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                                                  ASSET MANAGEMENT

 

THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL SERIES OF

PROGRAMS THAT ALLOWS TRACKING OF COMPANY EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDES

EQUIPMENT CONTROL AND ANALYSIS INFORMATION.

 

THE EQUIPMENT TRACKING PROVIDES PURCHASE COST AND REPLACEMENT

COST TRACKING, EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATION, AND EQUIPMENT LOCATION CONTROLS.

WHEN INTERFACED TO THE RENTAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT TRACKING PROVIDES YOU

WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPANY INCOME FROM RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT.

 

THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ALSO CONTAINS PROGRAMS FOR DEPRECIATING

EQUIPMENT AND REPORTING ON THE STATUS OF DEPRECIATED EQUIPMENT.

 

THE EQUIPMENT TRACKING SYSTEM ALLOWS YOU TO ADD EQUIPMENT TO INVENTORY,

DELETE EQUIPMENT FROM INVENTORY, AND MOVE EQUIPMENT FROM ONE LOCATION OR

CUSTOMER TO ANOTHER.  IT ALSO KEEPS A HISTORY OF PREVIOUS LOCATIONS, HOW

MUCH WAS SPENT ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, AND HOW MUCH RENTAL INCOME HAS

BEEN GENERATED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

 

     ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT       (1.1)

 

TO ADD A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO INVENTORY, FILL OUT THE SCREEN WITH THE

APPROPRIATE INFORMATION.  IF THE EQUIPMENT IS ALREADY IN INVENTORY, THE

FIELDS APPEAR WITH THE INFORMATION FILLED OUT.  PRESS ENTER TO PASS

THROUGH THE FIELDS YOU DO NOT WISH TO CHANGE.

 

ANY LINE ON THE INPUT PAGE, EXCEPT THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER, CAN BE EDITED.

NEVER CHANGE AN EQUIPMENT NUMBER AFTER IT IS DISPLAYED, THIS CAN CAUSE

THE PROGRAM TO LOOSE THE ITEM. 

 

THE ONLY WAY THAT AN EQUIPMENT NUMBER SHOULD BE CHANGED IS TO DELETE THE

ITEM USING THE "DELETE EQUIPMENT" PROGRAM(SEE SECTION 1.2) AND THEN ADD

IT BACK USING THE NEW EQUIPMENT NUMBER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

 

EQUIPMENT NUMBER      THIS IS A SIXTEEN CHARACTER   FIELD AND ACCEPTS

                                                    A COMBINATION OF LETTERS AND/OR    NUMBERS. 

                                                    THIS FIELD CAN REPRSENT EITHER THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE

                                                    EQUIPMENT OR A USER DEFINED ‘TAG’ NUMBER.

 

EQUIPMENT TYPE NUMBER    THIS IS THE NUMBER OF AN EQUIPMENT TYPE

                         DEFINED IN THE "EDIT EQUIPMENT TYPE" PROGRAM

                         (SECTION 1.B.4)  WHEN THIS NUMBER IS ENTERED,

                         THE EQUIPMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION IS DISPLAYED IN

                         INVERSE VIDEO ON THE LINE ADJACENT TO THE

                         NUMBER AND ON THE "DESCRIPTION" LINE.(TO SEE A

                         LISTING OF EQUIPMENT TYPES, PRESS PF4)  WHEN

                         ADDING EQUIPMENT, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE

                         EQUIPMENT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

 

DESCRIPTION         PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT.  EX: COFFEE

                    MACHINE, WATER COOLER, STAND

               THIS DESCRIPTION IS DEFINED BY THE EQUIPMENT TYPE

               NUMBER.(1.B.4)

 

VENDOR NUMBER       THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE NUMBER OF THE VENDOR THAT THE

                    EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED FROM.  TYPE IN THE VENDOR

                    NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PURCHASED FROM      THE NAME OF THE VENDOR THE EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED

                                               FROM. THIS SHOULD COME UP AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU

                                               PUT IN THE VENDOR NUMBER.

 

PURCHASE AMOUNT          AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID FOR THE EQUIPMENT.  THIS

                                                       FIELD IS NECESSARY FOR USE OF THE DEPRECIATION

                                                        PROGRAM.  TYPE IN THE AMOUNT AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PURCHASE DATE       DATE EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED.  TYPE IN THE PURCHASE

                                            DATE AND PRESS ENTER.

 

SERIAL NUMBER          TYPE IN THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE EQUIPMENT YOU WISH TO

                                             ADD OR EDIT AND PRESS ENTER.

 

COMMENT             FIELD FOR ENTERING ANY COMMENT YOU WISH TO ATTACH

                                   TO THE EQUIPMENT.  TYPE IN THE COMMENT OR PRESS

                                   ENTER TO SKIP.

 

CURRENT LOCATION    THIS FIELD COMES UP AUTOMATICALLY WHEN AN EQUIPMENT

                    NUMBER IS ENTERED TO SHOW CURRENT LOCATION OF THE

                    EQUIPMENT.  IF YOU ARE ENTERING A NEW PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT, THE LOCATION DISPLAYED IS THE PRIMARY

                    WAREHOUSE(1.B.F) THE FIELD CANNOT BE EDITED IN THIS

                    PROGRAM.

 

REPLACEMENT COST    THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE

                    EQUIPMENT.

 

DEPRECIATION TYPE   THIS FIELD IS USED TO CONTROL THE "DEPRECIATION

                    TYPE" USED FOR THE EQUIPMENT.  THERE ARE THREE

                    BASIC TYPES OF DEPRECIATION PERFORMED BY THE

                    PROGRAM OR YOU MAY SELECT MANUAL DEPRECIATION.

 

                     TYPE #     DESCRIPTION

 

                    1    5 YEAR ACRS

                    2    3 YEAR ACRS

                    3    MONTHLY STRAIGHT LINE

                    4    MANUAL DEPRECIATION

 

DEP. TIME      THE NUMBER OF DEPRECIATION PERIODS THAT THIS EQUIPMENT IS

               TO BE DEPRECIATED OVER.  THIS SHOULD BE SET TO 5 FOR TYPE

               1 DEPRECIATION, 3 FOR TYPE 2 DEPRECIATION AND THE DESIRED

               NUMBER OF MONTHS TO DEPRECIATE THE ASSET OVER FOR A TYPE

               3 DEPRECIATION.

 

DEP. AMOUNT         THIS FIELD SHOWS THE AMOUNT THAT THE ASSET WAS LAST

                    DEPRECIATED BY FOR TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2 DEPRECATION.

