Editing hotlists - Security Center 5.11

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.11

Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.11
Language
English
Last updated
2024-07-05

From the Hotlist and permit editor task, you can add, remove, or edit entries in your hotlists.

What you should know

  • When you edit a hotlist in Config Tool, the linked source .txt file or .csv file is automatically updated. Likewise, if you edit the source file, the Config Tool hotlist is automatically updated.
  • To edit a hotlist, you must have the Add entries, Delete entries, and Modify entries privileges for hotlists and permit lists.
  • If a hotlist has more than 100000 records, an error message is displayed to inform that the hotlist is only partially loaded.
    An error message is displayed when the hotlist has more than 100000 rows.
A detailed explanation of the sections in the hotlist and permit task
A List of ALPR Managers.
B Summary pane displaying selected hotlists and permits.
C Name of the hotlist selected in the summary pane.
D Available hotlists and permits.
E Details pane displaying all entries of the hotlist selected in the summary pane.
F An entry in your hotlist. You can modify or delete entries in a hotlist or permit list.
G Search for a keyword across selected hotlists or permit lists. You can search for a specific date, plate state, plate number, and so on.
H Generate selected hotlists or permit lists.
I Add or delete the selected row from the list.
J Save or cancel your changes.
NOTE: To display hotlists through advanced search, you can click and apply the required filters. For more information, see Searching for entities using the search tool.

Procedure

  1. Open the Hotlist and permit editor task.
    Tip: You can open the task by navigating to ALPR > Hotlists then clicking Edit hotlist ().
  2. Select required hotlists or permits and click Generate.
    In the main pane, the following information is displayed:
    • Summary pane: Lists selected hotlists along with the number of entries in each hotlist.
    • Details pane: Shows entries of the hotlist highlighted in summary pane.
    NOTE: The summary pane is displayed only if multiple hotlists are selected.
  3. (Optional) Under the Search selected lists section, enter the value you want to search for in the search box. You can search for any value, for example, a specific license plate in both stolen and wanted hotlist.
    NOTE: The search returns any matching strings in any of the hotlist columns. For example, if you search for December (12) in a numeric format, a license plate XYZ123 is also displayed in the results.
    The hotlist and permit task is updated as follows:
    • Summary pane: Lists selected hotlists along with the frequency of the search phrase in each hotlist.
    • Details pane: Shows all entries of the search phrase present in the hotlist highlighted in summary pane.
  4. From the Hotlist and permit editor task, you can:
    • Add () or remove () vehicle entries.
    • Edit vehicle entries within a hotlist by double clicking on the desired cell.
    • Right-click entries to copy, cut, and paste between hotlists.
      NOTE: You can only move entries within the same Hotlist and permit editor task. If you have two tasks open, you cannot paste between them.
  5. Click Save.

Results

The hotlist and source file are updated and the changes are applied for new license plate reads in Security Center.