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title: "How to create a location function?"
slug: "1723138874"
tags: ["Settings"]
updated: 2026-10-22T16:09:04Z
published: 2026-10-22T16:09:04Z
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# How to create a location function?

- [x] PT
- [x] ES

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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.

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## Location function characteristics

Characteristics can be of the following types, specified in the **Value Type** column:

- Number;
- Text;
- Date/Time;
- Boolean (True or False);
- Enum.

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.