Managing Ethnic Types

Ethnic Types in OPS-COM allows administrators to define and manage a picklist of ethnic classifications for use within incident reporting. This feature supports detailed demographic data collection for incidents, enabling organizations to analyze trends, ensure fair and equitable practices, and comply with reporting standards.

Using this Feature

The Manage Ethnic Types page provides a straightforward interface to add, edit, and delete various ethnic types.

  1. Hover over System Configuration, Incidents, and click Ethnicity.
Adding
  1. Click Add Ethnic Type.
  2. Fill in the name. 
  3. Click Save Changes
Editing
  1. Click the Edit button next to the Ethnic Type you want to change.
  2. Make your edits and click Save Changes
Deleting

In order to delete an Ethnic Type, it must not be in by any records in the system. You will not see a delete button unless there are no records associated to this type.

  1. Click the Delete button next to the type and Confirm

Best Practices & Considerations


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Created 22 May 2024 07:56:56
Updated 19 June 2025 08:58:52 by Shannon Jones