view_list

Status Boards

The easiest way to visualize critical incident information.

Status Boards allow you to build customizable and colorful boards to visually track information for any possible scenario in real-time. Configure rules, workflows, and forms to suit your specific needs. Each Status Board operates like a dynamic spreadsheet, with a configurable form behind each row. Whether you need to monitor facilities, shelters, risks, road closures, resources, or damage assessments, Status Boards provide a flexible and powerful tool for incident management.

Tech Specs

  • Visual Clarity:  Replace spreadsheets with intuitive, color-coded rows that clearly communicate status updates.
  • Highly Customizable: Easily tailor each status board to specific incident types workflows, and reporting needs.
  • Real-Time Updates:  See changes reflected instantly as they occur, ensuring everyone has access to the latest information.
  • Enhanced Situational Awareness:  Understand the current state of resources, tasks, and risks at a glance.
  • Conditional Formatting:  Create rules that automatically change row colors or field options based on status, priority, or other criteria.
  • Sorting and Grouping:  Organize data by any column for easy analysis and prioritization.
  • Mapping Integration:  Visualize status board data on the interactive map for a comprehensive view of the incident.
  • Pre-Loaded Data: Use Collections and Plays to pre-load items into status boards during an event for faster setup and deployment.
  • Easily shareable: Share with your internal team or external agencies using a secret public link, export to PDF, or share by email.
communities

Included With

emergency_home

Incident Management

Easily create a common operating picture, communicate objectives, and collaborate on a resolution using forms, tasks, logs, maps, and status boards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Status Boards?

Status Boards are customizable visual tools that allow you to track and manage information for various scenarios during an incident, emergency, or crisis. They function like dynamic spreadsheets with configurable forms behind each row, providing a clear and organized way to monitor data, making it easier to identify bottlenecks and allocate resources effectively.

What kind of information can I track with Status Boards?

You can track a wide range of information with Status Boards, including facility statuses, supply chain disruptions, Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), shelters, risks, community lifelines, road closures, bridges, buildings, damage assessments, schools, infections, crew, passengers, delays, and incidents. The boards are highly customizable to fit any scenario.

How do rules and workflows work on Status Boards?

Rules and workflows allow you to automate certain actions based on specific conditions. For example, you can set rules to change the color of rows based on status updates, update dashboard widgets, or modify module headers, ensuring that critical information stands out.

Can I display Status Board information on a map?

Yes, you can display Status Board information on the map by opening the Map on the sidebar. This allows you to see the geographic distribution of your data points in relation to the event or incident.

What is the benefit of pre-loading data into Status Boards?

Pre-loading data into Status Boards using Collections and Plays allows for faster setup and deployment during an incident. For example, you could pre-load a list of county storm shelters or resource inventories, which can then be quickly imported into a board during an event.

Can I share status boards with people outside my D4H account?

Yes, our Share by Public Link feature allows you to make the real-time content of Status Boards, Task Boards, Forms accessible to those without credentials to your D4H account. The link generated is 'secret' in such that it is too complex to guess and cannot be found by browsing or searching the internet.

Are there any limits to the number of status boards I can create?

No, you can create as many status boards as you need to effectively manage your incidents.