Communication & Information Flow AutomationPurpose
1.2. Ensure all authorized personnel receive updated, templated reports on escalation, readiness, incidents, and operational status, optimizing mission communication.
1.3. Eliminate manual consolidation and dispatch errors, guarantee punctual delivery aligned with security protocols.
1.4. Provide full auditability and traceability for compliance with defense communication standards.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Approval of draft SITREP in base command system.
2.3. Emergent trigger—incident flag-raise by authorized personnel.
2.4. Change detection in key operational systems or threat monitors.
2.5. API call from command dashboard.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: SMS API; configure endpoint for SITREP text push to recipient list, with sender authorization tokens.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email API; use templates, set to trigger mass email with dynamic fields for reports.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook; configure channel for SITREP posts, map fields to adaptive card format.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Slack API chat.postMessage; token authentication for posting reports in #command-center channels.
3.5. AWS SNS
• Feature/Setting: Topic/Subscription system; SITREP triggers SNS topic, sending to all subscribed endpoints (SMS, emails).
3.6. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: Webhook integration; trigger bot message with SITREP text and file attachment.
3.7. Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph API; create and dispatch calendar-aligned SITREP emails from secure base account.
3.8. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Events API v2; trigger incident with custom payload formatted as SITREP.
3.9. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: REST messages; auto-generate communication tasks and route to workflow queues.
3.10. Cisco Webex
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks; post SITREP with files to selected spaces, matching role-based access.
3.11. SMS Gateway API (e.g., Nexmo/Vonage)
• Feature/Setting: Send SMS alerts with report summary and download link.
3.12. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Email/send API; use stored templates, automate delivery to predefined defense-unit groups.
3.13. SharePoint
• Feature/Setting: REST API file upload, auto-generate notification with SITREP document link.
3.14. Dropbox Business
• Feature/Setting: Upload SITREP PDF, create shared link, and email via connected app.
3.15. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: eSignature API for digitally signing finalized SITREP before release.
3.16. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Zap trigger; link input (SITREP approval in forms) to multi-channel message automation.
3.17. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Create event with attachment and reminder; circulate link to internal military event.
3.18. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Issue creation via API, tag SITREP for audit tracking, notify assigned officers.
3.19. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflow; pull SITREP data from internal DB, push to all recipients through connectors.
3.20. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Send templated SITREP alert to officer groups, require read-receipts.
3.21. Flock
• Feature/Setting: Webhook; push SITREP messages to specified defense communication channels.
3.22. Mattermost
• Feature/Setting: Integrate via Incoming Webhook, deliver SITREP and track delivery status.
3.23. IBM QRadar
• Feature/Setting: Custom alert; auto-attach SITREP to incident timeline on operational triggers.
Benefits
4.2. Reduction in time and administrative overhead.
4.3. Built-in security and traceability with audit-ready logs.
4.4. Consistency in content and formatting of all SITREPs.
4.5. Rapid cross-platform notification for multi-role coordination.