When Do You Use This
It is possible to relate or link multiple incidents to other incidents in the system. For example: if incidents seem to be perpetrated by the same individual, you may want to connect the two incidents. The process is outlined below.
- Click the 'Incidents Menu' select 'Search Incidents'.
- In the Occurrence# field enter the Incident Number you wish to relate to another.
- The Incident Information screen displays. Note: the tabs along the top of the form, they provide a quick summary of information.
Under the 'Related' tab we now see the numeral 0 indicating no incidents related at this time. - Click on 'Track Related Occurrences'. The screen will refresh with the addition of a 'Track Related Occurrences' button.
- Click the 'Track Related Occurrences' button to display the 'Track Related Occurrences' screen. The 'Add Related Occurrences' form is now available.
- The first step is to Name and Create the list. In our example, we are naming the list "Suspicious Activity March 20". In the notes field, you can add a description of what the purpose of the list is. See our example below.
- Click 'Save' to save the list name and information. The screen will refresh with a Search box now showing at the bottom.
- Enter the Current Incident Number you are working with. For this example we are using16-0004. Click 'Search.'
- Click 'Add' to add this incident to the list entitled 'Suspicious Activity March 20th'.
- Repeat the search process by entering the Incident number you would like to relate to the first incident.
For example, Incident 16-0004 as 16-0006 and click 'Search'. Add this incident to the list. The resulting screen will look like this: Note both 16-0004 and 16-0005 are listed. - To see the result of this process, search once again for the original Incident 16-0004 from the Search Incidents menu. Note the change in the Tab now indicates 1 related occurrence.
- Click on Related to see the Related Incident Information. Note: the related incident is now listed. This information will show up on the incident information for both incidents in question.