The Type screen contains Data Fields for entering information related to the Type.

·         Active – Indicates whether or not this Type shows up on pick lists.

·         Description – The text describing the Type.

·         Manufacturer – the company that manufactured this instrument. Manufacturers cannot be added from this screen. They must be added using the Maintenance -> Facilities menu option.

o   The manufacturer can be changed by selecting the “…” button.

·         Model Number – The number given to the Type by the manufacturer that references capabilities and specifications.

·         Size – The physical size of the Type.

·         Stock Number – The stock number of the Type.

·         Class - Allows the user another field to specify like data for one or more Assets.

·         Family – Allows the user another field to specify like data for one or more Assets.

·         Asset Count – Indicates the number of Assets that are referenced to this Type.

o   To view the Assets, click the Asset Count button.

§  The Find dialog is displayed.

§  Select the Find button and the Assets are displayed in the grid portion of the Find dialog.

§  Select the Export button and a .CSV file is created which can be opened in Excel. The fields in the .CSV file match the search and grid fields

·         Category (Type) – Indicates the general category of the Type. Could contain such data as Electronic, Dimensional, Mass, Laser, Flow, etc.

·         Sub Category (Type) – Indicates the sub category of the selected category for this Type. Could contain such data as Power Meters, Handheld Meters, Scopes, etc. (To manage categories and sub categories, see the section entitled Categories and Sub Categories)

·         Image –Links to an image file for this Type.

o   The image can be changed by selecting the “…” button.

o   The image can be viewed by selecting the Quick Link button.

·         Item Cost – Indicates the cost of the Type at the time of purchase.

·         Replace Cost – Indicates the cost required to replace this Type.

·         Weight – Indicates the physical weight of the Type, mainly used for shipping or determining how many people are needed to move the Type.

·         Weight UOM – The unit of measure for the weight.

·         Dimensions – Indicates the physical dimensions of the Type.

·         Authority – Describes the source of this data. Example would be Manufacturer, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, SYSCAL, etc.

·         Work Area – The Area of the Service facility that would normally to do the work on the Type. Area may be an area such as “Electronic” or an area may be defined as a room or location. This information is used as a default to assist the MET/TEAM user in doing workload planning.