                    FOR TYPE 3 DEPRECIATION, THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF

                    MONTHLY DEPRECIATION.  FOR A TYPE 4 ASSET, YOU

                    SHOULD SET THIS TO THE AMOUNT THE ASSET WAS LAST

                    DEPRECIATED BY.

 

ACCU. DEP.          THE AMOUNT OF DEPRECIATION THAT HAS ACCUMULATED ON

                    THIS PARTICULAR ASSET.

 

POSTED DEP. TIME    THE NUMBER OF PERIODS THAT THE ASSET HAS ALREADY

                    BEEN DEPRECIATED BY.

 

SALVAGE VALUE       THE AMOUNT THAT THE ASSET IS WORTH, IF ANY, AFTER

                    THE FULL DEPRECIATION PERIOD.

 

SALESMAN NO.        THIS IS USUALLY THE SALESMAN NUMBER OF THE PERSON

                    DELIVERING TO THE ACCOUNT.  THIS INFORMATION IS

                    ENTERED THROUGH THE "ROUTING" MENUS(SECTION 7.0)

 

ROUTE NO.           THE ROUTE NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER WHERE THE EQUIPMENT

                    IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED.  ALSO ENTERED THROUGH THE

                    "ROUTING" MENUS (SECTION 7.0)

 

FIELD/CORPORATE     TELLS WHETHER THE ASSET IS A FIELD ASSET OR A

                    CORPORATE ASSET.(USED BY CUSTOMERS OR USED AT

                    OFFICE)

 

STATUS (C,R,P,L)    C = CORPORATE;  R = RENTED;  L = LOANER;  P =

                    PURCHASED.  NEW EQUIPMENT ADDED WILL AUTOMATICALLY

                    DEFAULT TO "C" FOR CORPORATE ASSET.  CHANGE OF

                    STATUS IS AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAINED BY THE SYSTEM

                    WHEN YOU "MOVE EQUIPMENT"(SECTION 1.3) OR "RENT

                    EQUIPMENT".(SECTION A.1)

 

WHEN FINISHED ADDING OR EDITING EQUIPMENT, PRESS PF2 TO DISPLAY THE NEXT

SCREEN.

 

2ND SCREEN OF ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT.

 

THE SECOND SCREEN OF ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT IS USED FOR KEEPING DEPRECIATION

INFORMATION.

 

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT.  A BLANK "ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT" SCREEN APPEARS.

ADD/EDIT ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OR PRESS PF2 AGAIN TO RETURN TO THE

 

 

 

"EQUIPMENT TRACKING PROGRAM MENU".

 

 

1.2  DELETE EQUIPMENT

 

THE DELETE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IS THE ONLY METHOD USED TO REMOVE AN ITEM

OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE EQUIPMENT FILE.  TO DELETE EQUIPMENT, TYPE IN THE

EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND PRESS PF2.  VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE PIECE OF

EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WISH TO DELETE BY CHECKING THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED

IN THE CENTER FOUR LINES.  THE CURSOR IS AT THE "DELETE (Y/N)" FIELD.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO DELETE THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DISPLAYED PRESS PF2.

TO DELETE THE EQUIPMENT, YOU MUST CHANGE THE "N" TO A "Y" BEFORE

PRESSING PF2.

 

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

      

 

EQUIPMENT NUMBER    THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE EQUIPMENT.

                    THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER MAY BE THE SERIAL NUMBER.

 

DESCRIPTION         PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT.

 

PURCHASED FROM      NAME OF VENDOR EQUIPMENT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED

FROM.

 

CURRENT ACCT.#      ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE NUMBER IDENTIFYING CUSTOMER IN

                    PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF EQUIPMENT.

 

CURRENT LOCATION    NAME ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT.

 

DELETE (Y/N)        PRESS Y THE ENTER TO DELETE THE EQUIPMENT.

 

NOTE:     DO NOT DELETE EQUIPMENT IF IT'S CURRENT ACCT# AND LOCATION IS

          NOT THAT OF A "DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE". (SEE SECTION 1.B.F)

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING PROGRAM MENU".

 

 

1.3  MOVE EQUIPMENT

 

THE MOVE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IS USED TO ATTACH EQUIPMENT TO A CUSTOMERS

ACCOUNT.  ANYTIME YOU ENTER AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT INTO THE COMPUTER

SYSTEM, IT IS PLACED IN THE "PRIMARY WAREHOUSE"(SECTION 1.B.F).

 

NOTE:     BEFORE USING THE RENTAL SYSTEM TO RENT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO

          A CUSTOMER, THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN THE SYSTEM AND MOVED TO

          THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.

 

WHEN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS MOVED, THE MACHINE TYPE FLAG CHANGES TO "L"

FOR LOANER.  MOVING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO A CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT DOES

NOT AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE RENT TO BE CHARGED TO THAT CUSTOMER.  YOU MUST

RENT THE MACHINE TO THE CUSTOMER THROUGH THE "RENT EQUIPMENT"

PROGRAM.(SECTION A.1)

 

TO MOVE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, TYPE THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER FOR THE ASSET ON

THE FIRST LINE OF THE INPUT SCREEN AND PRESS ENTER.  THE PROGRAM

DISPLAYS THE INFORMATION FOR THAT ITEM.  DO NOT MOVE EQUIPMENT FROM ONE

CUSTOMER STRAIGHT TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER.  THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE MOVED TO

A "DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE"(SECTION 1.B.F) OR A LINK BETWEEN CUSTOMERS IS

CREATED.  THIS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH RENTAL AND RELATED PROGRAMS.

 

A BAD EQUIPMENT MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE SECOND LINE OF THE SCREEN IF THE

REQUESTED EQUIPMENT NUMBER IS NOT IN INVENTORY.

 

IF THE WRONG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS DISPLAYED, PRESS THE PF2 KEY WHILE

THE "CUSTOMER NO." LINE IS BLANK AND NO MOVEMENT IS STORED ON THE

EQUIPMENT.     

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

 

EQUIPMENT NUMBER    TYPE IN THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF THE PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT YOU WISH TO MOVE AND PRESS ENTER.

