) and a **Chemical Adjustments** template for recording the chemicals you added — so you don't have to build them from scratch. Because these questions are set to feed the visit's [service records](/routes/service-records), the readings and adjustments your crew captures flow straight into the property's chemistry history.

## Automatic attachment by industry

ProBase checklists are added automatically to the services that match your business's industry. When this happens, you'll see a banner in your Checklists library letting you know:

> **ProBase checklists added to your services** — We attached ProBase checklists to services with a matching industry. Open one to review and detach where it doesn't apply.

You don't have to do anything to turn them on — but you're always in control of which services they apply to (see [Choosing which services use a ProBase checklist](#choosing-which-services-use-a-probase-checklist) below).

## Viewing a ProBase checklist

Open a ProBase checklist from the library and you'll land on a **locked, read-only view**. A lock indicator and a "Defined by ProBase" note explain that these templates are maintained by ProBase and can't be edited. There's no Save button, because there's nothing to change in the checklist itself.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/lawnstarter/jbHgLzMLfdr40R2J/images/probase/system-checklist/01-locked-view.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jbHgLzMLfdr40R2J&q=85&s=dcbf6b25dfa6e70081ba61bdb891f207" alt="Locked system checklist view" width="500" height="845" data-path="images/probase/system-checklist/01-locked-view.png" />

You can still switch to **Preview** to see exactly how the checklist renders on a job, just like your own checklists.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/lawnstarter/vocxprDK-8DDJYyk/images/probase/system-checklist/02-locked-preview.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=vocxprDK-8DDJYyk&q=85&s=b844d53565f798a55c4ce27a078f81d1" alt="Previewing a locked checklist" width="500" height="845" data-path="images/probase/system-checklist/02-locked-preview.png" />

## Choosing which services use a ProBase checklist

Even though you can't edit a ProBase checklist's questions, you decide which of your services it applies to. On the locked view, each of your matching services is listed with an **Attach / Detach** control:

* Services the checklist is currently on show **Attached**, with a **Detach** button.
* Tap **Detach** on a service where the checklist doesn't apply, and it flips to **Detached** with an **Attach** button so you can add it back later.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/lawnstarter/4PBUTIKq758pMibK/images/probase/system-checklist/03-after-detach.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4PBUTIKq758pMibK&q=85&s=c46c4dee794cf7ecb1b02690885dc744" alt="After detaching a service" width="500" height="845" data-path="images/probase/system-checklist/03-after-detach.png" />

This lets you keep the ProBase checklist on the services where it makes sense and remove it from the ones where it doesn't — without affecting other businesses or the template itself.

## New versions

ProBase occasionally publishes an improved version of a checklist. When a newer version is available for a checklist attached to your services, you'll see a banner in your library:

> **A newer checklist version is available** — ProBase published a new version of a checklist attached to your services. Open it to upgrade each service.

Tap **Review** to open the checklist and choose to upgrade your services to the new version. Your existing services keep working on their current version until you upgrade them.
