This video will go over the add building process.
You get to this form by clicking on the add building button
from the administrator menu section as I am doing now.
If the BAT is not pre-populated with data from an external real property database
or a user discovers that a building is missing from the pre-populated data,
there are several mechanisms to add a building to the tool.
After clicking the “Add Building” button, located
on the left side of the main administration form,
The user will see a form with several required entries marked by asterisks.
Ideally, the missing building will just be the product of a problem
with the data import from the external database
and the user will be able to manually look up RPA Unique ID
and other information that will match the external real property database.
If such information is not yet available,
the user should enter placeholder values and unused ID in the same format
as the actual ID, such as the RPI UID of FEMA.
9876543210.
In these required fields
and then in the notes explain that this building appears to be absent
from the external real property data source.
The rest of the menu inputs are self-explanatory.
Once the required fields are completed, the user should select,
save or add new to complete the addition, or if another building needs to be added.
Once saved, the new building will appear in the real property
list menu and can be assigned for audit.
An alternative method to adding buildings is using the bulk import process,
which is particularly helpful if multiple buildings need to be added.
A real property bulk input template included
as an Excel file in the installation directory
“RealPropertiesBulkImportTemplate.xlsx”
in DHS BAT folder.
This template allows the user to input real property into the tabular
format and import the information into the bat in a batch process.
The template may be populated manually or information
can be cut and pasted from a real property database.
A directory navigation button and import button are provided on the add
building form to navigate to and upload from the populated templates.
Note that like the import form, the import template will create
unique building identifier from the sub-agency name.
RPA unique ID.
Installation ID, RP Type, and Sub-installation ID
duplicates are
not allowed and error messages will warn users
of needed corrective action if duplicates occur in the batch upload.