Buildings

Name

Name of the person or company operating the building.

New Building Operator

Clicking this button will create a new row at the top of the form.

Click within the Name cell to insert a title for the new Building Operator.

Name

Name of the person or company who own the building.

New Building Owner

Clicking this button will create a new row at the top of the form.

Click within the Name cell to insert a title for the new Building Owner.

Name

Name or description of the type of building.

New Building Type

Clicking this button will create a new row at the top of the form.

Click within the Name cell to insert a title for the new Building Type.

Location Tree

Locations are divided by Regions, Buildings, Areas and Rooms.

ADD: Right-click on the preceding location level and select the New option.

• Region: right-click the Main node.
• Building: right-click a Region.
• Area: right-click a Building.
• Room: right-click an Area.

Selected entries are flagged by changing the icon color to a pink hue - in this Screenshot, the Main Area's icon has changed from to .

EDIT: Right-click on the entry and select View Details (Buildings, Buildings, Buildings, or Buildings).

DELETE: Right-click on the entry and select Delete from the context menu.

TIP: Buildings are also linked to Addresses, Operators, and Owners.

Building

Building and area where the room is located.

Name

The name assigned to the Room.

Description

An area for an optional description of the Room.

Width

The measurement of the Room's width.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Length

The measurement of the Room's length.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Height

The measurement of the Room's height.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Surface

The measurement of the Room's surface.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Code

An area for an optional code for the Room.

Stockroom

If the box is checked, the Room is a Stockroom.

Rental Room

If the box is checked, the Room is a Rental Room.

Barcode

An area to optionally include the barcode associated with the Room.

Name

Name that represents the region.

Code

Optionally assign a code as an abbreviated name for the region.

Display Order

The order in which regions will appear in drop down lists.

Time Zone

Assign the time zone for the region from the drop down list.

Time zones in administered in the Manage Timezones form.

Provincial Tax

If applicable, enter the percentage of provincial or state sales tax charged in the region.

Federal Tax

If applicable, enter the percentage of federal sales tax charged in the region's country.

Building Statistics

Lists the number of areas and assets located in the building, as well as the total value of these assets.

Name

Name of the Building.

Building Type

Select a Building Type from a list, which is administered in the Building Types form.

Region

List of Regions configured in VimBiz.

Type the Region Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Click the button to view the Buildings.

Operator

Name of the person or company operating the building.

This information is listed in the Building Operators form.

Description

An area designated to include additional notes or information related to the building.

Address

The building's address.

Type the Building Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Addresses are administered in the Manage Addresses form.

Click the button to view the Address Details.

Shipping Receiving

Check this box to indicate that the building includes a shipping & receiving department.

Plant Code

Area to optionally include a plant code, should the company use such designations for this building type.

Owner

Name of the person or company who owns the building.

This information is listed in the Building Owners form.

Contacts

Any person related to the building or its operations can be listed under this tab.

A list of contact persons is administered in the Manage Contacts form.

ADD and EDIT: Click the Manage Building Contacts button, or right-click and select Manage Building Contacts in the context menu.

Name

The name used to designate the Area in the building.

Description

Area to provide additional information or details on the area.

Building

Building which houses the Area.

Type the Building Name in the box, or click the arrow to view the list.

Click the button to view the Buildings.

Area Statistics

Lists the number of rooms and assets located in the area, as well as the total value of these assets.

Statistics

The number of assets located in the room and their total value are listed here.

Request Types

A list of Predefined Service Requests that have been assigned to the Room are listed under this tab.

There is also an option to Add Room Request Types.

Facilities

Details of the Facility in which the Room is located are listed under this tab.

The list of Facilities is managed in the Facilities form, where Facility Rooms are also defined.

Assets

A list of Assets that are found in the Room.

Assets are administered in the Manage Assets form, where the list of Assets in each Room is also managed.

SR

Open Service Requests assigned to the Room are listed under this tab.

ADD: Click the button to create a New Service Request.

E-Documents

Any documents with information pertaining to the room are saved here.

ADD: Right-click within the panel and select Insert File from the context menu.

Image

Insert a photograph of the room, or an image that best represents its function.

Name

The name of the Room.

Code

The code that is associated with the Room.

Description

A description of the Room.

Barcode

The barcode of the Room

Room Type

The type of Room.

Room Types are configured in the Room Types form.

Eng. Service Center

The default Service Center for the Engineering Service Requests for Assets in the Room.

Type the Service Center Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Service Centers are administered in the Service Centers form.

Click the button to view Service Center Details.

Click the button to find another Service Center.

Rental Service Center

Each room can be associated with a Rental Service Center, where Assets located in the Room are made available for Rental.

TIP: Ensure that the Rental Room attribute on this form is activated.

Type the Service Center Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Service Centers are administered in the Service Centers form.

Click the button to view Service Center Details.

Click the button to find another Service Center.

Oper. CC

The Cost Center which is associated to the Room.

Type the Cost Center Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Cost Centers are administered in the Cost Centers form.

Click the button to view Cost Center Details Form.

Click the button to find an alternate Cost Center.

Area

The Area in which the Room is located.

Type the Area Name in the box, or click on the arrow to view the list.

Click the button to view the Buildings.

Phone

The Telephone number of the Room.

This will be displayed in the Service Request Form for convenience.

Rental Room

Check if this Room is a Rental Room.

Stockroom

Check if this Room is a Stock Room for "Parts Inventory".

Width

The measurement of the Room's width.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Length

The measurement of the Room's length.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Height

The measurement of the Room's height.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form.

Surface

The measurement of the Room's width.

The value of this measurement is set in the Company Settings form, and is displayed in this field in a squared measurement (ie: square feet, square meters)

Floor Type

A description of the floor covering.

Click on the arrow to view a list of floor types in a drop-down list.

Floor Types are administered in the Manage Floor Types form.

Click on the button to open the Floor Type Details. form.

Click on the button to find another floor type.

Ceiling Type

A description of the ceiling covering.

Click on the arrow to view a list of ceiling types in a drop-down list.

Floor Types are administered in the Manage Ceiling Types form.

Click on the button to open the Ceiling Type Details form.

Click on the button to find another ceiling type.

Icon

The icon typically represents Room Types throughout VimBiz.

Name (EN)

English Name of the Room Type.

Description (EN)

English Description of the Room Type.

Name (FR)

French Name of the Room Type.

Description (FR)

French Description of the Room Type.

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