 

DESCRIPTION         PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT.

 

CUSTOMER NO.        TYPE IN THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE NUMBER IDENTIFYING

                    THE CUSTOMER YOU WISH TO MOVE THE EQUIPMENT TO(MAY

                    BE A WAREHOUSE NUMBER) AND PRESS ENTER.

 

CUSTOMER NAME       ACCOUNT NAME IDENTIFYING THE CUSTOMER.  DISPLAYS

                    WHEN YOU ENTER A CUSTOMER NUMBER.  USE THIS TO

                    VERIFY THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED THE CORRECT CUSTOMER

                    NUMBER.

 

COMMENT             FIELD THAT MAY BE USED TO ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT

                    MOVE.  PRESS ENTER IF NO COMMENT IS DESIRED.

 

COST                EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIRS OR BY MOVING MACHINE.

                    TYPE IN THE COST AND PRESS ENTER, OR PRESS ENTER TO

                    SKIP.

 

DATE                TYPE IN THE DATE THE MOVE OCCURRED AND PRESS ENTER

                    OR PRESS ENTER TO ACCEPT THE SYSTEM DATE DISPLAYED.

 

SALESMAN #          NUMBER OF THE SALESMAN ASSIGNED TO THE ACCOUNT THE

                    EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED TO.

 

ROUTE #             ROUTE NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT THE EQUIPMENT

                    IS NOW ATTACHED TO.

 

MOVEMENT CODE       TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE MOVEMENT CODE BEST

                    DESCRIBING THE REASON FOR MOVING THE EQUIPMENT.

                    MOVEMENT CODES ARE DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE

                    SCREEN.(FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MOVEMENT CODES SEE

                    SECTION 1.B.G.)

 

CURRENT LOCATION    PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE MOVE.  IF

                    YOU ARE MOVING THE EQUIPMENT TO A CUSTOMER, THIS

                    LOCATION MUST BE A "DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE".(SECTION

                    1.B.F)

 

PRIMARY WAREHOUSE   THIS FIELD TELLS YOU THE PRIMARY WAREHOUSE NUMBER

                    DEFINED FOR THE SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY WAREHOUSE

                    NUMBER IS DEFINED IN 1.B.F.

 

     VIEW EQUIP MOVEMENT      (1.4)

 

THE VIEW EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT PROGRAM IS USED TO DISPLAY INFORMATION ON

WHERE AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT ON IT FOR

REPAIR, AND BASIC RENTAL INFORMATION.  THERE IS A ONE LINE ENTRY CREATED

EACH TIME THE EQUIPMENT IS MOVED.  THIS IS DISPLAYED ON THE MAIN SCREEN

OF "VIEW EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT".

 

THE FIRST SCREEN OF THIS PROGRAM ASKS:

 

     WHAT IS THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER?

 

TO VIEW THE HISTORY OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, TYPE IN THE EQUIPMENT

NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE HISTORY OF THE

EQUIPMENT.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

EQUIP #             EQUIPMENT NUMBER ENTERED.  A DESCRIPTION OF THE

                    TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS DISPLAYED BELOW THE EQUIPMENT

                    NUMBER.

 

COMMENTS            ANY COMMENTS ATTACHED TO THE EQUIPMENT.

 

REP. COST           REPLACEMENT COST OF THE EQUIPMENT.

 

EQUIP TYPE          THE EQUIPMENT TYPE CODE.(SECTION 1.B.4)

 

DATE                DATES OF EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT.

 

ACCT                ACCOUNT NUMBERS THAT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO.

 

LOCATION            PREVIOUS AND CURRENT PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OF THE

                    EQUIPMENT.

 

MOVE CODE           A CODE FOR THE REASON THE EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED FROM

                    A PHYSICAL LOCATION.(SECTION 1.B.G)

 

COMMENT             COMPUTER GENERATED COMMENT AND COMMENTS TYPED IN

                    FROM EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT.

 

COST                COSTS INCURRED FOR REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT.

 

COMMAND KEYS        PF2 - EXIT     EXIT FROM THE SCREEN

 

               E - EDIT  ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT OR REVISE MOVEMENT ENTRIES.

                         YOU MAY ADD A COST, REMOVE OR REVISE A COST,

                         CORRECT A DATE OR CHANGE A COMMENT.  TO USE

                         THIS OPTION, LOCATE THE TRANSACTION YOU WISH

                         TO EDIT BY USING THE F OR B KEY AND PRESS E. 

 

NOTICE THAT THE COMMANDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN CHANGE.  PF2 ABORTS

THE EDIT AND RETURNS THE SCREEN TO DISPLAY MODE.  PF1 TELLS THE PROGRAM

THAT THE CURSOR LINE IS AT THE DESIRED TRANSACTION AND THAT YOU ARE

READY TO EDIT.  UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE

DESIRED MOVEMENT LINE.  PRESS PF1 AND THE EDIT SCREEN APPEARS.

 

THE FIRST TWO LINES OF THE SCREEN ARE SHOWN IN INVERSE VIDEO.  THIS IS

TO REMIND YOU OF THE EQUIPMENT YOU ARE EDITING.

 

               YOU MAY CHANGE THE LOCATION, COMMENT, COST, DATE, AND

               MOVEMENT CODE FIELDS.  NO JOURNAL ENTRIES ARE MADE BY

               THIS PROGRAM.  IF YOU WISH TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES TO

               COST, YOU MUST DO SO WITH A SEPARATE JOURNAL ENTRY.  TO

               EXIT THE EDIT SCREEN, PRESS PF2.

 

               F    MOVE A SCREEN FORWARD.

 

               B    MOVE A SCREEN BACKWARD

 

               UP/DOWN ARROWS ARROW KEYS ARE USED TO POSITION THE

                              INVERTED VIDEO DISPLAY ON AN INDIVIDUAL

                              LINE.

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE SCREEN.  PRESS PF2 AGAIN TO EXIT THE HISTORY

SCREEN.  TYPE IN ANOTHER EQUIPMENT NUMBER TO DISPLAY EQUIPMENT HISTORY

FOR, OR PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING PROGRAM MENU".

