How to create a location function?

To create a location function, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings | Assets | Location Functions;

2. In the list of location functions, click on Create;

3. On the creation screen, fill in the location function details:

   • Location Function;

   • Description (required);

   • Parent Location Function (it cannot be the location function being created);

   • Asset Families section: search for and select the desired families in the Family column. If more rows are needed, click on the + icon;

   • Characteristics section: in each row, fill in the Characteristic, Value Type, Value, Unit and Enum Value columns. If more rows are needed, click on the + icon;

   • Remarks;

4. Click:

   • Save and New to save the location data and start a new entry;

   • Save, using the arrow next to the Save and New button, to save only the location data.

Location function characteristics

When saving the location function record, the following validations are performed:

• No repeated characteristics can exist;

• Number: checks if the text entered in the Value field is a number, if the number of decimal places matches the unit of the characteristic, and if the separator matches the user's language;

• Date/Time: checks if the text entered in the Value field is a date, a time, or both;

• Boolean: checks if the value entered in the Value field is 0 (False) or 1 (True);

• Enum: checks if the Enum Value matches the values of the selected characteristic.