Worksheet 2: Preliminary Survey--Vehicle Custody

Purpose: Gathers initial information about a potential TraCS development project.

Project Name: Vehicle Custody

General Information

General Information
Sponsor	FAC
Business Area Expert	FAC
Project Description	Originally they wanted a repot off the crash form for a towing supplement report. After discussion they decided a inventory of towed vehicles was needed and eventually decided on Vehicle Custody
Expected Annual Form Volume	Thousands of vehicles are towed every year.
Does this project replace an existing form or system?	No, most agencies have a pdf form
What other options besides TraCS were considered?	A report instead of a full form, but the FAC members felt a need to keep a record.
Why is TraCS the best Alternative for this project?	It is easy to link the Towing Custody form to other forms and auto-populate the data needed.
Does this project require modifications to TraCS baseline software or upgrade to a new version?	No
Project Dependencies	None
Data
Description	Vehicle information, vehicle damage, towing company and where impounded
Who will be collecting this data?	General law enforcement agencies
Will there be new interfaces to third party data sources to import data into the form?	MDI for 27s and 28s
Who will be using this data?	Law enforcement and customer,
How will data be transmitted to external parties listed in the previous question?	No

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