Creating Authority Records

Authorities are people such as police officers. Create authority records as needed to complete incident files.

The fields shown may differ based on your agency's customization.

1. Open the OPS Incidents Admin screen and set the Context (F3).
2. Select a record and then Incident Details:
3. In the Incidents Detail dialog, select Authorities:
4. Select Add New.
5. In the Authorities dialog, complete the fields as required.

   Field Name	Action
   Arrived At Scene Time	Enter the time when the authority arrived at the scene.
   Authority Type	Select the authority type.
   Badge Number	Enter the authority's badge number.
   Comments	Enter any comments made by the authority.
   District Number	Enter the authority's district number.
   Fax Number	Enter the authority's FAX number.
   Incident Id	Automatically completed by the system.
   Jurisdiction	Enter the authority's jurisdiction.
   Left Scene Time	Enter the time when the authority left the scene.
   Mobile Phone	Enter the authority’s mobile phone number.
   Name	Enter the authority's name.
   Officer Present After Incident	Select if the authority was present after the incident occurred.
   Officer Present During Incident	Select if the authority was present when the incident occurred.
   Phone	Enter the authority's phone number.
   Reference	Automatically generated by the system.
   Reporting Officer Name	Enter the name of the authority at the scene.
   Responding Personnel	Enter the name of the employee who took the authority's comments.
   Sequence	Auto-incremented number.
   Star Number	Enter the authority's star number.

6. Select Save Detail.