After you have scheduled a drill, you will need to start it manually when you are ready to run it.
Who can use this feature?
Run a scheduled drill
You can run a scheduled drill from your desktop or mobile device.
Desktop
Mobile
Use these steps to run a scheduled drill from your desktop.
- From the left sidebar in EmergencyOS, select Mustering.
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In the Mustering Events table, locate the scheduled drill you want to run.
Tip:
Use the Filter
option to show only scheduled drills.
- Next to the scheduled drill you want to run, click Run.
- In the Run Drill dialog, review the drill details, including its scheduled date and time, site, and emergency profile.
- (Optional) If you do not want participants to be notified of the drill, turn off Send Notifications.
- (Optional) To provide participants with additional details about the drill, enter a message in Add Start Message Email.
- Once you are ready to start, click Run Drill.
To run a scheduled drill on your mobile device, download the EmergencyOS app, then follow the steps below.
- Open the EmergencyOS app. On the Home screen, tap Scheduled Drills.
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Tap the drill you want to run. Drills display the following statuses:
- Overdue: Drills that have not been run and are past their scheduled date.
- Today: Drills that are scheduled for the current day.
- Soon: Drills that are scheduled within the next 30 days.
- On the Run Drill screen, review the drill details, including its scheduled date and time, site, and emergency profile.
- (Optional) If you do not want participants to be notified of the drill, turn off Send notifications.
- (Optional) To provide participants with additional details about the drill, enter a message in Add Start Message Email.
- Once you are ready to start, tap Run Drill.