Creating a Patrol Log

Creating a Patrol Log is designed to be fast and mobile-friendly, allowing Safety Team Members to quickly record observations while in the field.

Two Ways to Create a Log

Method	Where	Best For
Standard Entry	Sidebar → Patrol Logs → + New Patrol Log	Detailed logs after the fact; desktop or mobile
Quick Entry from On Duty	/on-duty → Patrol Log button, or Log tab in the mobile BottomNav	Fast field entry while on active duty; auto-links to your session

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Standard Entry

Form Fields

Field	Required	Description
Category	Yes	Select the type of observation (e.g., Maintenance Issue, Suspicious Activity, Routine Patrol). Categories are defined by your organization’s admins — up to 6 active categories.
Description	Yes	A clear, factual narrative of what you observed or completed.
Location / Zone	Optional	Where the observation took place (e.g., “North Gate”, “Sanctuary Aisle 3”).
Follow-up Required	Optional	Check this box if the log needs attention from leadership or the incoming shift. This flags it with a red “Action Req” badge.
Photos / Attachments	Optional	Upload site photos or relevant documents directly from your device.

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Quick Entry from On Duty (Mobile)

The Quick Entry form is accessible two ways while on an active Duty Session:

• Tap the Log tab in the mobile BottomNav bar on any /on-duty/* route.
• Tap the Patrol Log action button on the main /on-duty screen.

Both paths open the same full-screen entry form. When you submit from this context, the log is automatically linked to your current event and Duty Session — no manual association needed. After submitting, you return directly to /on-duty.

Quick Entry Form Features

Category Tiles — Instead of a dropdown, categories are displayed as color-coded tiles (up to 6). Tap the tile that matches your observation type.

Description — A standard textarea for your narrative. In the bottom-right corner of the description field, a microphone button enables voice-to-text entry:

• Tap the microphone to start recording.
• The button pulses red while recording is active.
• Tap again to stop. The transcript appends to the description field.
• The microphone button is hidden on browsers that do not support the Web Speech API.

Camera Capture — Tap the camera button to take a photo directly from your device camera and attach it to the log.

Attach from Files — Tap the attachment button to select existing photos or documents from your device.

Location and Follow-up — Identical to the standard form: optional zone field and follow-up required checkbox.

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Editing or Updating a Log

Once submitted, any Safety Team Member can add chronological Follow-Up Notes or additional attachments to a Patrol Log by tapping on it in the list to view its details.

This timeline works the same as an Incident Report follow-up feed, keeping all context in one place.