Extra-Duty Events (EDE) is an advanced event management add-on module with specific event fields.1 EDE offers schedulers a better and more flexible way to deploy units. Utilizing EDE, staffers can create a single event or a series of events with multiple units and shifts, specify the employing company name, create positions on the fly, attach URL links, add notes that are only visible to employees working the event, export event deployment data to support invoicing, and more.2
Before before implementing Extra-Duty Events it is very important to understand the basic prerequisites and standard event staffing features available in this application. Knowledge of Unit, {e} Unit, Extra Unit, and Event Type concepts are required before you start using the Extra-Duty Events module.
The standard event staffing functions in this application deploys a single unit at a time on the Roster. The EDE module is an extension of the standard event staffing features used to deploy units on the Roster, but with additional extra duty functions, and a centralize location to store and manage extra duty event activity. As such, the EDE module is primarily an event management system that utilizes existing units and {e} units to deploy events.3
Once these events appear on the Roster they are the same thing, Units or {e} Units.
Extra Duty Events appear on the Roster, the Dashboard, and the Calendar when published. Events with calendar flags applied will display Event Details on the calendar.
To schedule Extra-Duty Event vacancies, the event must be in a published state. Once published, the event will appear on the Roster. Staffing features available on the Roster remain the same.4
An Extra-Duty Events (EDE) add-on license is required to open this module in the application.5 In addition to the authority permissions Extra Duty Events: Manage and/or Extra Duty Events: View.