Understanding a 99DIG Digital Property Assessment Report

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Understanding a 99DIG Digital Property Assessment Report

Learn how property information can be organised into a clear digital assessment report, what different sections are intended to communicate, and how to read a 99DIG result within the purpose and information provided by the user.

A useful digital report should do more than display a final figure. It should help the user understand what property was assessed, why the assessment was requested, what information was available, what supporting material was considered and how the final result should be understood within the scope of the 99DIG service.

In This Guide
  • What a 99DIG digital assessment report is
  • Why the assessment purpose should appear clearly
  • Property identification and location details
  • Land and building information
  • User-provided supporting information
  • Market context and comparable information
  • Understanding the assessment result
  • Assumptions, limitations and additional notes
  • Why accuracy of input matters
  • How to use the report within the correct scope

1. What Is a 99DIG Digital Assessment Report?

A 99DIG digital assessment report is a structured output created from the information available within a selected property assessment workflow.

It can bring together property identification, location information, land and building details, user-entered supporting information, market context and the resulting assessment in one readable format.

The report is intended to help users understand and review the information used during their 99DIG assessment.

The purpose of the report is not simply to display an outcome. It is to organise the property information that gives that outcome context.

2. Why a Structured Report Is Useful

Property information can easily become scattered across different documents, photographs, notes, map links and user-entered fields.

A structured report brings those details together in a logical sequence.

This can make it easier for a user to:

  • confirm which property was assessed;
  • review the purpose selected;
  • check important property details;
  • understand the information used;
  • identify missing or uncertain information;
  • review the assessment result; and
  • retain a digital record of the completed workflow.

3. The Assessment Purpose Should Be Clear

One of the first items a user should be able to identify in the report is the purpose for which the assessment was prepared.

The same property may be reviewed for sale, purchase, rental, investment, development, internal review or another supported purpose.

Keeping the purpose visible helps prevent the report from being misunderstood as automatically suitable for every possible use.

A 99DIG report prepared for one digital assessment purpose should not automatically be represented as fulfilling a separate bank, court, statutory, institutional or professional requirement.

4. Property Identification

A report becomes difficult to interpret if the reader cannot clearly identify the property to which it relates.

Depending on the information available, the 99DIG report may include:

  • property address;
  • land name;
  • property type;
  • lot number;
  • survey plan number;
  • administrative location details; and
  • map or location reference where applicable.

These details help identify the subject property within the digital workflow.

5. Administrative Location

Sri Lankan property information may include several layers of location detail.

A report can organise these fields separately so they are easier to read.

GN Division Local administrative location entered by the user.
DS Division Divisional administrative context.
Local Authority Municipal, Urban or Pradeshiya Sabha area where applicable.
District & Province Broader geographic identification of the property.

6. Land Information

Where land forms part of the property, the report may include important land-related details.

These may include:

  • land extent;
  • Acres, Roods and Perches where used;
  • site access;
  • frontage information;
  • current land use;
  • available boundary descriptions; and
  • survey references entered by the user.

The purpose of displaying these details is to make the basis of the property description visible to the user.

Land information shown in a 99DIG report remains separate from formal surveying, title investigation or legal boundary determination.

7. Building Information

Where the property contains buildings or improvements, the report may also include relevant physical information.

Depending on the property type, this may include:

  • building type;
  • approximate floor area;
  • number of floors;
  • accommodation;
  • current use;
  • general condition information; and
  • other improvements entered during the assessment.

These details help the reader understand the property characteristics that formed part of the digital assessment record.

8. Ownership-Interest Information

A user may be asked to identify the interest being considered, such as freehold, leasehold, tenancy or another available category.

Where relevant, this information can be displayed in the report so the user can see what interest was entered during the assessment.

This should be understood as user-provided assessment information, not as an independent legal confirmation of ownership.

9. Property Photographs

Photographs can provide useful visual context about a property.

Where the workflow supports photographs, the report may use them to show the subject property, improvements or surrounding context.

A photograph can help a user remember what was submitted, but it should not be treated as proof of every physical or technical condition.

10. Supporting Documents and References

Users may provide details from survey plans, approvals or other property-related records where relevant to the selected workflow.

A digital report can record those references so the assessment is easier to review later.

For example, the report may identify:

  • plan number;
  • lot number;
  • document reference;
  • user note; or
  • other supporting information entered during the process.

99DIG should avoid implying that the existence of a reference means the underlying document has been independently authenticated, unless such verification has actually taken place.

11. Market Context

Where market information forms part of the selected assessment, the report may show available comparable property information or other relevant market context.

