Notes

Notes are the department's bulletin board and knowledge base: short articles with a category, optional expiry, pinned or department-wide, readable on the web and in the apps. Use them for standing orders, gate codes, hydrant out-of-service notices, meeting minutes, or how do I … answers.

Left menu → Notes. Categories come from Department → Types → Note categories.

Note List

Displays all notes for the department.

Creating Notes

Authorization: CanUserAddNoteAsync runtime check

Note Fields

Field	Required	Description
Title	Yes	Note title
Body	Yes	Note content (HTML-decoded before storage)
Category	No	Classification category
Admin Only	No	Restrict to admin view (admin-only setting)

Non-admin users cannot set the admin-only flag (forced to false).

Creates AuditEvent (NoteAdded).

Viewing Notes

Validates department ownership. Displays full note content with department context.

Editing Notes

Authorization: CanUserEditNoteAsync runtime check

Modify note title, body, category, and admin-only flag. Body is HTML-decoded before storage.

Creates AuditEvent (NoteEdited).

Deleting Notes

Authorization: CanUserEditNoteAsync runtime check

Creates AuditEvent (NoteRemoved).

Note Categories

Categories are managed through the Types & Configuration module:

• GetDepartmentNotesCategories returns distinct categories for filtering

Setup examples

Department type	How to set it up
Fire	Categories: Standing orders, Road closures (with expiry), Hydrants out of service, Meeting minutes.
EMS	Hospital diversion status (expiring notes), Protocol updates, Narcotics count procedure.
SAR	Callout procedure, Radio channel plan, Cache combination (restrict who can view via permissions).
Emergency management	Situation reports during activations (expire after the event), Contact updates.
Security	Site-specific notes per client group, Alarm codes (prefer Records occupancies for gate codes).

Technical reference

NotesController; routes /User/Notes/{Index,NewNote,View,Edit,Delete}; permission CreateNote; event NoteAddedEvent; module switch NotesDisabled.

Interactions with Other Modules

Module	Interaction
Types	Note categories managed in Types controller
Security	Admin-only flag restricts access; imperative auth checks
Department Settings	Module can be enabled/disabled