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CAPipedia's purpose is to benefit members by acting as an encyclopedia and index to [[eServices]], [[WMIRS]] and everything CAP. It is a work in progress.


<h1><font color="blue">Welcome to the Civil Air Patrol Wiki -- '''CAPipedia''', your interactive knowlegebase. </font></h1>
To add or edit pages, you will need to create an account or log in to your existing account and be a member of Civil Air Patrol. For access to edit, click [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] and fill out the request. In the '''Other Information''' section, enter your CAPID, Region, Wing and Unit. The account will be approved as soon as possible.
<BIG>CAPipedia's purpose is to benefit members by acting as an encyclopedia and index to eServices, WMIRS and everything CAP.  It is a work in progress.  To add or edit pages, you will need to create an account or log in to you account and be a member of Civil Air Patrol. If you need help contact or want access to CAPipedia [mailto:ddlugiewicz@cap.gov Lt Col David Dlugiewicz, National IT Manager].<br><br>
'''CAP Quick Links:''' &nbsp;
[https://www.capnhq.gov eServices] &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;  [https://www.capnhq.gov/WMIRS/Default.aspx WMIRS]  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;[https://staging.capnhq.gov Staging (Test) eServices]  &nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com Go Civil Air Patrol]


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If you have any issues, please submit a [https://forms.gle/iVjqFSaqnb5fAwZv6 Contact Form].
Check out these latest updated pages:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Reports]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; '''[[COVID-19 Remote_Operations]]'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Also check [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] on the left</p>
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* Reviewing migrated content from the CAP Knowledgebase. See the [[Category talk:CAP Knowledgebase cleanup|discussion page for CAP Knowledgebase cleanup]] for more information.
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* Adding best practices content to pages in the [[:Category:Functional areas|functional areas category]].
'''Avoid short and common words'''
* Adding descriptions and external links to [[:Category:Specialty tracks|specialty track pages]].
This is the most likely cause of an unexpected failed search. If your search terms include a common "stop word" (such as "the", "one", "your", "more", "right", "while", "when", "who", "which", "such", "every", "about", "onto"), then your search will fail without any results. Short numbers, and words that appear in half of all pages, will also not be found. In this case, drop those words and rerun the search. <BR>
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* [https://www.capnhq.gov eServices]
* [[:Category:FAQ|FAQs]] (formerly CAP Knowledgebase)
* [https://www.capnhq.gov/WMIRS/Default.aspx WMIRS]
* [https://staging.capnhq.gov Staging (Test) eServices]
* [https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com Go Civil Air Patrol]
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* [[CAPipedia Style Guide]]
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Starting a New Page]
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* Migrated [[:Category:FAQ|FAQs]] from the CAP Knowledgebase
* Created [[:Category:Specialty tracks|specialty track]] and [[:Category:Functional areas|functional area]] info pages
* Added [[Template:Pub/doc|{{code|<nowiki>{{Pub}}</nowiki>}}]] and [[Template:Form/doc|{{code|<nowiki>{{Form}}</nowiki>}}]] templates to hyperlink to the correct page where the pub/form is listed
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The search box in the upper right hand corner is your avenue to finding information. Use keywords to search. If too many options come back, then you can add more search words. All the pages that match have a link to click on.


<big>To see a list of all pages in the Wiki</big> [[Special:AllPages|https://capipedia.cap.gov/index.php?title=Special:AllPages]]
TIPS Avoid short and common words This is the most likely cause of an unexpected failed search. If your search terms include a common "stop word" (such as "the", "one", "your", "more", "right", "while", "when", "who", "which", "such", "every", "about", "onto"), then your search will fail without any results. Short numbers, and words that appear in half of all pages, will also not be found. In this case, drop those words and rerun the search.
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Search is case-insensitive The searches for "fortran", "Fortran" and "FORTRAN" all return the same results.
The search results are always listed below an option to create a page. Don't create a page unless
the results you are looking for is not found. Here is an example from a search for "HELPDESK".  


<p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#287EC7; padding: 1em;">Create the page <font color="red">"Helpdesk" </font> on this wiki! See also the search results found. <BR>
Search Examples: How do I change my password?  You want to type change password in the search box.  


Page title matches <BR>
[[Special:AllPages|See a list of all pages in the Wiki]]
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== eServices HelpDesk == CAP's eServices HelpDesk can be found at this link <BR>https://capnhq.crmdesk.com/home.aspx or
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== Getting started ==
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 9 April 2024

Welcome to CAPipedia

CAPipedia's purpose is to benefit members by acting as an encyclopedia and index to eServices, WMIRS and everything CAP. It is a work in progress.

To add or edit pages, you will need to create an account or log in to your existing account and be a member of Civil Air Patrol. For access to edit, click Request Account and fill out the request. In the Other Information section, enter your CAPID, Region, Wing and Unit. The account will be approved as soon as possible.

If you have any issues, please submit a Contact Form.

Active Projects / Help Needed
Quick Links
Getting Started
Latest Updates
How to Use CAPipedia

The search box in the upper right hand corner is your avenue to finding information. Use keywords to search. If too many options come back, then you can add more search words. All the pages that match have a link to click on.

TIPS Avoid short and common words This is the most likely cause of an unexpected failed search. If your search terms include a common "stop word" (such as "the", "one", "your", "more", "right", "while", "when", "who", "which", "such", "every", "about", "onto"), then your search will fail without any results. Short numbers, and words that appear in half of all pages, will also not be found. In this case, drop those words and rerun the search. Search is case-insensitive The searches for "fortran", "Fortran" and "FORTRAN" all return the same results.

Search Examples: How do I change my password? You want to type change password in the search box.

See a list of all pages in the Wiki

The search results are always listed below an option to create a page. Don't create a page unless the results you are looking for is not found.

Recent Changes
No changes during the given period match these criteria.
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