As we have seen each FirePoint application has its own unique set of pre-programmed analysis and report routines. But there is another set of procedures that are unique to each application.
File Operations are procedures used to export records from the current application, import records into the current application and perform maintenance on records in the application.
Again, we'll use Incidents as an example application. From the Command Window start an Incidents process. When you reach the Incidents list view choose File Operations from the File menu.
This is the area used to Select an Operation.
Note that file operations works like the pre-programmed routines in reporting. If you want to know how a certain operation functions click on it once.
There are several operations associated with Incidents. The example above is an operation used to change an incorrectly entered incident number. Since FirePoint will not allow the incident number to be changed by normal field editing use this operation to change a mistakenly entered incident number.
As a side benefit, this procedure will automatically change incident numbers in related Apparatus and Patients records.