Work a call
Read a call's screen, edit its location, and write notes on it.
Open a call from the board or with My Call (Shift+F8). The header shows the call number (Copy # or Y), nature, priority, status, when it was created and its origin, with Assign Self (A), Attach or Assist Unit (see Attach units to calls).
The call screen
- Tabs (keys 1 to 6): Notes, Info, Units, Subjects, Vehicles and Address History (earlier calls at the same location).
- Pop Out (Alt+O) opens the call in its own window.
- Attached units with
calls.self_dispatch, and anyone withcalls.manage_any, can edit the location fields and switch the call between Pending and Active. If someone else changed the call while you were editing, Statewide asks you to reload.
Add a note
- Type in Add note… (Shift+Enter for a new line).
- Tick the priority box to pin it at the top as PRIORITY.
- Press Enter.
Press Up to edit your last note within 2 minutes.
Good to know
- Attached units, dispatchers and anyone with
calls.manage_anycan write notes until the call closes. - The notes also record units attaching and clearing, primary unit changes, status and priority changes, and the close.