Lost & Found Database

Version 17.1 by Treyfane Dingo on 2023/11/19 23:27

The Lost & Found module offers a database for efficiently managing all lost or found items within a convention. The API V2.0 allows access to this data, enabling its display on external websites, such as the convention's official site, or its integration into a convention's app or Telegram bot. Importantly, the information within the Lost & Found Database persists beyond individual convention events, remaining accessible throughout the year.

Status

The status of an Lost & Found item can be set to either

L - Lost	Item reported lost by it's owner
F - Found	Found Item handed in to Lost & Found
R - Returned	Item returned to it's owner

Items already returned to their respective owner will not be shown in the standard view unless the Option "show returned" is selected.

Adding an Item

An Item can be added to the Lost & Found Database by clicking the button Add Item in the upper right corner of the screen. When adding items to the Lost & Found Database, some standards should be considered:

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) shall never be given in the Lost & Found Item Title or Description!

The Lost & Found Item Title is public, might appear on the convention's webpage or in their APP and should be short an concise. Most of the time a single word (e.g. "Bandana", "Backpack", "Vape", "Key", "Keychain" or "Badge") should be enough in this field. Refrain from descriptive verbs here. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) shall never be used in this field.
In the select box right below the Lost & Found Item Title, the current status of the Lost & Found Item (i.e. "Found / Handed in" or "Reported Lost") can be selected.
The Lost & Found Item Description should be used to give the basic parameters of the respective Lost & Found item. This should be a short description of the item, not repeating the Lost & Found Item Title, the item's colour, the location where it was found or lost or similar (e.g. black / rainbow, "GEEKVAPE", found at Open Stage). Unnecessary filling words should be avoided here to make it more easy to search for items and to display the information on the convention's webpage or in their APP. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) shall never be used in this field.
The Timestamp will be autofilled with the current date and time if empty, so it does not necessarily have to be filled for found items, but the rough time of the finding or loss can be entered here.

The new item can finally be added with the "Save" button.

Item List

The added item will be shown in the Lost & Found Database immediately.

Adding an Image to the Item

The easiest way to add an image to an item is by use of L.A.S.S.I.E. Bot.

Images will always be turned to landscape format (counter clockwise) by L.A.S.S.I.E. Bot and the upload function!

Do not upload photos with visible Personally Identifiable Information (PII)!

An image can easily be added directly in L.A.S.S.I.E. Bot, sending it to the bot with a caption "L" and the Item ID (e.g. "L1920"). The Image will then be added to the Lost & Found Database.

Item List

The added image will be shown in the Lost & Found Database after a reload period of max. 15 seconds.