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Adding a Single Piece of Equipment

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  1. To add one piece of equipment, from the Applications menu, select Inventory Management > Equipment Inventories > New Equipment. This displays the Add Equipment dialog box.  

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    Enter the equipment information on the Main tab as described below:

    Equipment Name
    (required)

    Name of the particular piece of equipment being added to inventory.

    Equipment Type
    (required)

    Kind of equipment being added to the inventory. Select the appropriate Equipment Type from the list.

    Inventory
    (required)

    Name of the inventory where the information about the equipment is being stored. Select the appropriate Inventory from the list.

    Inventory Status

    Status of the equipment upon addition to the inventory. Select the appropriate Inventory Status from the list.

    When adding equipment, the applicable statuses are "Available" and "Not Available."

    Equipment State

    Additional information associated with the Status. Select the Equipment State from the list, if appropriate.

    Status Change Date
    (read-only)

    Date the equipment was entered into the system.

    Available Date

    Date the piece of equipment becomes available for assignment.

    If the Inventory Status is "Available," the system enters the current date.

    If the Status is "Not Available," you can select the date the piece of equipment will become available.

    Reference Number

    The Reference Number (identifying number you receive from another system) associated with the equipment.

    Used for informational purposes only.

    Up to 50 alpha-numeric characters are allowed.

    Enter the Reference Number, if appropriate.

    CLLI

    Common Language Location Identifier. A code that identifies the Wire Center.

    Enter the CLLI, if appropriate.

    Wire Center
    (required)

    Location service is being provided from, such as the Central Office. Select the appropriate Wire Center from the list.

    List contains only those centers that have related equipment.

    Owner
    (required)

    Name of the company that owns the equipment, such as your company name. Select the appropriate Owner from the list.

    Data Source

    Name of the third-party system the equipment information is coming from, if applicable, such as CAD or DMS. Select the appropriate Data Source from the list.

    Note

    The options on the Actions button are not available until the equipment has been added to inventory.

  2. Enter pertinent information on the Parent Equipment, Child Equipment, Attributes, and Service Addresses tabs as necessary.

  3. Click Save.