Turn CAD features on and off

Almost every part of the CAD can be switched off. If your community doesn't run a DMV or a court system, switch them off and their screens and buttons disappear from every design, so nobody is confused by features you don't use. Nothing already on file is deleted, so you can switch a feature back on later and pick up where you left off.

The switches live on two pages: Settings for the bigger parts of the CAD, and Dispatch for the tools units and dispatchers use on duty.

Before you start#

You need the Set up the CAD: call types, statuses, penal code, designs and AOP permission.

Switch modules on or off#

Open your control panel and click CAD settings in the sidebar.
On the Settings page, find Modules.
Tick the modules you want and untick the ones you don't.
Click Save settings at the bottom.

The Modules section of the CAD settings, with a tick box for each module

Module	What it is	Starts
DMV	Licences, registrations, plates and business licences, worked by people with the DMV desk permission.	On
Towing and impound	Police and dispatch request tows. People with the tow permission impound and release vehicles.	On
Businesses	Civilians register businesses and staff. Officers look them up and link them to calls and reports.	On
Courts	Officers send arrests, citations and warrants to court. Judges run the cases and expunge records.	On
Fire inspections	Fire units and inspectors record building inspections against a checklist.	On
Banking	Accounts, transfers, cards and loans. Set it up on the Banking page.	Off
Evidence	Evidence with photos and a chain of custody.	On
Field interview cards	Police log people they stop and speak to.	On
Aircraft registry	Aircraft registered by tail number and searchable like plates.	On
Boat registry	Boats registered by hull ID and searchable like plates.	On
Property registry	Bikes, phones, jewellery and other serial-numbered property.	On
Commercial contracts	Contracts for carriers, written by police or issued by the DMV. Police check them on plates and by number.	Off
Investigations	Detectives' case boards.	On
Announcements	Notices on the duty screens.	On
Supervisor stats	Response times, call volumes and paperwork for supervisors.	On

Switching off Courts, Fire inspections, Evidence, Investigations, Supervisor stats or Announcements also removes its page from the control panel sidebar.

Other options on the Settings page#

Option	What it does
Area of patrol	Shown at the top of every CAD screen and on the in-game HUD. Staff with the Change the AOP and peacetime from the game, with /aop and /peacetime, and from the top of the CAD permission can also change it in game with /aop, on the HUD page, or by clicking it at the top of the CAD. See Change the AOP and peacetime.
Close after (minutes)	Under Quiet calls. Open calls with no notes or changes for this long are closed automatically. 15 to 1440, or blank to keep calls open. Starts at 120.
Characters per member	How many civilian characters each member can keep, from 1 to 20. Starts at 3.
Civilians manage their own licences and registration (no DMV)	On, civilians set their own. Off, they apply and DMV staff issue, renew and re-plate. Only matters while the DMV is on.
DMV issues last (days)	How long a licence or registration the DMV issues lasts. Blank means they never expire.
Warrants need approval	On, warrants stay pending until someone with the Approve or deny warrants officers request permission signs them off. Off, a warrant is active as soon as it's requested.
Reviewers can approve their own reports	Off means someone else has to review a reviewer's report.
Reviewers only review reports from their own departments	On, an EMS report needs a reviewer in that EMS department.
Suspend at (points)	Under Licence points. Blank means licences are never suspended for points.
Post CAD events to Discord	Off means nothing from the CAD is posted, whatever log channels are set.

Switch dispatch tools on or off#

Click Dispatch along the top, then Dispatch underneath.
Under Features, tick or untick each tool.
Click Save settings.

Tool	What it does
Divisions at sign-on	Units pick one of their department's divisions (SWAT, K9, Air and so on) when they go on duty.
Ride-alongs	A unit adds riders, who see that unit's screen.
Riders without a department	Members not in any department can be added as riders. They only watch. Starts off.
Drag units onto calls	Dispatchers drag a unit onto a call to attach it.
Supervisors sign units off	People with the supervise permission sign another unit off with a reason.
Merge and reopen calls	Dispatch folds a duplicate call into another, and reopens recently closed calls.
Status-check timers	Units left on a status with a timer are flagged for dispatch to check on.
Signal 100	Dispatch and supervisors hold the radio, CAD-wide or for one call.
Private messages	Units and dispatchers message each other. Supervisors can read every message.
Alert tones	Sounds for new calls, panics, assignments and more.
Keyboard shortcuts	Keys for statuses, panic, new call and search.
Pinned report forms	Units pin the forms they use most to the top of New report.
Caller question scripts	Dispatch asks a call type's questions while taking a call. See Write caller scripts for your dispatchers.
Dispatch automations	Your own rules add notes, alert departments, play tones or suggest units. Starts off. See Set up dispatch automations.
Capitalise names and plates	Caller names, plates and name or plate fields on reports are saved in capitals. Starts off.

Options on the Dispatch page#

Reopen calls closed within: how long after closing a call can be reopened. Starts at 60 minutes.
Highlight calls open longer than: open calls older than this are highlighted. Starts at 20 minutes. Leave blank to turn it off.
Riders: whether riders only see the unit's screen, or can use it fully.
Units start as: out of service until they go in service themselves, or in service straight away.
Signal 100: what it's Called (Signal 100, Code 33, Radio hold) and its Banner colour.
Alert tones: the sound for each event, with a Test button. Members can still mute or turn down tones for themselves.
Keyboard shortcuts: the default key for each action. Use Alt, Ctrl and Shift with a letter, digit or /, or F1 to F12. Leave one blank to turn it off.

The Alert tones card, with a sound and a Test button for each event

Switches on other pages#

Records: ID numbers, out-of-state people and vehicles, photo uploads, medical profiles, firearm licences, record approval and the extra character and vehicle details. See Edit the lists officers and civilians pick from.
Report templates: the Diagrams field. See Build report templates for your units.
Live map and Postals & streets: the live map and postals. See Choose a map and postal set for the live map.
Court settings, Evidence and Banking have their own switches for those modules.
In-game options, like /911 calls and signing units off when they leave the server, are on the Game resource page of Status & servers. See Connect your game server.

Something not working?#

A page like Courts or Evidence has gone from the control panel sidebar. That module is switched off under Modules on the Settings page. Tick it again and save, and the page comes back with everything still on file.

It says "Use at least 15 minutes, or leave it blank to keep calls open." The quiet call timer can't be shorter than 15 minutes. Use a bigger number, or clear the box.

It says a key "isn't a key the CAD can use. Try Alt+1, Ctrl+Shift+K or F2." That shortcut isn't allowed. Use Alt, Ctrl or Shift with a letter, digit or /, or a function key.

It says a key "is already used by another shortcut." Two actions have the same key. Change one of them, or leave one blank.

It says "Name it, like Signal 100 or Radio hold." The Signal 100 name can't be empty. Type what your community calls it.