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Most information obtained from phone calls, walk-ins, and officers will be entered into the CAD first before it goes into other modules such as Case Management or the Master Name File. All relevant information about the incidents, locations, and reporting persons as well as officer tracking information can be entered and later retrieved through the numerous reports that ARMS offers.   **To access CAD, go to the** ***ARMS Record System*** **menu and select** ***Computer Aided Dispatch.***  **Doing so will open the CAD interface in read-only mode.** ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/43381278111/original/fvBCP0_gCw2SIL57gT9jlK5Itf2773JR_w.png?1671797193)   Once the CAD interface is open Ctrl-a or the *Command* menu item *Add,* can be used to put the CAD into the Add-mode. The cursor will begin at the top in the *Rec’d Via* field. 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