 

 VIEW CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT      (1.5)

 

THE VIEW CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IS USED TO DISPLAY THE EQUIPMENT

THAT IS ATTACHED TO A PARTICULAR CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.  THIS ACCOUNT MAY

BE EITHER AN ACTUAL CUSTOMER ACCOUNT, OR ONE OF THE "DESIGNATED

WAREHOUSE" ACCOUNTS. (SEE SECTION 1.B.F. FOR AN EXPLANATION OF

DESIGNATED WAREHOUSES) 

 

ALWAYS USE THIS PROGRAM BEFORE DELETING A CUSTOMER NUMBER FROM ACCOUNTS

RECEIVABLE.  THIS SCREEN CAN ALSO HELP YOU IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT TO BE

MOVED IF THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER PICKED UP DOES NOT SHOW ON THAT CUSTOMER'S

ACCOUNT, OR SHOWS AS INVALID.  TRANSPOSITION ERRORS ARE COMMON WHEN

WRITING DOWN A LONG STRING OF NUMBERS.  THIS STEP WILL HELP INSURE THAT

YOU DO NOT CHARGE RENT TO A CUSTOMER IN ERROR, OR SHOW A PIECE OF

EQUIPMENT AT A CUSTOMER'S PHYSICAL LOCATION DUE TO HUMAN ERROR.

 

 

THE FIRST SCREEN ASKS:

 

     WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER NUMBER ?

 

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE CUSTOMER'S NUMBER, PRESS PF4 TO ACCESS THE "NAME

SEARCH" PROGRAM.

 

TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT THAT YOU WISH TO VIEW, THE

SCREEN DISPLAYS A READING CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT MESSAGE.

 

AFTER THE COMPUTER HAS READ ALL OF THIS CUSTOMER'S EQUIPMENT, THE "VIEW

CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT" SCREEN APPEARS. THE SCREEN SHOWS EQUIPMENT THAT IS

LOCATED AT THIS CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PIECES OF

EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO THE CUSTOMER APPEARS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE

SCREEN.

 

 

 

 

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

ACCT           NEXT TO THE ACCOUNT NUMBER IS THE CUSTOMER'S NAME AND

               ADDRESS, THE NAME OF THE CONTACT, AND THE TELEPHONE

               NUMBER OF THE ACCOUNT.

 

TOTAL COST     THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST OF ALL EQUIPMENT LOCATED AT

               THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.

 

EQUIPMENT #    EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

 

DESCRIPTION    DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO THE

               CUSTOMER.

 

DATE           DATE THE EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED TO THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.

 

COST           THE REPLACEMENT COST OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

               *** NOTE IF STATUS=R THEN COST IS SET TO RENTAL AMOUNT

 

STATUS         STATUS OF THE EQUIPMENT: C = CORPORATE, L = LOANER, R =

               RENTED, P = PURCHASED.

 

DATE           PURCHASE DATE OF EQUIPMENT.

               *** NOTE IF STATUS=R THEN DATE IS NEXT RENTAL DUE DATE

 

COMMAND KEYS

                                      F    MOVE FORWARD ONE SCREEN

                                      B    MOVE BACKWARD ONE SCREEN

                                    UP/DOWN ARROWS

                                     PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE CUSTOMER NUMBER SCREEN..

                                    

 

1.A  REPORTS MENU

 

1.A.1  LIST DETAILED EQUIPMENT

 

THE LIST DETAILED EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DETAILED

INFORMATION ON YOUR EQUIPMENT IN PRINTED FORM.  REPORTS GENERATED BY

THIS PROGRAM SORTS AND LISTS ALL INFORMATION SHOWN ON

THE "VIEW EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT" SCREEN(1.4) AND "ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT"

SCREEN(1.1).  IT ALSO PRINTS VENDOR DETAIL (INCLUDING ADDRESS, PHONE

NUMBER AND CONTACT) AND CUSTOMER DETAIL ON CURRENT LOCATION.

COMPLETION OF PROCESSING EXITS TO A VIEW/PRINT SCREEN.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

PRINT ALL EQUIPMENT PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM.

                    PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.

 

PRINT ONE EQUIPMENT PRINTS A LISTING OF ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.  PRESS

                    2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER NUMBER

                    YOU WISH TO PRINT AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PRINT EQUIPMENT SELECT-  PRINTS A LISTING OF EQUIPMENT SERVICED BY A

                    SALESMAN.  PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE SALESMAN

                    NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

PRINT EQUIPMENT SELECT-  PRINTS A LISTING FOR ALL EQUIPMENT ON A ROUTE.

                    PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ROUTE NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.

 

PRINT EQUIPMENT SELECT-  PRINTS A LISTING FOR ALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED

                    FROM A VENDOR.  PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    VENDOR NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PRINT EQUIPMENT SELECT-  PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM

                    THAT IS A SPECIFIC TYPE.  PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE EQUIPMENT TYPE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

END PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

 

1.A.2  LIST EQUIPMENT

 

THE LIST EQUIPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A LIST SHOWING THE EQUIPMENT NUMBER,

DESCRIPTION, AND CURRENT LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

1  EQUIPMENT RANGE  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT, OR A RANGE OF EQUIPMENT, PRESS 1 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT A

                    SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    EQUIPMENT NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2.  EQUIPMENT STATUS     DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT ONE EQUIPMENT

                         STATUS BY PRESSING 2 THEN

                    C    FOR CORPORATE EQUIPMENT

                    R    FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT

                    P    FOR PURCHASED EQUIPMENT

                    L    FOR LOANED EQUIPMENT

               THEN ENTER.

 

3  FIELD/CAPITAL ASSETS  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO HAVE THE REPORT PRINT ONLY

                         FIELD OR ONLY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, PRESS 3 THEN

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN F IF YOU WANT THE FIELD

                         ASSETS, OR C IF YOU WANT THE CAPITAL ASSETS

                         AND PRESS ENTER.

 

4  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR A

                    RANGE OF ACCOUNTS PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  REPORT FORMAT    DEFAULT IS NORMAL.  NORMAL FORMAT SHOWS CUSTOMER

                    NAME AND ACCOUNT NUMBER IN EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    ORDER.PRESS 5 THEN ENTER TO SELECT SIMPLE OR

                    EXPANDED.   PRESS S FOR SIMPLE, OR E FOR EXPANDED

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  SIMPLE FORMAT SHOWS EQUIPMENT

                    NUMBER ACCOUNT AND CUSTOMER NAME SORTED BY CUSTOMER

                    NAME.  EXPANDED FORMAT SHOWS MORE FIELDS THAN

                    NORMAL AND IS IN COMPRESSED PRINT.

