Creating Incident Filters

Filters allow you to save your preferences for sorting the incident list so that you can easily locate the incidents you need whenever you log into WFDSS. For example, if you are an Author, you might only want to see fires on your home unit in your Incident List. To do this, you would create a filter that filters for only fires on your home unit, and you would select that filter as your default. Each time you log into WFDSS, those incidents will appear in your Incident List.

You can create filters for incidents selecting the Edit Filter or Manage Filters options, which are located above the incident list.

• Edit Filter is primarily for editing existing filters or for applying incident filters temporarily, but allows you to clear current selections to create a new filter.
• Manage Filters allows you create new filters, delete incident filters or select a default filter. 

NOTE: The Incident filter displays 30,000 of the most recent incidents.

WFDSS Production and Training do not share filters; you will have to re-create filters as needed on each system if you choose.

You can create an incident filter two ways:

To create an incident filter using the Manage Filters button:

1. From the Incident List, click Manage Filters, and then click Create New Filter. The Create New Filter page appears.
2. Click Clear to remove any previous filters.
3. Enter a new Filter Name.
4. Expand the filter option lists if needed to view your selections, and click next to the filter heading.
5. Select the Date Filters related to the incidents you are filtering for.
6. Select the appropriate Other Filter options.

   Use the check boxes, radio buttons, and drop-down lists as appropriate to make your selections. To use, the category Selections appear in the right-hand side of the page. To remove an item, click <<.

   • Incident privileges
   • State
   • Decisions (for published decisions, you can also sort by minimum and maximum cost)
   • Acreage
   • Geographic Area
   • Jurisdiction
7. Enter a comma-separated list of Unit IDs that you want to filter on (e.g., CACND, CAALT, NCNCF).
8. Enter all or part of the Incident Author name and click Apply Filter to limit your list to names that match your search criteria. Click >> next to each person you want to include in your criteria. The names appear in the list on the right.
9. To view specific incidents, enter all or part of the Incident Name and click Apply Filter to limit your list to names that match your search criteria. Click >> next to the incident names you want to include in your criteria. The names appear in the list on the right.
10. Click Save Filter. Your changes are saved and the Incident List Display Preferences page appears. (See Setting Incident Preferences.)
11. Click Return. The Incident List page appears.
12. Locate the new filter in the Filters drop-down list and select it.

If the Incident List is empty, no incidents met all of your criteria. Click Edit Filter and verify that you selected the correct criteria. Try removing some of your more restrictive criteria. For example, if someone has changed the incident owner for the incident you are looking for, it will not show up on your list if you select the previous owner's name.

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To create an incident filter using the Edit Filter button:

1. From the Incident List, click Edit Filter. The Edit Filter page appears.
2. Click Clear to remove any previous filters.
3. Enter a new Filter Name.
4. Expand the filter option lists if needed to view your selections, and click next to the filter heading.
5. Select the Date Filters related to the incidents you are filtering for.
6. Select the appropriate Other Filter options.

   Use the check boxes, radio buttons, and drop-down lists as appropriate to make your selections. To use the categories (Geographic Area, for example), click >> next to the item you want to include in your list. Selections appear in the right-hand side of the page. To remove an item, click <<.

   • Incident privileges
   • State
   • Decisions (for published decisions, you can also sort by minimum and maximum cost)
   • Acreage
   • Geographic Area
   • Jurisdiction
7. Enter a comma-separated list of Unit IDs that you want to filter on (e.g., CACND, CAALT, NCNCF).
8. Enter all or part of the Incident Author name and click Apply Filter to limit your list to names that match your search criteria. Click >> next to each person you want to include in your criteria. The names appear in the list on the right.
9. To view specific incidents, enter all or part of the Incident Name and click Apply Filter to limit your list to names that match your search criteria. Click >> next to the incident names you want to include in your criteria. The names appear in the list on the right.
10. Click Create New Filter. Your changes are saved and the Incident List Display Preferences page appears. (See Setting Incident Preferences.)
11. Click Return. The Incident List page appears.
12. Locate the new filter in the Filters drop-down list and select it.

If the Incident List is empty, no incidents met all of your criteria. Click Edit Filter and verify that you selected the correct criteria. Try removing some of your more restrictive criteria. For example, if someone has changed the incident owner for the incident you are looking for, it will not show up on your list if you select the previous owner's name.

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In This Section Incident Filters To create a new incident filter using the Manage Filters button: To create a new incident filter using the Edit Filter button:

See Also Applying Incident Filters Temporarily Editing an Incident Filter Deleting an Incident Filter

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