This program affects how the "Color" field behaves in the Vehicle Inventory screen. If even one Color Code is created, data entered in the Color field of the Vehicle Inventory screen must be a valid Color Code (accessible through a Shift/F7 pop-up window) in order to be accepted. If you do not wish to use Color Codes, there must not be any records in this file.
To access the program, type EDTCOLOR (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate number on the Fleet Control Files Menu. The screen will then display:
| OPTION: EDIT COLOR CODES
1 Color Code 2 Description 3 Color Report Code 1PRINT 2 3ERASE 4 5 6 7HELP 8 |
Enter data as follows:
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1. COLOR CODE |
Enter up to 8 alphanumeric characters representing a vehicle color. This code will be used on the vehicle record when in-fleeting a vehicle into the system. EXAMPLE: Type FGN (RET) Hertz User tip: This field is limited to 3 characters for those operations designated as Hertz Australia. |
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2. DESCRIPTION |
Enter up to 15 characters to describe the color code entered in Field 1. This code will display in the Vehicle Information subwindow of RA Open. EXAMPLE: Type FOREST GREEN (RET) |
| 3. COLOR REPORT CODE |
If vehicle data is to be exported to an external system, enter the code for this color in the language required by the external system. EXAMPLE: Type GRN (RET) Hertz User Tip: Once again, only enter three characters. |
The screen will then display:
| OPTION: EDIT COLOR CODES 1 Color Code FGN 2 Description FOREST GREEN 3 Color Report Code GRN 1PRINT 2 3ERASE 4 5 6 7HELP 8 |
PRESS "F1" AT "OPTION:" TO SAVE.
Hertz/DTAG user tip:
When importing DTAG vehicles into a Hertz system, color codes must be set up as follows:
Hertz Color Codes: Enter all Hertz Color Codes in Fields 1 and 2. (3 character code in Field 1; description in Field 2; Field 3 blank)
DTAG Color Codes: Enter all DTAG color codes in Fields 1 - 3. (8 character code in Field 1, description in Field 2, the corresponding Hertz code in Field 3.)