Pressing an application's icon in the upper row of icons immediately starts the application. Here we've pressed the Incidents icon. When an application starts it opens in the list view. This area is used to locate Incidents records. You can enter a new record by pressing the Add Record button or edit any record on the list by double-clicking on it.
Let's start from the top down. "Incidents (1)" indicates this is the first Incident process to be opened. The two numbers to the right indicate the number of records currently in selection and the number of records currently stored in the table. It's useful to check these numbers after performing a search.
To the right a Pop Search area allows you to select fields and search criteria to locate any combination of records you wish.
Notice you can also manipulate the selection of records by pressing a Search Tab or a series of Search Tabs.
FirePoint displays record data in columns. Notice one column allows you to select any FirePoint field for display. This feature makes it easy to see the data you need to see for any given situation. You can modify this field list by going to the second tab in the Search button's Quick Search function. The tab is labeled, "Select Quick Search Fields". Note fields selected for Pop Search, list view display or record ordering all work together. Select a field in one area and each of these three areas change to the selected field.
The Incidents (1) tab at the bottom allows you to access this list view from any other process.
Below you see a field selection list that permits you to select any Incident field and (using the arrows to the right) order FirePoint records (ascending or descending) by the value of the selected field.
To return to the Command Window without closing the application press the Command button.
To add a record to the Incidents table press the Add Record button.
To search for records press the Search button. The Search button will create a popup list of search functions Quick Search, Complex Search and Show All Records.
To close the application process press the Done button.
To quickly print a record click once on it and press the quick print icon on the lower right side of the screen. You can select (highlight) more than one record by keeping the Ctrl key depressed during record selection.
Each list view uses a standard set of menu bars.
Under the File menu the About option can be used to display information about FirePoint. The Command Window option performs the same function as the Command button, it takes you back to the Command Window without closing the application. The Change Password option allows a user to change passwords. File Operations performs application record exporting, importing and maintenance. Print report allows access to analysis and reporting functions. The Pause option performs the same function as the Pause button in the Command Window. Since Pause allows another user to enter FirePoint it should only be executed when all applications closed. The Exit option will allow you to exit FirePoint.
The Select menu allows you to Show All records, Show Subset of records selected or highlighted, or Omit Subset of selected or highlighted records. The Search options allows you to perform a Complex Search.
FirePoint also handles sets of records. Let's use our previous example of a set of records that include all structure files in 2004. You can Establish Set (make the selection of records into a named set), Recall Set (for display), Manage Sets and Merge Sets.
If you use FirePoint's mapping function you may select Incident records based on the geography of records falling within the area of a rectangle you draw on a map. Finally, you may sort or order records based on one or more field selections.
The New option in the Enter menu works like the Add Record button. If you wish to add an exposure to an incident, click on the incident to select it, then select Exposure. To delete one or more records, click once on the records you wish to delete. Hold the Ctrl key down when selecting multiple records. Choose Delete Selection. The Done menu option works just like the Done button.
Record Cloning Saves Time
All FirePoint Incidents and Patients records may be cloned. To clone information in an existing record into a new record click once on the record you wish to clone, then press the Add Record button. Here's what you will see.
If you select the second option default information will be copied to the new record. You may also establish and manage a list of approved records for cloning false alarms, system malfunctions, car fires, or anything else you wish.
Each of FirePoint's integrated applications is designed to function in the basically the same way. Once you know your way around one application you pretty much know how the entire information system works.