Create an Event

1. In the main menu, click Event then click Event Management. The Event Management page opens.

2. Click Create New Event. The Select Event Template page opens.

3. Locate the template you want to use and, on that row, click Create. The Create Event page opens.

4. Enter the following information:

   • Title

   • Information

   • Event End

   • Drill?

   For more information about specific event creation fields, refer to Event Fields Reference.

5. To provide more detail, click Show more settings. Additional fields appear. Enter any relevant information that needs to be enabled for the event. For more information about specific event creation fields, refer to Event Fields Reference.

6. In the Select Resources page, select the checkbox for resources you want to include in this event. The event icon appears next to the selected resources in Views.

   All resources associated with the event template are displayed. Selected resources are requested to update their event status types, in addition to their daily status types. Selected resources do not indicate who will receive notifications regarding the event. Refer to Set Up Template Notifications for more information.

7. Click Start Event.

After creating an event, if you specified an address, you can open the Map view to see the event icon at the specified location. Click the icon to view the event details. Alternatively, select the event in the Event Resources field to limit the view to only resources associated with that event.

Authorized users can create ad hoc events to address situations that do not have an appropriate template. With the create ad hoc events right, you can edit and end these events.

Prior to creating an ad hoc event, you should create the appropriate status types and associate them with the resource types for the event.

Creating ad hoc events is similar to setting up a standard event, except you must select the resource types and status types because the Ad Hoc Event template does not specify these.

1. In the main menu, click Event then click Event Management. The Event Management page opens.

2. Click Create Ad Hoc Event. The Create Ad Hoc Event page opens.

3. Enter the requested information.

   For more information about specific event creation fields, refer to Event Fields Reference.

4. Click Next. The Select Resources page opens.

5. Locate and select the checkbox for resources you want to include in this event. The event icon will appear next to selected resources in Views.

   All resources associated with the event template are displayed. The resources you select will receive a request to update their event status types (in addition to their daily status types); however, selected resources will not necessarily receive event notifications regarding the event. Refer to Set Up Template Notifications for more information.

6. Click Next. The Select Status Types page opens.

7. Locate and select the checkbox for status types (associated with the selected resources) that you want to monitor.

8. Click Next. The Ad Hoc Event Confirmation page opens.

9. Review the information you entered and when you are ready to create the event, click Yes.

After creating an event, if you specified an address, you can open the Map view to see the event icon at the specified location. Click the icon to view the event details. Alternatively, select the event in the Event Resources field to limit the view to only resources associated with that event.

With the appropriate rights, including the Maintain Events right in regions you want to activate, you can create events that span multiple regions. To do this, every region you include must have a multi-region template that you can select when creating the event.

The option to create a multi-region event is only visible if you have the appropriate rights. Reported status types are based on those listed in each region's template. Additionally, if location is required in any region's template, it will be required for the multi-region event.

Creating a multi-region event may take several minutes to complete.

Creating a multi-region event is like creating a regular event, except you can include all resources in all participating regions or only select some resources from each region.

1. In the main menu, click Event then click Event Management. The Event Management page opens.

2. Click Create New Multi-Region Event. The Create Multi-Region Event page opens.

3. Enter the requested information.

   For more information about specific event creation fields, refer to Event Fields Reference.

4. Click Next. The Select Resources page opens.

5. In the Resources to Participate in This Event area, take one of these actions:

   Include all resources from all participating regions

   Select the Include all resources checkbox.

   Only include some resources from certain regions

   1. Clear the Include all resources checkbox and for each region, select the appropriate template.

   2. Click Next. A page opens for every region you selected.

   3. On each region page, select specific resources and click Next. The confirmation page opens.

   Use the filter and search options to reduce the number of resources and make it easier to identify the appropriate resources.

6. Click Next. The Select Status Types page opens.

7. Locate and select the checkbox for status types (associated with the selected resources) that you want to monitor.

8. Click Next. The Multi-Region Event Confirmation page opens.

9. Review the information you entered and when you are ready to create the event, click Yes.

After creating an event, if you specified an address, you can open the Map view to see the event icon at the specified location. Click the icon to view the event details. Alternatively, select the event in the Event Resources field to limit the view to only resources associated with that event.