Object Type Maintenance

Use the Elements tab to define and edit the maintenance elements. These are aspects of an object type which are maintainable. On a building for example, items that might be maintainable are exterior or interior painting, gutter cleaning or light fixtures. You can also set up how often the maintenance should be done.

To open the Elements tab:

Select Module > Object > Object Type Maintenance from the main menu.
The General tab of the Object Type Maintenance window is displayed.

Tip: You can also access object maintenance functions by clicking .
Select the object type in the left-hand grid.
Click the Elements tab.
The Elements tab of the Object Type Maintenance window is displayed.

Field	Description
Description	Brief description of the element. For example, External Painting, Gutters, Windows.
Supplier Category	Name of the category of the supplier for this object type. For example, Painting Suppliers. Note: Supplier categories are listed in the luSupplierCategory lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.
Frequency Interval	Interval that defines how often this element is to be maintained. For example, 3 for every three months, 1 for annually. Note: This field is used in conjunction with the following Frequency Type field. For example, if: M (Month) is defined in the Frequency field, the interval will apply monthly Y (Year) is defined in the Frequency field, the interval will apply on an annual basis.
Frequency Type	Frequency unit for the object element maintenance. Note: Used in conjunction with the Frequency Interval field. For example, Y for yearly, M for monthly, Q for quarterly, B for bi-monthly. If carpet is maintained every ten years, enter 10 in the Frequency Interval field and Y in the Frequency Type field. Note: Frequency types are maintained in the luFrequency lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.
Seq	Sequence number of the object element. This is a unique identifier of the element.
Sort	Sort order of the elements to place more common elements first.

Field

Description

Brief description of the element.

For example, External Painting, Gutters, Windows.

Supplier Category

Name of the category of the supplier for this object type.

For example, Painting Suppliers.

Note: Supplier categories are listed in the luSupplierCategory lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.

Frequency Interval

Interval that defines how often this element is to be maintained.

For example, 3 for every three months, 1 for annually.

Note: This field is used in conjunction with the following Frequency Type field.

For example, if:

M (Month) is defined in the Frequency field, the interval will apply monthly
Y (Year) is defined in the Frequency field, the interval will apply on an annual basis.

Frequency Type

Frequency unit for the object element maintenance.

Note: Used in conjunction with the Frequency Interval field.

For example, Y for yearly, M for monthly, Q for quarterly, B for bi-monthly. If carpet is maintained every ten years, enter 10 in the Frequency Interval field and Y in the Frequency Type field.

Note: Frequency types are maintained in the luFrequency lookup table. See Maintaining lookup tables in the System maintenance manual.

Seq

Sequence number of the object element. This is a unique identifier of the element.

Sort

Sort order of the elements to place more common elements first.

Refer to the field definitions above for details of the fields displayed in the grid area.

Button	Description
	Add a new element to the selected object type.
	Delete the selected element from the selected object type.
	Move the element up in the sort order.
	Move the element down in the sort order.

Button

Description

Add a new element to the selected object type.

Delete the selected element from the selected object type.

Move the element up in the sort order.

Move the element down in the sort order.

Object Type Maintenance - Elements tab