Squadron Reporting

Squadron Reports are a good visual way to update your pilots and the entire TC about what is going on. Over time, their publishing has become less frequent, but they are still great for showing off your squadron pride and activity. These are now recommended to be published monthly.

The following guide utilizes the public template found at https://github.com/emperorshammer/tc-report-template and is customizable and editable to meet your needs.

Writing

• Download the public template from the link above.
• Open the downloaded file using the Notepad application and copy the contents.
• Open an HTML editor tool. My favorite is https://html5-editor.net/.
• Use the editor to change the text. Don’t forget to:
  • update rank/position changes
  • reflect roster changes
  • change news items and achievements
• Copy the code back into the original Notepad file and save it.

Publishing

• Navigate to your Management page on the website.

• Select “Submit a new report for your position” under the Leadership Functions section.

"Submit a new report for your position" in the Management page

• Fill out the report number (previous plus one) and paste the contents into the applicable box.

• The “Summary” section exists for the Discord preview that pushes from the website. Below are screenshots of what it looks like with a summary written and what it looks like when it is left blank.

A Discord report preview with a summary typed

A Discord report preview without a summary typed

• Submit the report and enjoy the permanent artifact of your squadron in time!

Tips and Tricks

• Need to edit a report? Follow this procedure:
  • Navigate to the reports section from your squadron page.
  • Select the report to edit.
  • Use the drop-down menu in the top right to edit.

The drop-down menu with the edit option

• Need to spellcheck the report? Follow this procedure:
  • Open a Gmail (or your preferred email provider) draft.
  • While in the report submission page on the website, use the “Preview” function (next to “Submit Report”) to render a preview.
  • Click-drag to highlight from right beneath the bottom right corner of the render to right above the top left corner of the render, and ctrl+C to copy.

How to highlight select the previewed report properly (click for GIF)

• • Ctrl+V the material into the Gmail draft.
• Need help with HTML coding or other technical bits? Make sure to check out the HTML courses in the Imperial University to get a good grasp on what is going on.