BEECN Journaling System

In order to help ensure BEECN caches are ready for deployment at a moment's notice, PBEM asks BEECN volunteer teams to:

• Once a month, do a visual check of their assigned BEECN cache (opening the box is not required);
• Once a quarter, do an inventory of the BEECN cache (opening the box and confirming contents are present and functional);
• Once a year, participate in a BEECN test. An inventory can be done concurrently with a test.

A BEECN Coordinator should not always complete these tasks. PBEM recommends a BEECN Coordinator assign these tasks to be regularly completed by their team members in rotation.

The purpose of the BEECN Journaling System is to centralize readiness monitoring of BEECN caches, which contributes to the BEECN Readiness Score and also helps PBEM address supply and security concerns. The BEECN Journaling System is powered by Smartsheet, and BEECN volunteers make inputs to it through the BEECN Journal Entry form.

BEECN Journal Entry Form: Initial Screen

The first screen of the Form appears simple but has logic built into the questions that open new sets of questions depending on the type of journal a volunteer inputs (reporting a visual check, an inventory, a test result, or reporting a cache theft).