In EMSupply, incidents are a significant event or occurrence around which inventory and assets are managed. Associating inventory with an incident groups and labels that inventory to clearly identify it, which might be necessary for funding requirements, compliance, or reporting.
There are two types of incidents that can be created in EMSupply, actual incidents and Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) incidents. Both types of incidents log actions, including resource requests and shipments, and document the distribution of inventory. The main difference between these types of incidents is that SNS incidents have information about facilities, including receipt, stage, and store (RSS) and point of distribution (POD) sites, that allow you to clearly direct and monitor the movement of inventory between facilities.
You must have appropriate administrative rights to work with incidents for your domain, region, or location.
To create an incident
- On the Incidents tab, click Create Incident. The Create Incident window opens.
- For Name, enter the name of the incident.
- For Description, enter basic information about the nature of the incident to help other people better understand the situation.
- For Type, click either Actual Incident or SNS Incident.
- Enter the Start Date and Time.
- If you are creating an SNS incident, in the Facility Settings area, select the check box to identify the RSS and POD sites.
- Click Save. The incident appears on the page.
To edit an incident
- On the Incidents tab, locate the incident and click Edit Incident. The Edit Incident window opens.
- Update the Name, Description, Type, Start Date and Time, and/or Facility Settings.
- Click Save.
To end an incident
- On the Incidents tab, locate the incident and click End Incident. The End Incident window opens.
- Click End. The incident is removed from the page.