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As a Domain Administrator, you can edit the details for a facility. You can also add or edit Command Center information and customized Incident Dashboard tabs. Although most details of a facility are editable, a few restrictions apply. Regardless of your permissions, you cannot change a facility's domain. Additionally, only specifically authorized users can change a facility's business type.

To edit a facility's general information

  1. Point to Planning and click Facilities. The Facility Administration page opens.

  2. On the left, click the name of the facility you want to edit. Information about that facility opens on the right.

  3. On the General drawer, edit this information.

    Field

    Description

    Name

    Name of the facility.

    Report Name

    Name of the associated report.

    Domain

    Domain to which the facility belongs.

    Address

    Physical address of the location.

    Location

    Latitude and longitude of the location.

    Business Type

    Type of business with which domain is associated.

    Type

    Type of building with which the facility is identified.

    Incident Sharing

    Allows individual incidents and pieces of incident information associated with this facility to be shared.

  4. Click Save.

To edit a facility's details

  1. Point to Planning and click Facilities. The Facility Administration page opens.

  2. On the left, select the facility you want to edit. Information about that facility opens on the right.

  3. Toward the bottom, click the Details drawer.

  4. On the Details drawer, edit this information.

    Field

    Description

    Facility Group

    Parent system or group to which this facility belongs.

    Available Plans

    Incident command plans available for this facility.

    Business Type

    Type of business with which domain is associated.

    Notifications

    Ad-hoc notifications is a premium plug-in that allows you to send voice, text, or email notifications at any time regardless of an  incident.

    Region

    Health systems, facility groups, coalitions, and/or domains that form networks and have the ability to coordinate incident response.

    Voice Notifications

    Indicates whether voice notifications are enabled or disabled.

    Command Center Details

    Phone, Fax, and Location for the facility’s known command center.

    Incident Dashboard Tabs

    Click Add Tab and enter the Name and URL for additional tabs to appear on the incident dashboard.

    Note: If a site you are adding is likely to contain non-secure or mixed content, an icon appears next to the website name and the URL field is outlined in the same color as the icon. The system also generates a warning message when you save this information.

  5. Click Save.