The purpose is to show what information was available rather than present every nearby property as equally relevant.

Useful details may include:

  • comparable location;
  • property type;
  • land extent;
  • building area where relevant;
  • available price information;
  • date;
  • source; and
  • notes about major differences.

12. Asking Prices Should Be Identified Clearly

If market information comes from an advertisement, the report should not make that information appear to be something different from what the user actually provided.

An asking price is a seller’s requested amount. It does not itself confirm a completed sale.

Clear labelling helps the reader understand the nature of the information being displayed.

A useful digital report should distinguish information clearly rather than make all market figures appear identical in meaning.

13. The Assessment Result

The assessment result is one of the most visible parts of the report, but it should be read together with the property information that surrounds it.

A figure without context can be easily misunderstood.

The user should therefore be able to see that the result relates to:

  • a particular property;
  • a selected assessment purpose;
  • information entered at a particular time;
  • available supporting information; and
  • the scope of the 99DIG digital assessment.

14. A Simple Example of Report Organisation

99DIG Digital Property Assessment
Purpose Purchase-related preliminary assessment
Property Type Residential House
Location User-entered property location
Land Extent and land information submitted
Building Floor area and property characteristics submitted
Supporting Information Available photographs, survey references and notes
Market Context Available comparable property information
Digital Assessment Result

15. Why the Result Should Not Stand Alone

A report containing only a figure tells the reader very little about the information behind that figure.

A better digital assessment output allows the user to understand what property was described, what information was entered and what purpose the assessment was intended to support.

This makes the report easier to review and reduces the likelihood of a number being removed from its original context.

16. Assumptions and User-Provided Information

A digital assessment may depend on information that 99DIG has not independently confirmed.

Where appropriate, the report should make that distinction clear.

For example, information entered about building floor area, land extent, current rent, ownership interest or property condition may be based on information supplied by the user.

Clear reporting helps users understand which information formed part of the assessment without suggesting that every field has undergone an independent professional verification process.

17. Additional Notes

Some properties contain characteristics that cannot be captured completely through standard fields.

A short additional-notes section can help users record relevant property-specific information.

Such notes should remain factual and relevant to the assessment.

They should not be used to insert unsupported claims merely to influence the assessment result.

18. Why Review Before Finalising the Report?

Errors that remain in the user inputs can also appear in the final report.

Before completing an assessment, users should review key details such as:

  • property type;
  • assessment purpose;
  • land extent;
  • building area;
  • location;
  • survey references;
  • supporting notes; and
  • market information.
Reviewing the information before finalisation is one of the simplest ways to improve the quality of the digital assessment record.

19. Digital Report Does Not Mean Unlimited Use

A digital format makes a report easier to save, review and share.

It does not automatically make the report suitable for every legal, financial, statutory, institutional or professional purpose.

The intended assessment purpose and the limitations of the 99DIG service should continue to apply even when the report is downloaded or shared by the user.

20. When a Formal Professional Report May Still Be Required

Certain property matters may require a report prepared, inspected, certified or signed by an appropriately qualified professional.

Requirements can depend on the bank, authority, court, transaction, legislation, contract or institution involved.

Where that type of formal requirement applies, users should obtain the relevant professional service separately.

99DIG focuses on digital property assessment, property-information organisation and decision support. A 99DIG digital report should not be represented as replacing a professional report where a formal professional service is required.

21. How 99DIG Organises the Report Journey

A simplified report-generation journey may look like this:

Step 01 · Select Purpose Identify why the property is being assessed.
Step 02 · Select Property Type Identify the category of property being reviewed.
Step 03 · Enter Property Information Provide land, building, location and other relevant details.
Step 04 · Add Supporting Information Add available photographs, references, notes and market context.
Step 05 · Review Check that the entered information accurately reflects the property.
Step 06 · Generate Digital Assessment Organise the available information into a structured digital output.

22. What Makes a Useful 99DIG Report?

A useful report does not need unnecessary complexity.

It needs clarity.

A user should be able to understand:

  • what property was assessed;
  • why the assessment was prepared;
  • what information was provided;
  • what supporting context was available;
  • what result was produced; and
  • what the result should and should not be used for.

23. Final Thought

A digital property assessment report is most useful when the result remains connected to the information behind it.

Property identification, land and building details, location, supporting information, market context and the selected assessment purpose all help explain what the report represents.

99DIG is designed to bring those elements together into a clear digital assessment workflow and structured output.

A clear report does more than show an assessment result. It helps the user understand the property information behind it.
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