The CAD Setup of the System Default section is where you can setup certain settings for your Computer Aided Dispatch.
The CAD Number Setup is like the Case Number Setup, the Current CAD Number will be the last CAD event number put into the ARMS system, and the Assign Starting CAD Number is the number that will be given to the next CAD event put into the ARMS system.
The Assign Default Rec’d Via sets the code that is automatically chosen as the Rec’d Via when a call is started. This will also be the Rec’d Via for any CAD events initiated in ARMS Mobile.
Call Priority sort lets you choose whether the calls in the Open Calls List are ordered from top to bottom, by high to low priority, or low to high. The priority of the criminal code is set up in the Crime/Incident section.
The Location History is to determine how many calls are related to the location users would like to see in the location history of CAD. The lower the number, the quicker the search will pull up the information.
The CAD Refresh is the rate at which CAD refreshes with the database, we recommend keeping the refresh rate at 5 seconds.
Figure 1 CAD Setup
Miscellaneous
The Misc. tab of Department Info allows users to manage a few miscellaneous features of the ARMS System. To access it, click on the Misc. tab from the side menu.
Figure 2 Misc. Tab
Auto Reset Numbers - Every New Year Case, CAD, Arrest, Event Tracker, and Field Interview numbers will need to roll over to the next year. This portion of the Misc. tab allows users to configure the numbers to auto-reset on a monthly or yearly basis by checking which rollover option they like.
Users can also select to never roll over numbers, but this is not recommended as having separate prefixes for years is helpful for administrative purposes and organization. For example, a report issued December 31st, 2016 will be number 16-0454 but one issued January 1st, 2017 will be 17-0001.
Access to Profile Data Window - This section allows access to the Racial Profiling Window in the different modules of ARMS. Users can simply check the checkbox they want Racial Profiling to be accessible from.
Default Report Viewer Directory – It allows users to set a file path for any custom reports they might have commissioned. Once the proper directory is keyed in or browsed, the user should be able to access these reports by going to Tools -> Report Viewer.
Similarly, in the Arrest and Property Evidence tab Admin can assign a start value, change the number formatting, and enable auto-assign.
Figure 3 Arrest Tab
Figure 4 Property/Evidence Tab
To quickly differentiate between the Case Number, CAD Number, Order Number, and Property Number, simply set different number formatting for each.