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How to Create a Form

Some background

What is a form?

A form for incident reporting is a digital tool that allows reporters to report any incidents or accidents that occurred. The purpose of incident reporting is to help identify potential safety hazards and prevent future incidents.

Incident reporting forms typically ask for details about the nature of the incident, including the type of aircraft involved, the location and time of the incident, the weather conditions, and any other relevant details. They may also ask for information about the individuals involved in the incident, including their, job titles, and contact information.

What default forms do exist in E2?

Eccairs2 (E2) provides 6 standard reporting forms, they are always available and can be used by any Authority.

  1. Technical

  2. General Aviation

  3. Aerodrome

  4. ATM/ANS

  5. Flight Operation

  6. Individual

In many cases these 6 general forms are sufficient to allow reporters to adequately send in their reports. Yet as these are standard forms, they may ask for irrelevant information and so clutter the form. 

E2 offers Authorities to  create their own web forms which will better cover their needs

How to get to the sections, views, and forms?

Depending on the permissions the option to manage sections, views and forms becomes available on the home page. 

What makes up a form?

A form is based on a view, a view is made up of sections and sections contain the attributes that a user needs to fill out.

Attributes

All ECCAIRS & Custom attributes can be included in a section.

Sections

Grouping attributes logically in ECCAIRS can help to organise and categorise information in a more structured and efficient manner. This is done in sections

Here are some steps to follow:

  1. Identify the main categories of attributes: Start by identifying the main categories of attributes that are relevant to the event being reported.
    For example, categories could include Occurrence, Aircraft, Crew, Aerodrome, Weather, and Air Traffic Control...

  2. Determine the subcategories: Once the main categories have been identified, break them down into more specific subcategories. Each of these subcategories can be created as separate sections
    For example, under the Aircraft category, subcategories could include Airframe, Engines, Systems, and Equipment.

  3. Assign attributes to each category:
    For example, under the Airframe, attributes could include Manufacturer, Model, Serial Number, and Type of Wing, Year Build.

  4. Organize attributes in a logical way, such as by grouping related attributes together or by organising them in a chronological or sequential order.
    For example, under the Occurrence category, you might group attributes related to the time and location of the event together, followed by attributes related to the type of operation and the severity of the event.

  5. Via the preview option, review, and refine: Finally, review and refine the grouping of attributes to ensure that it makes sense and is easy to understand. Adjust as needed to ensure that the data entry is logical and intuitive for users to navigate.

Overall, grouping attributes logically in ECCAIRS can help to improve the accuracy and efficiency of incident reporting, and facilitate analysis and reporting of incident data.

Reusability

First a few words on reusability. Sections are very often used in different views, so some attention needs to be paid as of their re-usability.

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