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Emergency Identification & Escalation Criteria

Emergency Escalations: Property Damaging and Extreme Habitability Situations

Understand when Latchel will escalate an issue due to property damage or extreme habitability concerns.

Maintenance Automation: Emergency vs. Non-Emergency

Learn how Latchel distinguishes emergencies from standard requests and automates accordingly.

Emergency Process Quick Guide

A fast, simplified reference on how emergencies are identified and managed within Latchel.

Intake Settings

Introduction to Intake Settings

Learn about Latchel’s new feature of managing your work order flow!

Managing Intake Settings

Manage rules for your work orders to match your team’s preferences.

How Emergency Temperature Works with Intake Settings

Set a rule for when a temperature exceeds the thresholds.

Work Order Processing with Intake Settings

Learn how your work orders are processed with the rules you set in Intake Settings.

Communication & Response Protocols

Emergency Outbound Communication Process

  • Learn how Latchel reaches out to your team during emergency situations and what to expect.

How to Contact Latchel

Know the best ways to get in touch with Latchel for urgent or general support needs.

How to Update Your Escalation Contacts

Ensure the right people get notified by updating your emergency escalation contact list.

Setting Up Pre-Dispatch Instructions with Latchel

Provide Latchel with key instructions to follow before dispatching vendors to emergencies.

Availability & Scheduling Settings

How to Restrict Evening Availability for Non-Emergency Work Orders

Control when your team is contacted by limiting non-emergency outreach during off-hours.

How to Set-up an On-Call Rotation

Set up rotating on-call schedules to evenly distribute after-hours responsibilities.