 

6  EQUIPMENT TYPE   DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE EQUIPMENT TYPE

                    OR A RANGE OF TYPES PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  IF

                    YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE EQUIPMENT

                    TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING EQUIPMENT TYPE MUST

                    BE THE SAME.

 

7  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                    SALESMEN OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE BEGINNING SALESMEN NUMBER AND PRESS

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN THE BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN

                    NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

    

A  SORT BY ACCT NAME     DEFAULT IS NO.  TO SORT BY ACCOUNT NAME, PRESS

                         A THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

 

1.A.3  LIST BY LOCATION

 

THE LIST BY LOCATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRINTED COPY OF

THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED IN THE "VIEW CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT" PROGRAM.(1.5)

 

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  EQUIPMENT RANGE  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT, OR A RANGE OF EQUIPMENT, PRESS 1 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT A

                    SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    EQUIPMENT NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2.  EQUIP. STATUS   DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT ONE EQUIPMENT

                    STATUS BY PRESSING 2 THEN A

                    C    FOR CORPORATE EQUIPMENT

                    R    FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT

                    P    FOR PURCHASED EQUIPMENT

                    L    FOR LOANED EQUIPMENT

                    THEN PRESSING ENTER.

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT ONE ROUTE'S EQUIPMENT TO "LIST

               BY LOCATION", OR A RANGE OF ROUTES, PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.

               TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE

               IN THE ENDING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT

               THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR ONE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND

               ENDING ROUTE NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                    SALESMAN, OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN, PRESS 4 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                    FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                         SALESMAN, OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN, PRESS 5 THEN

                         ENTER.  TYPE THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN

                         NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE

                         REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                         BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE

                         THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR

                    A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS BY PRESSING 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER

                    MUST BE THE SAME.

 

7  ALPHA/NUMERIC    DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  THIS PRINTS THE LIST IN

                    NUMERIC ORDER.  IF YOU WISH THE LIST TO PRINT IN

                    ALPHABETIC ORDER, PRESS 7.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO

                    ALPHA.

 

8  FIELD/CAPITAL ASSETS  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO HAVE THE REPORT PRINT ONLY

                    FIELD, OR ONLY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, PRESS 3, THEN F IF

                    YOU WANT THE FIELD ASSETS OR C IF YOU WANT THE

                    CAPITAL ASSETS AND THEN ENTER.

 

 

1.A.4  LIST EQUIPMENT BY TYPE

 

 

1.A.5  PRINT EQUIP WORK FORMS

 

THE PRINT EQUIPMENT WORK FORMS PROGRAM PRINTS A LIST OF EQUIPMENT IN THE

SYSTEM THAT MAY BE USED TO VERIFY THE LOCATION OF EACH ITEM OF EQUIPMENT

OR TO TAKE AN INVENTORY.

 

THE FORMS START PRINTING WHEN YOU ENTER THIS PROGRAM.  IT IS RECOMMENDED

THAT YOU RUN THIS REPORT AT NIGHT IF IT IS NEEDED, AS IT TAKES A LONG

TIME TO PRINT

1.A.6  PRINT COST SHEET

 

THE COST SHEET PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE

EQUIPMENT.  SELECTION IS MADE BY ALL EQUIPMENT TYPES, OR ONE EQUIPMENT

TYPE.  THE REPORT SHOWS THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE EQUIPMENT, ANY

EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND THE REPLACEMENT COST. AT THE

END OF THE REPORT, THE TOTAL EXPENSE AND THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST FOR

THE EQUIPMENT TYPE/S SELECTED IS PRINTED.

 

THE FIRST QUESTION DISPLAYED IS:

 

     WHICH ASSET TYPE (<ENTER> FOR ALL)?

 

TYPE IN THE ASSET (EQUIPMENT) TYPE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER IF YOU ONLY

WANT COST SHEETS FOR ONE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.  PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT ALL

EQUIPMENT TYPES.

 

IF YOU SELECTED ONE EQUIPMENT TYPE, THE SYSTEM PROGRAM DISPLAYS THE TYPE

AND ASKS YOU:

 

     IS THIS CORRECT ?

 

IF IT THE EQUIPMENT TYPE YOU WISH COST SHEETS FOR PRESS Y THEN ENTER.

THE COST SHEETS BEGIN PRINTING AS SOON AS THEY ARE PROCESSED.  IF IT IS

NOT THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT TYPE PRESS N THEN ENTER.  YOU ARE GIVEN

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ASSET(EQUIPMENT) TYPE.  IF YOU DO NOT

WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROGRAM PRESS PF2 TO EXIT.  YOU ARE RETURNED

TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING MAIN MENU".

 

1.A.7  LIST BY SALE TAX CODE

 

THE FIRST SCREEN SAYS:

 

     ENTER EQUIPMENT SALES CODES <ENTER> FOR ALL

 

PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT A LISTING OF EQUIPMENT BY ALL SALES CODES OR

TYPE IN THE SALES TAX CODE YOU WISH TO REVIEW EQUIPMENT BY AND PRESS

ENTER.  THE COMPUTER PRINTS A REPORT ON NARROW PAPER LISTING EQUIPMENT

NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, PURCHASE DATE, PURCHASE AMOUNT, TAX CODE, CUSTOMER

AND LOCATION.

 

 

       EQUIPMENT TRACKING  EXTENSION MENU         (1.B)

 

THE EQUIPMENT TRACKING EXTENSION MENU IS USED TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS WHICH

ARE AUXILIARY TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE EQUIPMENT TRACKING SYSTEM.

              

1.B.1  UPDATE REPLACEMENT COST

 

THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR ALL EQUIPMENT

BY EQUIPMENT TYPE.

 

THE FIRST SCREEN DISPLAYS:

 

     ENTER EQUIPMENT TYPE NO?

 

TYPE IN THE EQUIPMENT TYPE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE OLD REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE EQUIPMENT TYPE

ENTERED AND ASKS YOU TO ENTER THE NEW REPLACEMENT COST.  TYPE IN THE NEW

REPLACEMENT COST AND PRESS ENTER.  THE SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY BEGINS RUNNING

THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM AND REPLACING THE OLD REPLACEMENT

COST WITH THE NEW REPLACEMENT COST IN THE MASTER FILES OF EQUIPMENT OF

THE TYPE SELECTED.

