Custom Tab and Comments Tab

Custom and Comments tabs appear throughout the Lucity system.  

Custom

This tab allows users to add custom information in multiple user-defined fields.  Field types include:

• Code-type - Based on user-defined, pick-list fields.
• Alphanumeric - Allows users to enter letters or numbers in any combination.
• Check-box - Used to indicate yes/no or on/off.
• Numerical - Accepts numeric digits only.
• Date - Provides a pop-up calendar for selecting a date.

The Custom tab also tracks the last date the record was modified, as well as the login id of the last user to modify the record.

Note:  The Custom tab fields are designed by each agency's system administrator.  

In some modules, the Custom tab tracks additional information, such as:

• Short Comment - Stores additional comments in a text field.
• Work Order, WO, or Work Comment - Carries over information in a text field to a work order for a specific asset.  
• Sub-Type Text - Populates information automatically if subtypes are defined in the GIS system.

  Note:  Users can only edit this field in the GIS geodatabase environment.  If the system is not integrated with GIS, this field is not available.

• Some Custom tabs track X and Y coordinate information.

Comments

This tab (or grid) contains a large text field for making additional notes.  While in Add or Edit mode, click in the grid and begin typing.  You can copy/paste and add carriage returns <Ctrl + Enter> in Comments fields. When the Spell Check option is turned on, misspelled words appear underlined.

• The Work Order Comment grid allows you to enter additional annotations that will be carried over to the work order comments tab.
• The Work Task Comment grid is where you can enter additional annotations regarding the task.