What's New in Report Writing - Enhancements from Past Releases

Default message added for Reviewer and Priority lists

When the default values are selected from the Reviewer and Priority lists on the Review / Error Check page, a new message displays above the fields stating, "Default currently selected."

The default values for the Reviewer and Priority lists are set on the Settings page.

New prevention measures for uploading unsupported file types added

After selecting a file to upload to the Documents page, the Report Writing application now verifies that it is a valid TCM file type. If the file type is not supported, a new error message displays and the upload fails. 

For information on how to review or edit your agency's supported TCM file types, contact your Tyler Technologies representative.

Downloadable PDF of help available

A new Download PDF button has been added to the upper-right corner of this help system. When clicked, a PDF version of the help opens in a new tab of your browser and can be downloaded to your device. 

Suspects dialog added to the Arrestee page

In a previous release, the Suspects dialog was added, displaying when you create an arrest report with a case number. The dialog allows you to select a suspect from the case as the arrestee or create a new one.

Now, this functionality has also been added to the Arrestee page within the Arrest Report module. Adding this dialog to the Arrestee page is helpful in situations such as the wrong arrestee being selected when creating the arrest report, needing to change the arrestee to another suspect associated with the case, etc.

When the Suspect dialog displays on the Arrestee page, the following occurs:

• If the associated case contains one or more suspects, the Suspect dialog displays with the option for you to select which subject should be added to the report as the arrestee. You can also choose to create a new arrestee instead.

If an existing subject is selected as the arrestee, their information is automatically added to the Arrestee page, but can still be edited.

• If the associated case contains no suspects, the Suspects dialog states that an arrestee needs to be manually added. Click Start to begin adding the new arrestee.

Single offense automatically selected on Relate Offenses dialog

When a case only has one associated offense, it is automatically selected when you open the Relate Offenses dialog.

Ability to revert status of comments and errors from complete to incomplete

After marking a comment from your supervisor or Enterprise Records personnel or an IBR error as complete by clicking the Acknowledge  button, the button can be clicked again to revert the comment or error's status back to incomplete.

TIP: When marked as complete, the Acknowledge  button displays as green. Alternatively, when marked as incomplete, it displays as light blue. 

New Cancel Review button

A new Cancel review  button now displays at the top of reports with a status of Reviewing or Under Review. Clicking this button displays the Cancel review process? dialog, which asks you to confirm whether you want to cancel the review process and remove any edits made by yourself or others reviewing the report. Click End Review to complete this process and return the report to a status of Pending Review.

An example of when the Cancel review  button may be used is when another user starts reviewing a report but becomes unavailable due to illness before finishing it.

New Reviewer & Priority select section and fields

A new Reviewer & Priority select section has been added to the Settings page, and within it, settings that allow you to set a default reviewer and priority for the Review / Error Check page of reports. When the Set a default toggle is turned on, the selections made in the Reviewer and Priority text boxes on the Settings page are automatically applied to the corresponding text boxes on the Review / Error Check page of reports.

Ability to print field interviews and incident reports added

You can now print field interviews and incident reports using the Print  button, which displays on cards on the Home page or at the top of the field interview or incident report when opened.

For additional information on printing reports, see the Basics - Printing help topic.

Functionality surrounding selecting a case subject as an arrestee updated

If you enter a case number when creating an arrest report, the Suspects dialog opens, and the following occurs:

• If the associated case contains one or more suspects, the Suspect dialog displays with the option for you to select which subject should be added to the report as the arrestee. You can also choose to create a new arrestee instead.

If an existing subject is selected as the arrestee, their information is automatically added to the Arrestee page after clicking the Start button. Alternatively, if you select Create new arrestee, they must be added to the Arrestee page manually.

• If the associated case contains no suspects, the Suspects dialog only states that an arrestee needs to be manually added. 

Report Details PDF saved to Documents page upon report submission to Enterprise Records

After a supervisor approves a reviewed report and it is sent to the Enterprise Records queue, a Detail Report PDF is created and added to the Documents page of the report. The type of Detail Report created is dependent on the report type. For example, an Arrest Detail Report for an arrest report, a Field Interview Detail Report for a field interview, etc.

Additionally, if the submitted report is a follow-up case report, a second Case Detail Report PDF is added to the Documents page.

If the report is rejected by an Enterprise Records personnel, the Detail Report is removed from the Documents page and a new one is created after a supervisor approves it again.