Define resource attributes

Resources are people, vehicles, equipment or any other valuable part of an organization that has the ability to be assigned to a given task or location. Resources can have a position on the map, can be assigned to an incident, and can be assigned to a task as a role within an organizational chart.

A resource attribute is a way to provide extra information about a specific resource, above and beyond what is provided by default in FH Mobile Response.

Example: Suppose you have defined both people and vehicles as resources in FH Mobile Response, and you want to include rank information for the people resources. By default, this information is not part of a resource's definition. You can add a resource attribute that contains the rank information (captain, fire fighter, lieutenant, and so forth) and associate it with the appropriate resource.

You can create a list of attributes for describing a resource listed in the Resource Browser.

Note: You must have purchased FH Mobile Response Premium to define resources for incidents in FH Mobile Response. You must have purchased FH Mobile Response Command Post to work with the Resource Browser.

For information on upgrading from FH Mobile Response Basic to Premium or Command Post, contact your FH sales representative.

  1. Choose Go → Config→ Options.

    The Options dialog box appears, displaying the Server tab.

  2. Click the Resource Attributes tab.

    Basic 

    Premium 

    On the left side of the tab, the Members list displays the list of vehicles, equipment and personnel (resources) that your unit or department uses to deal with incident, and the order these appear in.

    On the right side of the dialog box, the properties of the resource selected in the Members list appears.

  3. (Optional) Do any of the following.

    ClosedAdd a resource attribute

    1. Below the Members list, click Add.

      A new New Attribute entry appears at the bottom of the list, and the properties for the selected status appear in the fields on the right side of the tab.

    2. In CAD Database String, type the name of the resource.

    3. In Short Display String, type the short description that will appear in the Members list on the left.

      Example: Medic

    4. In Long Display String, type a longer description that will appear on the incident's Resources sub-tab.

      Example: Paramedic

      Note: If you have integrated FH Mobile Response and a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, this value must exactly match the value in CadDatabaseString.

    5. In Description, type a description of the resource.

      Example: EMT-4 Advanced Life Support

    ClosedChange the order of the resource attributes
    1. In the Members list, select the resource you want to move up or down in the order they appear on an incident's Resource tab.

    2. Click the Move Up or Move Down arrows to the right of the Members list.

      The resource moves up or down the list one place with each click.

    ClosedEdit a resource attribute

    1. In the Members list, select the resource you want to edit.

      The properties for the resource appear on the right side of the dialog box.

    2. Change the property values as needed.

      Information on each of the properties is available in this topic, under Add a resource attribute.

    ClosedDelete a resource attribute
    1. In the Members list, select the resource you want to delete.

    2. Click Remove.

      The resource disappears from the Members list.

  4. Click OK.