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This browser-based help system describes features and functionality of Coplogic Ethos and provides instructional topics to help you accomplish tasks such as creating new reports and finding and managing existing reports.
Ethos Product Description
Coplogic Ethos is a highly configurable platform that can be used by law enforcement agencies to meet a wide range of data collection, storage, and management needs.
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Overview of Ethos User Interface
Each page of the Coplogic Ethos user interface is divided into three sections.
Coplogic Ethos allows you to view your Report Queues, search for a report, create a new report, and edit your existing reports.
About Report Queues
The Coplogic Ethos dashboard contains lists of reports arranged in queues.
About Report Forms
Coplogic Ethos allows you to create new reports by entering data on a report form template that has been created by your agency. You can also edit your existing reports that have not yet been submitted.
Create a New Report
You create a new report by filling in fields on a form template approved by your agency.
Edit an Existing Report
Coplogic Ethos allows you to edit your existing reports.
Find a Report
You can search for existing reports using key report identifiers such as local code, case number, or state id. You can also search using filters such as location, license plate or VIN (vehicle identification number), driver last name, DLN (driver license number). incident date range, or submitting officer's name.
Print a Report
Coplogic Ethos allows you to print existing reports.
Save a Report as a Preset Template
Coplogic Ethos allows you to specify a form as a template so it can be used as a shortcut when creating a new report.
Review Report Audit Trail
You can track activity on a submitted report by viewing its audit trail.
Pull Data from NCIC
You can quickly populate a crash report by pulling data from the NCIC (National Crime Information Center).
Coplogic Ethos allows you to add new report queues as well as edit various aspects of your existing queues for working reports.
Add a Queue
You can add a new queue to display a subset of your reports. For instance, you may want to set up queues to reflect only your rejected reports or only reports filed on a particular form.
Edit a Queue
You can edit various parameters associated with your queues.
Coplogic Ethos allows you to change various settings associated with your user account, including your name, phone number, email address, password, and e-signature.
Change User General Information
The General Information section under User Settings allows you to change the display name associated with your account as well as other data such as officer ID, email address, and phone number.
Change User Password
The General Information section under User Settings allows you to reset your password.
Change Layout Settings
The Layout Settings section under User Settings allows you to personalize the appearance of Coplogic Ethos.
Change e-Signature
Coplogic Ethos allows you to create a digital signature to use for signing reports.
Manage Officer Violation Favorites
Coplogic Ethos allows you to specify violations as favorites to make them easier to select when issuing a citation. Instead of having to search through a lengthy violation list to find a frequently used violation, you can quickly select it from your list of favorites.
The Analytics feature allows users with the appropriate permissions to set up and view data visualization dashboards.
Working with Analytics
There are three basic steps for setting up an analytical dashboard.
Users with the appropriate permissions can manage agency configurations and user accounts and also view logs of events related to reports, users, administration, and system usage.
Configuring Agency Settings
Users with the appropriate permissions can create agencies and edit agency profile information such as ORI, name, and address. They can also create and update user accounts, manage roles, permissions, report forms and workflows, code lists, violation lists, eCommerce and data hub settings, view system event logs, and set up and manage event notification subscriptions.
View Events
User with the appropriate permissions can view logs of events related to reports, users, administration, and system usage.
Manage Users
Users with the appropriate permissions can add new users, edit user names and contact info, reset the user's password, change user settings such as roles and permissions, and disable/enable the user's system access.
Customer Support Center
For assistance with Coplogic Ethos and affiliated modules, contact the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Customer Support Center.
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