Action Plan Creation

Creating an Action Plan

  • Navigate to Setup>Alarm Processing Setup>Action Plan.
  • Click the binoculars (This provides a list of existing Actions Plans)
  • Click the + to add a new Action Plan (NOTE: This creates an Action Plan on a Global level). Add a brief name for the Description.
    • Add a brief name for the Description.
    • Click the A to add notes (such as steps); click Save icon.
    • An edit screen will display.  This is where Action Plan steps will be built out.
  • Navigate to the Step section.  This is for the first step (Call Premise).
    • Description: type Call Premise.
    • Dispatch Instructions: Select from pre-built Variable lists to build a script for the operator for this step.
    • Select an Action Type from the drop-down menu.
    • Call receipient type:  Should be the step you are working on.
    • Call receipient: Select, if needed.
    • Call routine: Should be the step you are working on.
    • Enable Confirm no Phone.
    • Click Save icon.
  • You will begin to see the steps built out on the left side.
  • Insert Step
    • Insert Step allows you to build out multiple steps. In this instance, there are two outcomes to Call Premise,
    • Outcome 1 - Premise Call answered
      • Click the + sign to create action outcomes.
      • Example of Action Plan - Premise Call answered:
      • To add another outcome to your Action Plan, click on the section in the steps (left hand side) that the operator needs to complete an action on.
      • Click the + sign to add the other outcome.
    • Outcome 2 - Premise call answered, contact gave wrong code word.
      • Type AllElse in the Action Outcome field.  This will display different outcomes to choose from.
      • Keep adding Action Outcomes as noted above.
  • Once done, go to Global Action Plan Edit.
  • Click the checkmark to active the Action Plan.
  • You can now add this Action Plan to a Site Group, etc.

To Edit the Action Plan:

  • Locate the Action Plan you'd like to edit.
  • Click the pencil icon.
  • Make changes.
  • Save icon.
  • Click the checkmark to activate the changes to that Action Plan.
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