 

 

1.B.2  SETUP EQUIPMENT DATABASE

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS FIRST BEING SETUP BEFORE ANY

EQUIPMENT IS ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.  IT SETS UP THE EQUIPMENT FILE AND

THE EQUIPMENT KEY FILE WHICH ARE USED TO INDEX THE EQUIPMENT AND

INTERFACE THE EQUIPMENT FILES WITH THE TELSEL DATABASE.  A PASSWORD IS

REQUIRED TO GET INTO THE PROGRAM.  ONCE THE PASSWORD IS ENTERED THE

PROGRAM BEGINS PROCESSING AND THE FILES ARE SET UP.

 

THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY USED ONE TIME AND SHOULD BE DELETED FROM THE MENU

AFTER SELECTION.  CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT PERSON TO REMOVE FROM THE MENU.

 

EQUIPMENT IS NOT ENTERED USING THIS PROGRAM.  ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE

ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM USING THE "ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT" PROGRAM(1.1).

 

 

1.B.3  PRINT UPDATED COST

 

THIS PROGRAM PRINTS A LISTING OF EQUIPMENT WHO'S REPLACEMENT COST WAS

CHANGED USING THE "UPDATE REPLACEMENT COST" PROGRAM(1.B.1).  THE OLD AND

NEW REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE PRINTED ON THE REPORT FOR COMPARISON.

 

THE REPORT IMMEDIATELY BEGINS PROCESSING.  WHEN PROCESSING IS COMPLETE

THE REPORT BEGINS PRINTING AND YOU ARE ASKED:

 

     DO YOU WANT TO KILL OLD REPLACEMENT COST FILE(Y/N)

 

IF YOU ANSWER Y, THE INFORMATION USED TO PRINT THE REPORT IS DELETED

FROM THE SYSTEM.  IF YOU ANSWER N, THE INFORMATION IS KEPT IN A FILE AND

PRINTS EACH TIME YOU REQUEST THE REPORT UNTIL YOU ANSWER Y.  IF YOU ARE

DOING MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT COSTS CHANGES THIS ALLOWS YOU TO PRINT OUT

ALL THE CHANGES MADE FOR A PERIOD.  IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IF YOU KEEP THE

INFORMATION, YOU PRINT OUT THE INFORMATION AS PART OF THE END OF MONTH

CLOSING PROCESS AND DELETE THE FILE.

 

 

1.B.4  EDIT EQUIPMENT TYPE

 

THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO ADD TO OR EDIT THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT IN THE

EQUIPMENT FILES.

 

 

PRESS PF2 IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING EXTENSION

MENU".

 

PRESS 1 THEN ENTER IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE INFORMATION ON AN EXISTING

EQUIPMENT TYPE.  A NEW LINE APPEARS.

 

     ENTER OLD EQUIPMENT TYPE NUMBER.

TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE EQUIPMENT TYPE YOU WISH TO CHANGE AND PRESS

ENTER.  A NEW SCREEN DISPLAYS.

 

 

TYPE IN "NEW DESCRIPTION" FOR THE EQUIPMENT TYPE, PRESS ENTER AND THE

COMPUTER UPDATES THE FILE TO SHOW THE NEW DESCRIPTION WHEN THE EQUIPMENT

TYPE NUMBER IS ENTERED.

 

IF YOU PRESS 2 THEN ENTER AT THE FIRST SCREEN, THE SYSTEM PULLS UP THE

NEXT EQUIPMENT TYPE NUMBER AVAILABLE.  TYPE IN THE DESCRIPTION AND PRESS

ENTER.  THE SYSTEM ADDS THE EQUIPMENT TYPE TO ITS FILES.

 

PRESSING 3 THEN ENTER AT THE FIRST SCREEN DISPLAYS A SCREEN SHOWING THE

FIRST 18 EQUIPMENT TYPES IN THE SYSTEM.

 

 

THE DOWN ARROW KEY IS USED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE OF EQUIPMENT

NUMBERS.   THE UP ARROW KEY MOVES THE DISPLAY TO A PREVIOUS PAGE.  PF2

EXITS TO THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE "EDIT EQUIPMENT TYPE" PROGRAM.

 

 

1.B.5  PRINT EQUIPMENT TYPES

 

THIS REPORT PRINTS A LIST OF EQUIPMENT TYPES.  THE INFORMATION IS THE

SAME AS SEEN WHEN YOU VIEW THE EQUIPMENT TYPES IN THE "EDIT EQUIPMENT

TYPE" PROGRAM(1.B.4).  THE LISTING IS USEFUL TO DATA ENTRY PERSONNEL AS

REFERENCE FOR INPUT OF NEW EQUIPMENT. 

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORTS SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

1.B.6  DEPRECIATE EQUIPMENT

 

THE DEPRECIATE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM DOES EXACTLY WHAT ITS TITLE INDICATES.

IT DEPRECIATES EQUIPMENT BASED ON DEPRECIATION TYPE AND DEPRECIATION

PERIOD.

 

 

THE SYSTEM ASKS YOU TO ENTER THE MONTH, TO CALCULATE DEPRECIATION FOR A

MONTH, OR PRESS ENTER IF FOR THE END OF YEAR.  THE SYSTEM CALCULATES

DEPRECIATION THEN RETURNS TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING EXTENSION MENU".

 

 

1.B.7  DEPRECIATION REPORT

 

THE DEPRECIATION REPORT GIVES DETAILED DEPRECIATION INFORMATION ON HOW

THE EQUIPMENT SELECTED IS DEPRECIATED.  THE INFORMATION SHOWN INCLUDES

THE TYPE, DEPRECIATION NAME, DEPRECIATION TIME, LAST TIME DEPRECIATED,

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPRECIATION AMOUNT AND DEPRECIATION DATE FOR

THE EQUIPMENT SELECTED.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

PRINT ALL EQUIPMENT PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM.

                    PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.

 

PRINT MONTHLY DEPRE-     PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM

THAT IS DEPRECIATED MONTHLY.  PRESS 2 THEN CIATED EQUIPMENT ENTER.

 

PRINT YEARLY DEPRE- PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM THAT

IS DEPRECIATED YEARLY.  PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.

