Hazard comment module

REQUIREMENTS
Permission	Submission moderator and higher
Connectivity	Online and partial offline

This document describes the functionality of the 'hazard comment' workflow module and how to properly configure if for a workflow.

Required permissions:

• You need to be a Operation administrator to create a workflow template.
• You need to be a Submission moderator to initiate a workflow instance.

Functionality

The hazard comment workflow module allows users to enter a free-form description of the current avalanche problems and the resulting avalanche hazard. It is intended as a low-tech alternative to the Hazard assessment module. It is only possible to have either single hazard comment or a single hazard assessment step in your workflow, not both.

Any workflow template with a hazard comment module step will automatically have a Context module step added at the beginning of the workflow.

Any workflow template with a hazard comment module step will automatically have a Workflow summary step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted to the InfoEx.

The assessments submitted to the InfoEx via the hazard comment module are associated with the location specified in the entry form of the individual observation.

It is possible to complete the hazard comment step in a workflow without internet connectivity.

Layout

Fig. 1: Hazard comment workflow module

Settings

Fig. 2: Hazard comment workflow module settings

The hazard comment workflow module has the following settings (Fig. 2):

• Name
  Name of the workflow step shown in the header of the workflow. It is recommended that you choose a short name (e.g., 'Av Hzd' instead of 'Avalanche Hazard') to keep the navigation bar of the workflow as tidy as possible.

Other workflow modules

• Modules for entering data that is shared among InfoEx subscribers
  • Observations module
  • Snowpack module
  • Hazard assessment module
  • Hazard comment module
• Modules for entering proprietary data
  • Free form module
  • Run list module (additional subscription required)
  • Avalanche control module (additional subscription required)
• Modules for viewing information
  • Report module
  • Webpage module
• Other modules
  • Context module
  • Workflow summary

Functionality tested by

• Dec. 24, 2013: Pascal Haegeli