Setting up a Mission

You can easily create a new mission from the main Emergency Response dashboard.

To create a mission, click on the New Mission button in the NEW MISSION tile. This launches the Mission Wizard. You can cancel the creation of the mission at any point before completing the wizard by clicking the X in the upper right corner. (Alternatively, you can click NEW MISSON > New Mission from the main dashboard if the tile has been added.)

Mission Wizard

There are four steps in the Mission Wizard: Detail, Team Set-Up, Equipment Set-up, and Map Set-Up. 

1. Detail – This step allows you to capture the mission details. All required fields (indicated with an asterisk*) will be prepopulated for a quick and efficient process, but are editable.

• NAME field is prepopulated with a unique name but can be edited. This can be changed by typing in the new name.
• CATEGORY options are Live, Competition and Training. The default selection is Live.
• Area and Project are prepopulated with the currently active Project. Once the mission is created, these fields cannot be edited. 
• Responding MRO is prepopulated with the logged-in user. The drop down contains all people who have been assigned to the selected project.
• Type, Location, and Breathing apparatus required are not required fields.
• You can choose a Type from the pre-populated list or enter a value if the required type is not available. 
• If Breathing apparatus required is selected, then the TEAM SET-UP will contain fields to enter the breathing apparatus details. Once the mission is created, this field cannot be edited.
• Enter/update the details and click Proceed to move to Team Set-up.

2. Team Set-Up – This step allows you to fill out the required fields to capture details about the initial mission team. The wizard allows you to add up to a maximum of eight team members and is prepopulated with the first six positions.

You can click Proceed on the TEAM SET-UP step to defer the selection of the BRIEFING OFFICER and/or TEAM MEMBERS. This provides flexibility when setting up the team if the team members are not known. It also allows a user to enter data needed to complete the mission while the team is completing the breathing apparatus and equipment checks necessary for the mission. The Captain and Briefing Officer roles will be required before the mission can be started. Any positions that have been assigned a TEAM MEMBER will require a PASSED TEST? value of YES before the mission can be started.

• TEAM NAME is a required field and is prepopulated with Team 1. This field is editable.
• BRIEFING OFFICER is a required field. The drop down allows you to select from the people that have been assigned to the project selected in Detail.
• The Captain POSITION is required and you cannot proceed if this position is not assigned. All other positions are optional. This position can be assigned later if needed.
• TEAM MEMBER is a drop down allowing you to select from the people that have been assigned to the project selected in. It excludes any people that have been assigned to another position on the team, including the BRIEFING OFFICER position.
• If Breathing apparatus required was checked in Detail then the APPARATUS #, O2 PRESSURE and PASSED TEST? fields for each assigned POSITION are required to start the mission. These fields are not visible if the Breathing apparatus required field was not checked.
  1. APPARATUS # is a text field for identifying the breathing apparatus that is assigned to the team member for the mission.
  2. O2 PRESSURE is the initial pressure reading for the breathing apparatus before the start of the mission. Initial readings that are above 240 and below 170 are invalid and will be flagged.
  3. PASSED TEST? All TEAM MEMEBERS assigned are required to have a value of Yes for proceeding to the EQUIPMENT SET-UP.
• By default, there are six team members, but you can add up to eight team members by clicking on the Add Person You also do not have to assign all six team members to proceed. A position can be removed by clicking the trash can icon for the position. A confirmation message is displayed before removing the position.
• Enter/edit the required team details and click Proceed to go to Equipment Set-up. If there are any errors in the entered fields, a message will indicate the error and you will not be able to proceed to the next step until the error has been resolved. Also, as noted above you can click Proceed to defer TEAM SET-UP if needed.
• If you click Proceed without finalizing the TEAM SET-UP during mission creation, then you can access this step from the Mission View through the Manage Team > Edit Team option.

3. Equipment Set-up – This step allows you to select the equipment to be used during the mission from a prepopulated list of equipment. (Scroll to bottom of this page for a default equipment list.)

• Select the equipment required for the team’s mission by checking the radio button next to the equipment and entering the quantity for that item.
• Click Add Equipment to add a custom piece of equipment that is required for the mission but is not contained in the prepopulated list. This displays a dialog to enter the equipment name and quantities needed.
• Enter/edit the required equipment details and click Proceed to go to Map Set-up.
• If there are any errors in the entered fields, a message will indicate the error and you will not be able proceed to the next step until the error has been resolved.

4. Map Set-up – This step allows you to select maps required to complete the mission from those uploaded to the project selected in Detail. A minimum of one map is required to create the mission.

• Select a map required for the team mission by checking the radio button on the map thumbnail.
• To easily locate maps for selection, enter search enter text in the Search field to filter the displayed maps.
• You can view more details of the map by clicking the map to expand it on the screen.
• Click Add New Map if a required map is not available in the map list. This will allow you to upload a new map for the project selected in Detail. Once a map has been uploaded it will be available for all other missions.
• Select the required map(s) and click Start Mission to proceed to Mission View.
• If there are any errors, a message indicates the error and you will not be able proceed to the next step until the error has been resolved.

You are navigated to the Mission View once a mission is created, if you click the mission for viewing in the Missions tile, or if you click the mission for viewing in Missions List View.

The name for the mission being viewed is in the top right corner. If the mission status is not completed, then you are able to click the mission's name to view/edit mission details.

The main area of the view contains the Map Markup while the right-hand pane allows you to perform many of the actions required during an in-progress mission. (See Mission View and Map Markup article for more details.)

Quick Start a Mission

You are also able to quickly start a mission without entering information through the Mission Wizard. Once you open the wizard, click the Proceed button until you get to the Map Set-Up. Select a map and then click Start Mission. Once the mission dashboard has opened, you will then have to add your team members, equipment, and anything else in order to start the live mission. The mission dashboard will appear as shown in the picture below.

Error Messages

You can fill in as much, or as little, information as you need to create a mission. In some instances, you may be required to fill in some information. If this is the case, you may be prompted to correct/add these required fields before moving on. Once the fields are completed, you can then proceed to the next step.

In the above example, an attempt was made to advance from Team Set-up without the form being completed as required. The captain's O2 pressure reading was missing, so the field was automatically highlighted and the following error message appeared: "O2 Pressure value is required between range 170-240." Once the correct data was entered, the person could then move on to fill out the next section.

Default Equipment List