Options for Selecting FirePoint Records
Once you have entered a few records you will need to locate records. Record location is known as record "selection" or "searching". FirePoint provides several record selection tools.
Records are said to be "in selection" when the appear on the list of records you can scroll through in the list view. The first of the two numbers at the top of every application indicate the number of records in selection. The second number indicates the number of records in the table. So, for example, "Incidents (1) 4,582 / 20,954" indicates there are 4,582 incident records in selection of the 20,954 in the Incidents table.
The Pop Search Provides Searches on Selected Fields
All record searches take place in the list view. The "Pop Search area is located at the top of each FirePoint list view. In this example we'll look at the Incidents list view.
You are now ready to search by the "BAlarmDate" field ("B" for a field located in the "Basic" NFIRS 5 module). Type a value in the Pop Search area and press the OK button. FirePoint will immediately select incidents with the alarm date you enter. Different searches can be performed by selecting other fields from the field list in the upper left.
The Tab Search Works at Lightning Speed
Notice you can also manipulate the selection of records by pressing a Search Tab or a series of Search Tabs. Here's how it works.
The "All" tab instantly displays all records. The "Recent" tab shows records in the past 5 days. If you click on any of the year tabs you will locate all incidents for the year only. The remaining tabs locate records of different types except the "Selected" tab which will reduce the records in selection to only those records you click-on to "highlight". Remember, you can highlight many different records by holding down the "Ctrl" key while clicking on the records you wish to highlight.
Since a tab search works sequentially you can narrow-down the selection by clicking on more than one tab. For example, if you wish to locate all Structure Fires in 2005 simply press the "2005" tab then the "Structure Fires" tab. Instantly you will see the list of records you selected.
The Search Button Offers Three Options
Use the search button when you need to perform a detailed search.
When you click on the button you will see three options:
Quick Search has two areas controlled by tabs at the top of the Quick Search screen. The first tab area allows you to perform a search with up to 4 search criteria.
The second tab area allows you to select the fields you want to use in Quick Search as well as the field options for list view display and ordering records. All NFIRS 5 fields are listed on the left. Generally, the first letter refers to the NFIRS 5 module, examples; "A" for Arson, "B" for Basic, "F" for Fire, "HM" for Hazmat, "S" for Structure and "W" for Wildland. Click once on the field you wish to add to the list. Press the Append button to add the field to the end of the list on the left or click on a field on the left and press the Insert button to place the new field above the selected field on the left. Fields may be deleted from the list of fields by clicking on the field in the left list and pressing the Delete button.
You can initiate a Complex Search from the Search button in the list view. Or you can press the Complex Search button in the Quick Search area.
Let's say we are looking for all incidents where the first responding company is an engine and the time is between 08:00 and 12:00. Since all of our engine companies begin with an "E" we can use a "@" symbol as a "wild card" for searching. If we entered E-1, FirePoint would locate all E-1 responses. But because we used an "E" followed by the "@" symbol, FirePoint will locate all responses where the first company begins with an "E". Press the Search button to display the results of the search in the List View.
Step-by-Step
1. Scroll to BFirstCompany field & click on it
2. Click on the "is equal to" comparison
3. Enter the value E@
4. Press Add Line button
5. Press And button
6. Click on Alarm Time field
7. Click on "is greater than or equal to"
8. Enter the value 08:00:00
9. Press Add Line button
10. Click on Alarm Time field
11. Click on "is less than or equal to field"
12. Enter the value12:00:00
13. Press the Query button to search all records. Press Query in Selection button to search only records currently in selection.
Complex Search scripts may be saved for future use. Simply press the Save button and save the script in any location you choose. Saved scripts may be loaded using the Load button.
