> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.alpha-relay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The 5-Step Mission Workflow

> The AlphaRelay workflow from setup to final export.

Use this page as the full lifecycle map. Each step links to a deeper guide.

## 1. Set up devices

Install the pilot app, activate the device license, sign in to the web app, and open Mission Overwatch once while online on each browser profile that will use it in the field.

→ [Devices and licenses](/alpharelay/one-time-setup) · [Before you go to the field](/alpharelay/before-you-go-to-the-field)

## 2. Start a mission

Open the pilot app, tap **Choose Mission Mode**, name the mission, pick a scenario template (or **No scenario template**), then choose **Field-device mission** or **Relay mission**.

→ [Start a mission](/alpharelay/start-a-mission) · [Field-device vs relay mission](/alpharelay/field-vs-relay)

## 3. Watch and log events

For **Relay mission**, connect Mission Overwatch through **Live Overwatch Screen**. For remote viewers, use **Live stream (WebRTC)** after the pilot starts live from the app. Log quick events from the pilot app or Mission Overwatch.

→ [Watch in Mission Overwatch](/alpharelay/watch-in-mission-overwatch) · [Log events](/alpharelay/event-logging)

## 4. Review the mission

End the mission, let footage upload or queue, then open **Play with Events** to check markers against video. For work captured outside AlphaRelay, use **Import mission** from **Mission History** to create a closed post-flight record first.

→ [End a mission](/alpharelay/completing-a-mission) · [Import a mission](/alpharelay/import-mission) · [Upload footage](/alpharelay/footage-upload) · [Review footage](/alpharelay/footage-playback)

## 5. Finalize the record

Generate the after-action report with Alpha AI, resolve **Items Requiring Officer Review**, seal custody evidence, submit for supervisor approval, and export when the record is complete.

→ [Generate a report](/alpharelay/report-generation) · [Seal the mission record](/alpharelay/evidence-sealing) · [Export offline package](/alpharelay/export-offline-package)

<Warning>
  Sealing evidence and supervisor approval are separate steps. Sealing preserves custody hashes; approval locks the report and timeline.
</Warning>