CIATED EQUIPMENT

 

END            PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

 

PRESS PF2 IF YOU WISH TO RETURN TO THE "EQUIPMENT TRACKING EXTENSION

MENU".

 

 

1.B.E  REBUILD ASSET DATABASE

 

THIS INDEXING UTILITY REBUILDS THE ASSET DATABASE.   IT RE-INITIALIZES,

REWRITES, AND REORGANIZES THE FILE.  THIS UTILITY IS ONLY RUN BY THE

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR WHILE NO OTHER ASSET PROCESSING IS TAKING PLACE.

 

1.B.F  DESIGNATE WAREHOUSES

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO SET UP SPECIAL ACCOUNTS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MOVE

EQUIPMENT AROUND WITHIN THE SYSTEM.  EQUIPMENT MUST BE PLACED IN A

DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE BEFORE IT CAN BE RENTED.  MOVING EQUIPMENT TO A

DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE IS USED TO BREAK THE LINK BETWEEN A CUSTOMER AND A

PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.  ONE DESIGNATED WAREHOUSE IS SET UP AS THE PRIMARY

DEFAULT WAREHOUSE.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PRIMARY DEFAULT WAREHOUSE

BE A "NEW EQUIPMENT" OR SIMILAR WAREHOUSE AS THE PRIMARY DEFAULT

WAREHOUSE IS WERE ALL NEW EQUIPMENT ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM THROUGH

"ADD/EDIT EQUIPMENT"(1.1) IS PLACED BY THE SYSTEM.

 

THE FIRST SCREEN TELLS YOU HOW MANY DESIGNATED WAREHOUSES HAVE BEEN SET

UP, THE NUMBER OF THE PRIMARY DEFAULT WAREHOUSE, AND THE NUMBER OF THE

STOLEN WAREHOUSE.

 

PRESS 1 THEN ENTER TO EDIT AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE.  THE SYSTEM ADDS A

LINE TO THE SCREEN.

 

          ENTER EDIT NUMBER

 

TYPE IN THE EDIT NUMBER OF THE WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT THAT YOU WISH TO CHANGE

AND PRESS ENTER.

 

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WAREHOUSE.

 

PRESS ENTER IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CHANGE THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OR TYPE IN

THE NEW ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

THE SYSTEM ASKS:

 

          ENTER WAREHOUSE DESCRIPTION

 

PRESS ENTER IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OR TYPE IN THE

NEW DESCRIPTION AND PRESS ENTER.  THE NEXT QUESTION THE SCREEN DISPLAYS

IS:

 

          ENTER WAREHOUSE TYPE CODE

 

THE VARIOUS WAREHOUSE TYPE CODES DISPLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

R = READY EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE,  B = REPAIR EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE,  S =

STOLEN EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE, N = NEW EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE, X = DELETED

EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE.  TYPE IN THE LETTER OF THE WAREHOUSE TYPE AND PRESS

ENTER OR PRESS ENTER TO KEEP THE CURRENT WAREHOUSE TYPE CODE.  THE

COMPUTER RETURNS TO THE FIRST SCREEN DISPLAY.

 

IF YOU WISH TO ENTER AN ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE INTO THE SYSTEM, AT THE

FIRST SCREEN PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  A SCREEN DISPLAYS WITH THE NEXT

WAREHOUSE EDIT NUMBER.

 

 

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT YOU WISH TO ADD AND

PRESS ENTER.  THE COMPUTER ADDS A LINE.

 

          ENTER WAREHOUSE DESCRIPTION

 

TYPE IN A DESCRIPTION OF THE WAREHOUSE AND PRESS ENTER.  THE COMPUTER

ADDS ANOTHER LINE.

 

          ENTER WAREHOUSE TYPE CODE

 

TYPE IN THE LETTER OF THE WAREHOUSE TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  THE VARIOUS

WAREHOUSE TYPE CODES ARE DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.  R =

READY EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE,  B = REPAIR EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE,  S = STOLEN

EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE, N = NEW EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE, X = DELETED EQUIPMENT

WAREHOUSE.  YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE FIRST SCREEN.

 

YOU ALSO NEED TO GO TO "ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER"(SECTION 4.1) AND INPUT THE

INFORMATION ON THE WAREHOUSE TO RESERVE THAT ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR THE

WAREHOUSE.  UNLESS YOU INPUT THE DESCRIPTION AS THE CUSTOMER NAME IN

"ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER", WHEN YOU SELECT A WAREHOUSE NUMBER IN THE MOVEMENT

PROGRAM THE LOCATION FIELD IS BLANK.

 

1.B.G  ADD/EDIT MOVEMENT CODES

 

THE ADD/EDIT MOVEMENT CODES PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEFINE MOVEMENT CODES

FOR EQUIPMENT.  YOU MAY ADD A MOVEMENT CODE OR EDIT EXISTING MOVEMENT

CODES.  THE MOVEMENT CODES ARE USED TO TELL WHY A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS

MOVED OR WHO MOVED IT.  THIS INFORMATION CAN BE USED TO COLLECT DATA ON

HOW MANY AND WHAT THE REASONS FOR EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT ARE EACH MONTH OR

WHO MOVED THE EQUIPMENT.

 

THE NEXT AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT CODE NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AT THE

TOP OF THE SCREEN.  YOU MAY EXIT THIS PROGRAM AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING

PF2.  TO VIEW OR PRINT A LISTING OF THE EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT CODES IN THE

SYSTEM PRESS PF3.  THE "REPORT SELECTIONS" MENU APPEARS.  TO ENTER A NEW

EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT CODE PRESS ENTER.  TO EDIT AN EXISTING EQUIPMENT

MOVEMENT CODE, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT CODE AND

PRESS ENTER.

 

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

 

EQUIPMENT MOVE CODE THE NUMBER OF THE EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT CODE.

 

DESCRIPTION         THIS FIELD IS FOR A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE

                    MOVEMENT CODE.  EX: PICKUP/CANCEL,PICKUP/WATER

                    ONLY.  THE INFORMATION ENTERED HERE APPEARS AT THE

                    BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IN "MOVE EQUIPMENT" AND ON

                    REPORTS.

 

COMMENT             FIVE COMMENT LINES ARE PROVIDED FOR A MORE DETAILED

                    EXPLANATION OF THE MOVEMENT CODE.  YOU MAY ENTER OR

                    EDIT ANY INFORMATION HERE THAT YOU WANT ATTACHED TO

                    THE REASON FOR A MOVE.

