Click the Add button in the toolbar under Organizations to open a blank organization details dialog box. Click the Add button at the top of the labeled boxes to add an organization name, meeting places, information on open cases involving the organization, intelligence notes, and add members from the Global Contacts database. When a blank organization dialog is initially opened the Members box may be empty, but members of the organization can be added as they are identified.
Organization Name: Add the name of the organization. This is the minimum information needed to create the record.
Description: Add a description for the organization.
Enable as a Mapping Layer: This option allows the items within the organization that have a valid address to be shown as a point on the map in the Manual Plotting section of the program.
Meeting Places: Add meeting places by clicking the green add icon and filling in the Add Places form. This form is also used in the Adding a Known Place section. To add an address click the green add icon to fill out the address form as described previously. Click <OK> to add the place to the organization. Double click the camera icon to add a photo.
Places can be added by GPS if the address is not known or does not exist. Just add GPS coordinates instead of the address.
Places can also be added by searching the list of added known places that already exist by clicking the search known places and either selecting the letter of the name or by using the search option to find the place to add. Click OK to add the place to the organization.
Open Cases: Click the green add icon and fill out the open cases form to add open cases associated with the organization. Click OK to add the case to the organization.
Intel Notes: Any additional intelligence notes can be added to the organization in this block.
Members: Add members to the chart by clicking the green add icon and then click on a letter in the top row to list the contacts with that letter in the name. Click the checkbox next to the name to select Click OK to add the selected contact(s) to the organization. Repeat as needed to add all of the contacts desired and click OK to close the add members form.
The members are listed down the right, and can be edited, moved up and down the list, and removed from the organization by right clicking the contact and choosing the desired function.
Once the organization data has been entered, click <OK> to add the organization.
Once the organization has been created, it appears in the Organization list.
Click on the PENCIL icon to edit the organization and add more data to the record. An additional feature that becomes visible is the ability to add pictures of that organization. These pictures can be of symbols, logos, MC patches, graffiti tags, etc. There is room for additional photos to be added as well. To add the photos click the <Camera> icon in the middle of the top row.
Right click the contact in the Organization section to add the Title/Rank of that contact within the organization, or other data for that record.
The data is automatically saved, and closing the edit form returns to the Organization Record.
The title or rank of the contact is then displayed in the organization details window. Click OK to return to the main screen.
Contacts can be added to more than one organization. The organizations they belong to are then listed in the contact record. The rank or title in each organization can be seen by clicking that organization in the summary.
Additionally, entire organizations can be added to a map as a global layer by checking the <Enable as a Mapping Layer> checkbox. Any item in that organization that has an address that can be parsed by the mapping API is plotted.
