Managing Behavior Incident Types

Managing Behavior Incident Types

Districts can customize the behavior types that are available in Mileposts behavior tool to align with the districts terms or policies.


  1. Login to Mileposts

NOTE: This needs to be done by an administrator.

  1. Click Admin

  1. Click Behavior Setup


  1. Find Incident Type

  2. Click Edit Items


The table that is opened shows all current Incident Types. The Incident Types can be edited deleted or new ones can be added.

Edit Incident Types

  1. Find the Incident Type that needs editing 

  2. Click The Pencil


  1. This opens a window for editing the following

    1. Active 

Activate by checking the box. Deactivate by unchecking the box

    1. Name

Name the Incident Type

    1. Description

Give a description of what the Incident is. 

    1. Public Key

This will auto generate from the name field (no action is necessary)

    1. State Code

If the Incident is reported to the state add the state code here

    1. Do Soft Validation

Text that is displayed when either a specific incident type is selected AND/OR when a specific option set field has focus. This will also be displayed in red if this box is checked. (ie. When a specific incident type is selected, at least one ‘victim type’ must be selected).

    1. Default Value for this Set

Determines if the Default value is set manually or automatically

    1. Create By Import

This is for documenting how the default Value was set automatically or manually.

  1. Click Save


Delete an Incident Type

  1. Click the Garbage Can

    1. Confirm the Deletion


Add New Incident

  1. Click Add New Behaviour Option Item


  1. This opens a window for editing the following

    1. Active 

Activate by checking the box. Deactivate by unchecking the box

    1. Name

Name the Incident Type

    1. Description

Give a description of what the Incident is. 

    1. Public Key

This will auto generate from the name field (no action is necessary)

    1. State Code

If the Incident is reported to the state add the state code here

    1. Do Soft Validation

Text that is displayed when either a specific incident type is selected AND/OR when a specific option set field has focus. This will also be displayed in red if this box is checked. (ie. When a specific incident type is selected, at least one ‘victim type’ must be selected).

    1. Default Value for this Set

Determines if the Default value is set manually or automatically

    1. Create By Import

This is for documenting how the default Value was set automatically or manually.

    1. Click Save




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