 

 

1.B.H  UPDATE EQUIP VALUE FOR ACCOUNTS

 

THE PROGRAM GOES THROUGH EACH CUSTOMER ACCOUNT IN THE SYSTEM AND LOOKS

AT REPLACEMENT COST.  THE SYSTEM THEN TOTALS THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR

ALL EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO THE ACCOUNT AND WRITES THE INFORMATION INTO A

FIELD IN THE MASTER FILE.  THIS FIELD IS USED AS PART OF THE RETURN ON

INVESTMENT CALCULATION FOR THE ACTIVITY REPORT.(4.B.E)

 

THE UPDATE PROCESS STARTS AS SOON AS THE PROGRAM IS SELECTED.

 

THIS SHOULD BE DONE AS PART OF THE END OF MONTH CLOSING PROCEDURE BEFORE

YOU CLOSE RECIEVALBLES.

 

 

1.B.I  REBUILD CUSTOMER POINTERS

 

THIS PROGRAM WILL ACTIVATE THE ASTPOINT PROGRAM TO RESET THE CUSTOMER

AND EQUIPMENT LINK POINTERS.  DURNING THIS PROGRAMS OPERATION THERE

SHOULD BE NO ACTIVITY IN THE EQUIPMENT OR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT FILES.

 

 

 

 

1.D  EQUIP.WORK SHEETS

 

THE EQUIPMENT WORK SHEETS PROGRAM PROVIDES A LIST OF EQUIPMENT BY

CUSTOMER LOCATION.  ALL EQUIPMENT FOR A CUSTOMER IS GROUPED TOGETHER.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO HELP WHEN A VISUAL CHECK OF ALL EQUIPMENT AT A

CUSTOMER LOCATION IS REQUIRED.

 

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  EQUIPMENT RANGE  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT OR A RANGE OF EQUIPMENT, PRESS 1 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT A

                    SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    EQUIPMENT NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2.  EQUIPMENT STATUS     DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT ONE EQUIPMENT

                         STATUS BY PRESSING 2 THEN A

                    C    FOR CORPORATE EQUIPMENT

                    R    FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT

                    P    FOR PURCHASED EQUIPMENT

                    L    FOR LOANED EQUIPMENT

               THEN PRESSING ENTER.

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT ONE ROUTE'S EQUIPMENT TO "LIST

               BY LOCATION" OR A RANGE OF ROUTES PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.

               TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE

               IN THE ENDING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT

               THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR ONE ROUTE THE BEGINNING AND

               ENDING ROUTE NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                    SALESMEN OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.

                    TYPE THE BEGINNING SALESMEN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    SALESMAN THE BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER

                    MUST BE THE SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                         SALESMEN OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN PRESS 5 THEN

                         ENTER.  TYPE THE BEGINNING SALESMEN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN

                         NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE

                         REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN THE

                         BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE

                         THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR

                    A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS BY PRESSING 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER

                    MUST BE THE SAME.

 

7  ALPHA/NUMERIC    DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  THIS PRINTS THE LIST IN

                    NUMERIC ORDER.  IF YOU WISH THE LIST TO PRINT IN

                    ALPHABETIC ORDER, PRESS 7.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO

                    ALPHA.

 

8  FIELD/CAPITAL ASSETS  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO HAVE THE REPORT PRINT ONLY

                         FIELD OR ONLY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, PRESS 3 THEN

                         F IF YOU WANT THE FIELD ASSETS OR C IF YOU

                         WANT THE CAPITAL ASSETS AND THEN ENTER.

 

 

1.E  SORTED LIST BY TYPE

 

THE SORTED LIST BY TYPE PROGRAM PROVIDES A LIST OF EQUIPMENT SHOWING THE

EQUIPMENT NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, AND CURRENT LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT BY

EQUIPMENT TYPE.

 

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                        

     

 

1  EQUIPMENT RANGE  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE PIECE OF

                    EQUIPMENT OR A RANGE OF EQUIPMENT, PRESS 1 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT A

                    SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    EQUIPMENT NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2.  EQUIPMENT STATUS     DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT ONE EQUIPMENT

                         STATUS BY PRESSING 2 THEN

                    C    FOR CORPORATE EQUIPMENT

                    R    FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT

                    P    FOR PURCHASED EQUIPMENT

                    L    FOR LOANED EQUIPMENT

               THEN ENTER.

 

3  FIELD/CAPITAL ASSETS  DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO HAVE THE REPORT PRINT ONLY

                         FIELD OR ONLY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, PRESS 3 THEN

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN F IF YOU WANT THE FIELD ASSETS

                         OR C IF YOU WANT THE CAPITAL ASSETS AND PRESS

                         ENTER.

 

4  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR A

                    RANGE OF ACCOUNTS PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

 

 

 

5  REPORT FORMAT    DEFAULT IS NORMAL.  NORMAL FORMAT SHOWS CUSTOMER

                    NAME AND ACCOUNT NUMBER IN EQUIPMENT NUMBER

                    ORDER.PRESS 5 THEN ENTER TO SELECT SIMPLE OR

                    EXPANDED.   PRESS S FOR SIMPLE OR E FOR EXPANDED

                    AND PRESS ENTER.  SIMPLE FORMAT SHOWS EQUIPMENT

                    NUMBER ACCOUNT AND CUSTOMER NAME SORTED BY CUSTOMER

                    NAME.  EXPANDED FORMAT SHOWS MORE FIELDS THAN

                    NORMAL AND IS IN COMPRESSED PRINT.

 

6  EQUIPMENT TYPE   DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE EQUIPMENT TYPE

                    OR A RANGE OF TYPES PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE BEGINNING EQUIPMENT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE ENDING EQUIPMENT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  IF

                    YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE EQUIPMENT

                    TYPE THE BEGINNING AND ENDING EQUIPMENT TYPE MUST

                    BE THE SAME.

 

7  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR ONE

                    SALESMEN OR A RANGE OF SALESMEN PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE BEGINNING SALESMEN NUMBER AND PRESS

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN THE BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN

                    NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

A  SORT BY ACCT NAME     DEFAULT IS NO.  TO SORT BY ACCOUNT NAME, PRESS

                         A THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.