The awards catalog is where you define every type of award your agency can give. Before anyone can be nominated, the award type has to exist in the catalog.
Creating an award
- Open Awards & Recognition from the menu. The Catalog tab is the default view.
- Click New Award in the header.
- Enter the Award Name (for example, "Medal of Valor," "Unit Citation," "Lifesaving Award," or "Employee of the Quarter").
- Enter a Category to group related awards (for example, "Valor," "Service," "Merit"). This is a free-text field — just use the same spelling on related awards so they group together.
- Fill in the Description and any Nomination Instructions nominators should follow.
- Toggle Requires Admin Approval on if this award should go through review before being presented. Awards like a Medal of Valor usually need review by a chief or committee; a simple commendation might not.
- Leave Active on so the award appears in the nomination list.
- Save.
Editing an existing award
Use the row action menu on any award in the catalog to edit its name, category, description, instructions, or approval setting. Changes apply going forward and do not affect awards that have already been presented.
Retiring an award
Turn off the Active flag to retire an award without deleting its history. It will stop showing up as an option on new nominations but any existing recognitions stay in the record.
Example
Your department wants to start recognizing outstanding EMS patient care. You click New Award, enter "Excellence in Patient Care," set the Category to "Merit," write a short description, turn on Requires Admin Approval, and save. Now anyone in the agency can nominate a colleague for this award, and each one will be reviewed before it is recorded.