Assets > Setup > Asset Mechanics

Asset Mechanics

You use the Asset Mechanics program to add and change details relating to the mechanics required within the Assets Register module.

Mechanic codes are typically used to identify the persons responsible for maintaining assets.

The Browse on Asset Mechanics listview displays the asset mechanic codes currently defined.

Asset Mechanics Maintenance

Field Value Description
File    
  Save Select this to save the information you entered.
  Save and Close Select this to save the information you entered and to return to the previous screen.
  Close Select this to return to the previous screen.
Edit    
  New Select this to add a new mechanic code.
  Delete Select this to delete the currently displayed mechanic code.
New   Select this to add a new mechanic code.
Delete   Select this to delete the currently displayed mechanic code.
Save   Select this to save the details you entered for the mechanic code.
Asset mechanic   You use this field to indicate the mechanic code you want to maintain.
Play   Select this to use the Multimedia program to view multimedia objects attached to the mechanic code.
Edit   Select this to use the Multimedia program to maintain multimedia objects for the mechanic code.

Asset Mechanic Details

Field Value Description
Asset mechanic   This indicates the asset mechanic code you are currently maintaining.
Description   This is used to describe the mechanic code entered.
Rate   You use this field to enter a rate for the mechanic.

The entry made here is used during processing in the Asset Labor Time Sheet Posting program to establish costs incurred by labor done to maintain an asset.

Inserting Application Help

You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.

Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.

  1. Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.

    This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.

  2. Right-click any form field.

    You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.

  3. Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.

    The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.

Removing the Application Help pane

If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.

  1. Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.

  2. Confirm that you want to delete the pane.