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- Category: Choose a category where this type of equipment belongs. See above for info about equipment categories
- Type name: Give the new equipment type a name
- Code: This usually works as "initials" for the equipment type. You can enter 3-4 letters. Each equipment which is later added to the type will get a code consisting of the 3-letter code plus a 4-digit number, for instance 'SNO0008'
- Picture: You can upload a picture of the specific type of equipment to make it more recognisable. If the picture is larger than 250x250 pixels, then it will be scaled down to this
- Period type: The period type is only relevant if you need to perform Service on this specific equipment type. This specifies how often equipment of this type should be serviced. You will then be warned, via the normal warning-system (See Equipment Settings for warning system) before a piece of equipment needs service. If you don't need this simply select 'No period'Choose between one of the following:
- (No period)
- Days (running period): Adds the number of days to todays date (excluding that date), indicating the "Next service"-date
- Days (set dates): Adds the number of days to the "Last service"-date (excluding that date), indicating the "Next service"-date
- Hours: The date for the next service will be after a certain amount of hours
- Kilometers: The date for the next service will be after a certain amount of kilometers
- Product no.: Here you can select a product number. This will generate a product use for the amount of time the equipment has been taken by a user, that is also checked in on a task
- Sub type: Here you can select a subtype
- Allow parts: If this is marked you'll be able to select other pieces of equipment as spare part for these types of equipment
- Allow registrations: If this is marked you'll be able to select that time registered on e.g. a task, should also be registered on the equipment attached to the task
- Reserve in prod.plan: If this is marked it enables the user to reserve this type of equipment in the production plan
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