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Creating a Building Record

  1. To access the Building Maintenance window, go to Cards > Service Management >Building Maintenance.
  2. Complete the following fields:
    • Building ID (Required)
      Enter an ID for the building. (Up to 30 alphanumeric characters.) Use the Note button to enter a note for the building.
    • Description (Required)
      Enter a description for the building. (Up to 60 alphanumeric characters.)
    • Address information
      Enter address information for the building as well as a contact person's name and telephone number. Select the map icon to open a URL with a map of the address.
    • Building Type
      From the drop-down, select the pre-defined building type.
      • Agricultural building
      • Commercial building
      • Educational building
      • Government building
      • Industrial building
      • Military building
      • Other
      • Parking structures and storage
      • Power stations/plant
      • Religious building
      • Residential building
      • Transport building
    • Building Subtype
      After choosing the Building Type, you can optionally select a pre-defined Building Subtype.
    • Number of Floors
      Enter the number of floors the building or structure has.
    • Total Sq. Ft
      Enter the total square footage.
    • Occupied Sq. Ft
      Enter the occupied square footage.
    • Region
      Enter a region the building is located.
    • Campus
      Enter the campus the building is located.
  3. Select Save to save the building information. The building can subsequently be added to the equipment record in the Equipment Master window.

    - OR -

    Select Assign Equipment to save the building information and open the Building Equipment Assignment window. See Assigning Building Equipment below for more information.

Additional Buttons/Fields on This Window

  • Save
    Saves the building record and clears the window.
  • Clear
    Clears the window.
  • Delete
    Deletes the building record. A building record cannot be deleted if the building is associated with any equipment records.
  • Assign Equipment
    Opens the Building Assignment window. See Assigning Building Equipment below for more information. If this is a new building, the record will also be saved.
  • Sort
    Select how to display the Building lookup window as well as the order in which the building records are displayed when using the navigation arrows. The sort options are Building ID (default), Building Description, Building Type, or Building Subtype.


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Assigning Building Equipment

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Assigning Multiple Pieces of Equipment to One Building

This window is used to assign multiple pieces of equipment to one building for one customer.  You also can reassign equipment to the building displayed in the window. This window also is used to view equipment that is assigned to the current building as well as equipment that is assigned to other buildings.

  1. To access the Building Equipment Assignment window, go to Cards > Service Management > Building Maintenance. Create a new building or use the lookup to select a building. Then select Assign Equipment.
  2. To filter the equipment displayed in the Available Equipment list, complete one or more of the following fields:
    • Customer
      Enter or use the lookup to select a customer. Use the zoom to open the Customer Maintenance window defaulting to the selected customer. This window will be blank if no customer is selected before zooming.
    • Location
      Enter or use the lookup to select a location for the customer. After entering the location, you can use the zoom to open the Location window displaying the selected customer and location. If the Location field is empty when zooming, the Location window will be blank.
    • Equipment Type
      Enter or use the lookup to select an equipment type.
    • Show Components
      Mark this checkbox to include equipment flagged as components.
    • Show Assigned
      Mark this checkbox to display all building equipment assignments for all other buildings in the Available Equipment list.  

      Note

      The equipment that is assigned to the current building displays in the Assigned to this Building list.

  3. Select Redisplay to update the Available Equipment list to display equipment based on the filter criteria.
  4. To assign or re-assign equipment to the current building, select the equipment from Available Equipment and then select Assign. Mark Automatically Insert Components to include the component equipment with the parent equipment.
  5. The equipment will now display in the Assigned to this Building list. The building will also be displayed on the Equipment Master window for that equipment.
  6. To remove equipment from the assigned building list, select the equipment and then select Remove. The Equipment Record is updated automatically.
  7. Select OK to close the window.

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Note

To assign a room to a building, you must do so in the Equipment Master window. You can access the Equipment Master window by double-clicking on an equipment line or following the steps below for Adding a Building and Room to One Piece of Equipment.

Additional List Information

    • Sort the column by choosing the column header.
    • Reorder the columns by choosing and dragging the column headers.
    • Resize the column by dragging the right border.
    • Select more than one equipment record by using one of the keyboard shortcuts:
      • To select all equipment records use CTRL+A.
      • To multi-select specific equipment records use CTRL+ specific equipment lines.
      • To select a block of sequential rows, use SHIFT+ to select the first equipment row and while still holding down the SHIFT key, select the last row in the block to select. You can also use CTRL+ and the arrow keys or Page Up/Page Down to select sequential lines.

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Adding a Building and Room to One Piece of Equipment

A single piece of equipment can be assigned to individual equipment in the Equipment Master window. Additionally, you can define a room within the building.

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