All about rooms
- Rooms can be organized around anything. They can be organized by squad, station, team, case, event, rank, role, or whatever else is relevant to you
- An agency can have as many rooms as needed
- Rooms are great to organize and compartmentalize conversations and intel
- Agency members can join and leave rooms as needed
- You can invite guests into rooms as needed
- Bulletins can be shared with rooms
- Rooms can be configured to your specific needs
How to create a room
Desktop
Mobile
Desktop
- Once in Evertel, in the left menu, click the (+) button next to the label Team Rooms or Agency-Wide Rooms
- In the modal, click Create a New Room
- Name your room (if a squad room we suggest using the name of the squad) and add a description.
- If you would like to customize the configuration you can do so by setting your Room Options.
- Click Create Room
Mobile
- Once in Evertel, tap the 3-bar icon on the top left to open your drawer
- In the drawer, tap the (+) button next to the label Team Rooms or Agency-Wide Rooms
- Next, tap Create Room on the top right
- Name your room (if a squad room we suggest using the name of the squad) and add a description.
- If you would like to customize the configuration you can do so by setting your Room Options.
- Tap Create Room
Room tips
While an agency can have as many rooms as needed, Evertel works best when room guidelines are in place, and certain best practices are followed.
Guidelines
- Every room should have a clear name and purpose
- Your agency should establish naming guidelines and all rooms should follow those guidelines
- Supervisors of the team the room is organized around should be set up as managers of that room
Best practices
- It is best to organize rooms around teams like squads, stations, districts, battalions, ranks, precincts, cases, etc., or by events such as concerts, dignitary visits, and special events.
- Transparency and collaboration matter, so most conversations should happen in rooms.
- Use Agency-Wide (broadcast) rooms to immediately broadcast to all employees in your agency of import news, policy updates, and information before it hits the media.
- When there is no longer a need for a room — after an event has concluded — archive the room (don’t worry, all room history is maintained for future viewing, searching, and auditing).
- If the nature of a room changes, its settings can be updated at any time.