Add License Plate Number
This chapter covers how to enter a license plate number for a service item.
This is not only useful for large fleets of identical or similar vehicles or construction machines, but it also is an additional help for customers and employees to easily match a virtual service item card with a physical object.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Set up a License Plate Format
This section describes how to set up a license plate format.
The setup of a license plate format is necessary, if you want to add a license plate number to a service item. Additionally, you can define license plates with this setup which are not valid and can not be saved.
To set up a License Plate Format, proceed as follows:
- Use the quick search in TRASER DMS 365 to find the page License Plate Setup.
- The License Plate Setup page is displayed.
- Click the New button.
- Click in the Country/Region Code column on the input field.
- From the drop-down list select the code for the country in which the license plate should be created.
- Click in the Dimension Code column on the input field.
- Enter a unique code for the license plate format.
- Click in the Name column on the input field.
- Enter a unique name for the license plate format.
- Click in the License Plate Format column on the input field.
- Define the license plate format.
Note
Specify a hash (#) for each character/letter in the license plate. Separate logical areas with blanks. The following table shows possible license plate formats.
| License Plate Formats | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ### ## #### | This license plate format includes 3 characters/letters in the first logical area, 2 characters/letters in the second logical area, and 4 characters/letters in the third logical area. Possible license plates: PLÖ NE 123 or MTK DG 123. |
| ## ## ### | This license plate format includes 2 characters/letters in the first logical area, 2 characters/letters in the second logical area, and 3 characters/letters in the third logical area. Possible license plate: KI EL 123. |
Note
If you enable the checkbox in the Default column, the system automatically applies this license plate format to customers from this country.
You have defined a license plate format and you can enter a license plate for a service item.
The following section describes how to enter a license plate for a service item.
Add a License Plate Number to a Service Item
This section describes how to add a license plate for a service item.
This section is divided into the following subsections:
The following subsection describes how to add a license plate via a service item card.
Add a License Plate Number to a Service Item Card
This subsection describes how to add a license plate via the service item card item.
Please proceed as follows:
- Use the quick search (ALT+Q) to find the page Service Items in TRASER DMS 365.
- The page Service Items is displayed.
- Click in the list on the service item for which you want to add a license plate.
- The service item card is displayed.
- Enter the license plate in the License Plate Number input field.
You have added the license plate for the service item.
The following subsection describes how to add a license plate via a service order.
Add a License Plate Number via a Service Order
This subsection describes how to add a license plate via the service order.
Please proceed as follows:
- Use the quick search (ALT+Q) to find the page Service Orders in TRASER DMS 365.
- The Service Orders page is displayed.
- Select the service order from the list which contains the service item for which you want to add the license plate number.
- The service order is displayed.
- Select in the Lines pane the service item for which you want to add a license plate.
- Click in the Lines pane on the Line menu option.
- Click on Worksheet in the sub-menu.
- The page Worksheet is displayed.
- Enter the license plate in the License Plate Number input field.
- Click Close to save the license plate number.
You have entered the license plate.
The entered license plate will be saved and transfered to the service item card.