# Diagnostics View

Diagnostic jobs are launched using the Diagnostics screen (Figure 1) in Vehicle Spy. This screen is found under **Spy Networks> Diagnostics**.\
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Use the **+ button** in the upper left \*\*\*\* to add jobs from the specified diagnostic service. You can remove a job by selecting the - button from the same area.\
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Jobs will be listed under the **Name** field on the left (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smOne.gif)). To launch a job, click the gray button just right of its name (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smTwo.gif)). The job **Status** column (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smThree.gif)) will tell you if the job is running or complete.\
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The response data appears in three locations in different formats. The simplest two are found in the **Results** area (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smFour.gif)).\
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The default view is the **Results** tab which gives the information in a simple text based format. Each line can be expanded to show more details by clicking the **+** in front of the text.\
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Clicking on the **Signals** tab will display the response data in a table format. The table includes information like number of negative responses, success, time the service took to run, and the decoded signals that were returned.\
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The other place to see the response data is in the **Message History** area (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smFive.gif)). This shows a small message history filtered for diagnostic messages. The acquired data can be saved using the **Save** button (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smSix.gif)).\
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**Tree** and **List** (Figure 1:![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/smSeven.gif)), give two different ways to sort diagnostic jobs. **List** shows all the diagnostic jobs in a list, while **Tree** groups ECUs and jobs.

![Figure 1: The Diagnostics screen is used to launch jobs and view their results.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IBP8B63pA3aIRGlHBRyH/blobs/d2L0HSh0gm3ObgdewGLq/spydiagnosticsjoblauncher.gif)

**\*Note:** Signals acquired from diagnostic jobs can be used throughout Vehicle Spy just like any other signal. In the [Expression Builder](https://docs.intrepidcs.com/vspy-3-documentation/3.26.2/shared-features-in-vehicle-spy/shared-features-expression-builder), diagnostic signals are saved under Jobs.


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