Template Editor

How the Editor Works

Open a template from Records & Reports to edit it. The Record Preview on the left shows the form exactly as users see it. Anything you type in the preview is saved as a default value. Click Save when you’re done. Layout changes apply to new records, but renaming a template also relabels existing ones.

Template Details

Setting	Description
Name	1 to 48 characters.
Value font	Default font for values: Sans, Serif or Mono.
Paper watermark	Diagonal text on paper view and PDF exports, up to 48 characters.
Form width	4 to 8.5 inches. Click Edit & preview to see it at true size.
Form outer border	Draws a heavier border around the whole form.
Form search fill	Adds a search at the top that fills matching fields in every section.
Type	The record type. Civilian and BOLO templates can’t change type.
Restrict Agencies	Only units in these agencies can create and edit records from this template.
DMV-only creation	Licence, Vehicle and DMV Record only. Only the DMV panel can create these, not civilians.

Charge Options

Available on every type except BOLO and Warrant.

Option	Description
Don’t Prosecute Charges	Charges can’t be prosecuted. Use it for warnings.
Don’t Hold or Bond	Civilians aren’t held or asked to bond for these charges.
Summons	Non-criminal charges need a court date.
Override prosecution deadline	Real days (0 to 365, 0 for none) to pay or request a hearing, instead of your law setting.

Licence, Vehicle, DMV and Civilian Settings

Setting	Applies to	Description
Expiration	Licence, Vehicle, DMV	How long it’s valid, in RP days. 0 for no expiry on DMV records.
Renewal Cost	Licence, Vehicle, DMV	Cost to renew once expired.
Block renewal for unpaid tickets	Licence, Vehicle	Can’t renew while a linked ticket is unpaid.
Max Points	Licence	Points before the Max Points Action happens.
Points Dropoff	Licence	How long points stay, in RP days.
Max Points Action	Licence	Nothing, Revocation, File Court Hearing or Suspension.
Max Points Suspension Duration	Licence	Suspension length, in RP days.
Default Balance	Civilian	Starting balance for new civilians.

RP days follow your law time scale. These settings also apply to existing records.

Discord Webhooks

Save the template first, then click a row to set a Discord webhook URL and optional message text (up to 1800 characters).

Webhook	Sent when
All Record Events	Any event without its own webhook.
Record Created / Edited / Deleted	A record is created, edited or deleted.
Warrant Requested / Approved / Closed	Warrant templates only. Needs its own webhook.

For call and unit events, see Webhooks.

Sections

Add sections with Add new section or Add premade section, and drag them to reorder. Every section has a name (up to 64 characters) and border options, and can be duplicated or deleted.

Section Types

Section	Description
Standard	A blank section for your own fields. Can be duplicatable (users add more copies) and have its own search fill.
Charges	Officers add charges from your acts, including speeding charges. A speeding charge fills its wording, act, code, fine and points from the chosen speeding class.
Licence suspension	Suspends the first licence number on the form when filed.
Speed	Older way to record zone, speed and speeding class. Fine and points come from your speeding classes. New templates can use a speeding charge in a Charges section instead.
Charges summary	Read-only totals of fine, jail, surcharges, points and bond.
Record link	Lets users link other records.

Premade Sections

Section	Fields
Civilian Information	Photo, name, DOB, age, sex, alias, appearance, residence, contact number
Report Header	Record #, Unit #, Agency, Division, Date, Unit Name, Badge #
Report Footer	Status, Signature, Date, Description

Charges Section Settings

Setting	Description
Restrict Charges Acts / Types / Classes	Only allow certain acts, charge types or classes. Empty allows all.
Min Charges / Max Charges	1 to 100.
List-only charges	Officers must pick from the law list and can’t change fines or jail time.
Charge fields	Show, hide, rename and style each charge column.

Dependencies

Click Edit dependencies on a section or field to hide it until fields in earlier sections match your rules. For example, show a DUI Details section only when Charge Type equals “DUI”. Rules can require all or any to match and compare with Equal, Not Equal or Contains. They only work with text, number and choice fields.

Fields

Click + Add a new field in a standard section.

Field Types

Type	Description
Text / Text Area	One line or several lines of text.
Number, Date, Time, Address	A number, date, time or address.
Record ID	The record’s number.
Checkboxes, Multiple Choice, Select Choice	Pick from a list of options (1 to 128 characters each).
Image, Status	An image, or a status value.
Label	Fixed text with no input.
Random	A value generated from a format, such as a licence number. Needs at least 10,000 permutations, so `####` is the shortest.

Field Settings

Setting	Description
Label	Up to 96 characters.
Input Mask / Format	Pattern users must follow: `L` letter, `#` digit, `N` letter or digit, `*` anything. For example `(###) ###-####`.
Prefix / Suffix	Up to 4 characters before or after the value.
Width / Offset	Width 1 to 16, offset 0 to 15.
Matcher	What the field means, so Melonly can auto-fill and search it. See Matchers.
Unique Type	Not Unique, Local (unique within this template) or Global (unique across the same matcher).
Layout and styling	Border style, row height, date format, label and value alignment, bold, italic and font.

Flags

Flag	Description
Required	Users must fill it in.
Read-only	Users can’t change it.
Supervisor	Only panel supervisors can use it.
Preview	Shows the value as a column in search results.

Required, Read-only and Supervisor can’t be combined, except a Random field can be required and read-only. A unique field can’t be read-only.

Matchers

Matchers link a field to other data, such as first_name or veh_plate. They power search fill, lookups and search indices. Use lowercase letters and underscores. See Record Mappings for how they work in detail.

Show Common Matchers

Area	Matchers
Civilian	`first_name`, `last_name`, `middle_initial`, `dob`, `age`, `alias`, `contact_number`, `residence`
Vehicle	`veh_plate`, `veh_col`, `veh_make`, `veh_model`, `veh_type`, `veh_year`, `veh_exp`, `veh_iss`
Licence	`licence_number`, `licence_status`, `licence_points`, `licence_exp`, `licence_iss`, `licence_class`, `licence_conditions`
DMV	`dmv_iss`, `dmv_exp`
Unit	`unit_id`, `unit_number`, `unit_agency`, `unit_division`, `unit_name`, `unit_rank`, `unit_platoon`
Location	`unit_location`, `unit_street`, `unit_building`, `unit_postal`
Charges	`charges_fine_subtotal`, `charges_fine_total`, `charges_points`, `charges_jail_total`, `charges_bond`, `charges_held_for_bond`, `charges_surcharge_*`
Time	`now`

Required Fields

Some types need exactly one field with each of these matchers. Each must be required, not read-only, not hidden by a dependency and not in a duplicatable section.

Type	Required matchers
Civilian, Warrant, BOLO	`first_name` (Text), `last_name` (Text), `dob` (Date)
Licence	The above, plus `licence_number` (Text or Random) and `licence_iss` (Date)
Vehicle	`veh_plate` (Text), `veh_iss` (Date)

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