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- Only one item can be listed under the Component placeholder in each data set. Multiple items listed will not appear on the Component drop down list and the Condition and Location drop down lists will be empty.
Incorrect File FormatSample Outcome in Driver Reports
Component
Brakes
Tires
Electrical
Conditions
Squealing
Leaking
Short circuit
Locations
Right
Left
Inside
Outside
- Use cut and paste to speed up the process of adding similar data sets.
- Data sets and the items in the data sets can be listed in any order. The system will automatically alphabetize items displayed in the drop down lists. Notice in the sample data file shown on the previous page that the conditions listed under the Transmission data set are listed in random order; however, they appear in alphabetical order in the drop down list.
- Although it is not necessary to have a blank line in between each data set, doing so will make locating or isolating a data group much easier.
- When entering a driver report in RTA (WDC), a Component, Condition, and Location must be specified. Therefore, the data file should contain at least one item under each "tag".
- You might want to make a description of Unknown or Not Listed available as a Condition in case other descriptions listed don't accurately describe the problem the driver is reporting. You may also want to have a Location of N/A available for components that are only in one area, such as windshields.