Vehicle Types

Form ID: (FS204200)

You use this form to add, view, and edit the types of vehicles that your company uses.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu.

Summary Area

The Summary area of the form contains summary information about the vehicle type.

Element Description
Vehicle Type ID The identifier of the vehicle type.
Description A brief description of the vehicle type.

Attributes Tab

On this tab, you can add, view, and modify the attributes to be listed (if they are active) for vehicles of this type on the Vehicles (FS203600).

For an attribute to be added on this tab, it must first be defined in the system on the Attributes (CS205000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 1. Table Columns
Column Description
Active A check box that indicates (if selected) that the attribute is listed for all vehicles of the type.

You can deactivate an obsolete attribute by clearing this check box. In this case, the deactivated attribute will no longer be displayed for vehicles of the type, but all attribute values that have already been specified for existing records will remain in the database. Thus, if you re-activate the attribute, its values will become visible in the system again.

Attribute ID The name of the attribute, which serves as its identifier. In this column, you can select an attribute from the list of existing attributes that have been defined on the Attributes form.
Description The description of the attribute. This description is copied from the Attributes form and cannot be edited.
Sort Order The number representing the order of the value in the resulting list of attribute values.
Required A check box that indicates (if selected) that a value must be specified for the attribute for all vehicles of the type.
Internal A check box that indicates (if selected) that the attribute is not available for portal users. This setting is copied from the Attributes form and cannot be edited.
Control Type The type of control for the attribute: Text, Combo, Multi Select Combo, Lookup, Checkbox, or Datetime. This value has been specified for the attribute on the Attributes form and cannot be changed.
Default Value The default value of the attribute. You can leave this column blank or specify a default value to be inserted for the attribute.