# Create Incident Manually Incidents can be triggered manually either from the **Incident Dashboard** or the **Incident** page. First, select the **Team** from the team picker on the top.
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### Triggering Incidents in the **Incident Dashboard** Click on **+** right next to the **Actions** dropdown tab
Triggering Incidents in the Incident Dashboard
### Triggering Incidents on the **Incidents** page **(1)** Click on **Create an Incident**
Triggering Incidents on the Incidents page
**(2)** Add details in the relevant fields:
Create an Incident
* **Incident Title** - This would be the title/message of the incident being created * **Incident Description** - This would be the description of the Incident being created. This is an optional field. * **Service** - Select the relevant **Service** to which this incident would be mapped * **Assigned To** - Upon choosing the **Service**, the default **Escalation Policy** associated with the **Service** would be auto-filled. You can choose to manually update the **Assigned To** field to a different **Escalation Policy** or a specific **User** or **Squad** in your Team * **Tags**
set tags for incidents
* By default, you will have the option to add **Tags** to an incident (either while creating the incident or after the incident is created) * You can do so by assigning the `tag name (key)` and `tag value` in the text fields provided and you can also change the tag colour by clicking on the colour of your choice * You can also add multiple tags by clicking on the **+** option * Adding a **Tag** is optional **(3)** Click on **Create new incident** to trigger the incident ### Adding Attachments to Incident Description You can add a variety of file types as an attachment to your incident’s description. To attach a file, drag and drop the file to the markdown editor. You can also copy-paste the file directly into the markdown editor. The maximum size for a single file is 10 MB (for upload). You can upload a maximum of 5 files at a time. The storage limit for an organization depends on the plan: * For Free plan - the limit is 50 MB * For Pro and Enterprise plans - the limit is unlimited File uploads won’t work if the plan limit has been reached. The file once uploaded cannot be deleted. The supported file types are: * Images (.png, .jpg, .jpeg) * Word Processors (.doc, .docx, .odt, pages) * Spreadsheets (.xls, .xlsx, numbers) * PDFs (.pdf) * Presentations (.ppt, .pptx. .odp) * Miscellaneous (.log, .txt, .eml, .msg, .csv, .key, .json) *Have any questions?* [*Ask the community*](https://community.squadcast.com/view/home)*.* --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.squadcast.com/incidents-page/create-incident-manually.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.