Set or Change a User-Definable Field

The vehicle record contains 20 user-definable fields. The label descriptions and values in these 20 fields can be customized to meet your needs. The user-definable fields are located in the User-Definable Info sub-window in the vehicle record (MVM). This utility program sets or changes an existing user-definable field. You can set the field label, the field value, or both.

Running the Utility

  1. Select System > Custom Utilities > Vehicle > Change Description from the RTA main menu (SCVD).
  2. Read the message displayed and then choose Yes to continue.
  3. Enter a facility number or press F1 to select a facility from the lookup list.
  4. Enter the starting and ending vehicle numbers to process or press F1 to make the selection from the lookup list.
  5. Enter the line number for the field to process. The fields in column 1 are numbered 1 – 10; the fields in column 2 are numbered 11 – 20.
  6. To set or change the field label, enter the label description and choose the Change radio button. All vehicles in the specified range will be updated with the new field label. To leave the field label as is, leave this field blank and choose the Skip radio button.
  7. To set or change the field value, enter the field description and choose the Change radio button. All vehicles in the specified range will be updated with the new field description. To leave the field value as is, leave this field blank and choose the Skip radio button.