Custom and Comments

Custom Fields

The Custom tab(s) provide a variety of empty fields that agencies may customize to meet their needs. The number of custom tabs or fields available varies by module.

Standard Custom Field Types

• Code-type - 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 numbers only.
• Date - Provides a popup calendar, allowing the user to select a date.

  

Last Modified Fields

In some instances, the Custom tab tracks the last user that modified the record and when it was modified.

Other Fields

The Custom tab also might contain some of the following fields, depending on the module in which it appears.

• Short Comment - This is a text field that enables the user to store additional comments.
• Work Order, WO, or Work Comment - This is a text field that allows information to be carried over to a work order for this specific asset.  
• Sub-Type Text - This field is automatically completed if Sub-Types 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.

• X and Y coordinates - Such fields are used to locate the asset.

Shared Custom Fields

At the bottom of the Custom tab are several fields that are shared between the segment record, the subsegment records, and the latest field inspection record. These are designed to provide users with special fields that they can fill out on the field inspection, and have them update the Segment, and Subsegment records. These fields link to the fields with the same names in the Subsegment Network module on the Shared tab, and the Field Inspection module on the Shared tab.

Comments

The Comments tab (or grid) contains a large text field to enter additional notes.  While in Add or Edit mode, click in the grid and begin typing.  This field has copy/paste abilities, carriage returns <Ctrl + Enter>, and a spell checker that when turned on will underline misspelled words as they are typed.