Dispatch Entries Dispatch Entries Purpose and when to use this record Record a dispatched call or activity with its time, unit/officer context, location, disposition, and narrative. At a glance Identify it by: Label . Check its business context: Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer . Why care: Use the agency’s approved terminology and access policy. Preserve dates, responsible personnel, case links, and audit history because these records may support official reporting or custody review. Before you begin You need the Brisk permission for the action you are taking on dispatch entries. If a Create, Edit, or Delete control is absent, do not work around it with another user’s account; ask an administrator to review your role. Have valid Dispatcher , and Officer records ready first. Those selections determine where this Dispatch Entry belongs and which later screens can find it. Find and review dispatch entries The Dispatch Entries list screen in the Brisk documentation demo. Use the Dispatch Entries list to find the correct record before opening or changing it. Compare Dispatcher , Agency , Officer , and Shift Date . Records with similar names or numbers can still belong to different Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer . Open the Dispatch Entry whose Dispatcher , Agency , Officer , and Shift Date match the task. If it is missing, clear the list filters and recheck the identifying information shown on the screen rather than creating a replacement immediately. Create a Dispatch Entry The Dispatch Entries create screen in the Brisk documentation demo. Create a Dispatch Entry only after confirming that the source document or operational event has not already been entered. Select the business context first: Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer . Enter the required identifying and operational values: Dispatcher , Officer , and Shift Date . Review Label against the source document or approved setup decision. Save the Dispatch Entry, then confirm Label on its detail page before continuing. After saving: Verify Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer on the detail page, then continue the law enforcement workflow only when those values agree with the source document and actual work performed. Delete a Dispatch Entry Delete this Dispatch Entry only when it was entered by mistake and no downstream history depends on it. Use a reversal, void, credit, counter-adjustment, or status correction for a real event that later changed. Before confirming, check for related Dispatch Activities , and Dispatch Tallies . Brisk may refuse deletion when another record depends on this one; resolve the duplicate or use the supported correction workflow instead of breaking the trail. On the confirmation page, verify Label . After confirmation, return to the Dispatch Entries list and make sure only the intended Dispatch Entry was removed. Review Dispatch Entry details Use the detail page as the shared record of what this Dispatch Entry currently means. Verify Dispatcher , Agency , Officer , and Shift Date before relying on it for a decision. Follow Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer to determine whether the issue is on this Dispatch Entry or on one of those linked records. Next check: Verify Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer on the detail page, then continue the law enforcement workflow only when those values agree with the source document and actual work performed. Edit an existing Dispatch Entry Edit this Dispatch Entry to correct or complete the same source document or operational event; use the supported reversal or follow-up workflow when the business event itself changed. Open the detail page. Compare Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer with the supporting document or approved request. Recheck the identifying information shown on the screen. These values are most likely to change case history, custody, dispatch, official reporting, or audit review. Save the change, return to the list, and confirm that the Dispatch Entry now appears under the expected Label . After the change: Verify Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer on the detail page, then continue the law enforcement workflow only when those values agree with the source document and actual work performed. Fields and business rules Brisk stores 5 user-relevant fields for this Dispatch Entry, including 3 linked-record selections and 0 controlled-choice fields. Create and edit screens may hide calculated or workflow-managed values from this full reference. Field Required What it controls Dispatcher Yes Sets the dispatcher for this log entry. Agency No Sets the agency for this dispatch entry. Officer Yes Sets the officer for this log entry. Shift Date Yes The calendar date of this shift. If shift carries into a 2nd day, please use the first/starting day. Label No Optionally set a label for this dispatch entry. What happens next Verify Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer on the detail page, then continue the law enforcement workflow only when those values agree with the source document and actual work performed. Common mistakes and troubleshooting The record will not save: Recheck Dispatcher , Officer , and Shift Date and any message beside the field. A required related record may also be inactive or unavailable to your role. The values look right but the result is wrong: Open Dispatcher , Agency , and Officer from the detail page. Correct the specific relationship that is wrong instead of forcing a total or status to compensate for it.