Create/Update Rental - Equipment Detail

Program/Screen: RAOUTT/RAOUTT40

Description:

Use this screen to enter, update, or review the details for the equipment entered on the rental contract.

 

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Navigation

Advance to this screen from the Create/Update Rental - Equipment Information screen by entering a 2 in the Opt field for a piece of equipment or by pressing F16 (Shift + F4).  Review or enter details for the equipment and press Enter to return to the Equipment Information screen.

 

Unique Create/Update Rental Screens

Create/Update Rental - Launch

Reservation/Quote to Rental

Reservation/Quote to Rental Selection

Clone Contract Selection

Create/Update Rental - Customer Information

Additional Customer Information

Billing Functions

Create/Update Rental - Equipment Information

Kit Selection

Re-rent Detail

Overtime Information

Equipment Detail

Sales Item Detail

Create/Update Rental - Review

 

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Fields

Equipment number

Displays the unique number assigned to the equipment entered on the Equipment Information screen.  The number cannot be changed on this screen.

 

Category/Class

Displays the category/classTwo-part classification for individualized and bulk equipment. Rental rates are entered by category/class, and the ID number for bulk items is the category/class ID. number to which the equipment is assigned.  The number cannot be changed on this screen.

 

Requested category/class

The original category/class requested by the customer.  These fields are populated when the category/class changes at the time a reservation is converted to a rental.  You can manually update these fields.

 

Make

Displays the make (manufacturer's type) for the equipment.

 

Model

Displays the manufacturer's model for the equipment.

 

Model year

Displays the year of the model for the equipment.

 

Tax

Indicates if tax should be charged on rental of this equipment.  See control record ALWTXP for more information on access to this field.

 

Shift

Indicate the type of shift differential to use to bill the customer:

 

The Allow Shift Differential field on the System Location Maintenance - Billing 1 screen must be set to Y to enter a shift differential code in this field.

 

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Single shift bills the customer at the rental rate entered, and it checks the system location record for the location entering the contract to determine if the customer should be charged for excess hours usage.

 

Double shift charges the customer 1.5 times the rental rate entered and ignores hours usage for the equipment.

 

Triple shift charges the customer 2 times the rental rate entered and also ignores hours usage for the equipment.

 

Serial number

Displays the equipment's unique serial number.

 

Motor Vehicle

Indicates whether this piece of equipment is classified as a vehicle.

 

Credit days/hours

If applicable, enter the number of days and hours that you are crediting to the customer when they rent the equipment this time.  Use the Reason Code field to enter the code that specifies the reason for this credit.

 

Description

Displays the description of the piece of equipment.

 

Reason code

Enter the user-defined code that provides a reason for giving a credit of days and hours for this equipment.

 

Quantity

The quantity being rented.  You can only change this amount for non-serialized rental items.

 

Miles/Meter/Hours/Usage

If applicable, this field displays the current miles, meter reading, hours information, or usage information (whichever is applicable) for the piece of equipment.  You can make a change to this information on this screen.

 

Delivery Amount

The amount you want to charge for delivery.  This amount is billed to the customer at the time of the first invoice, which could be the first cycle bill or the first return.

 

Pickup Amount

The amount you want to charge for pickup.  This amount is billed to the customer at the time of the first invoice, which could be the first cycle bill or the first return.  You can leave this field blank now and fill it in when you process an equipment return.

 

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Date out

The date that this equipment is going out on rent.  This may differ from the default, which is the date out for the entire rental contract.  If your system is set to track date out at the line item level, it is important that you update this information for every line on the contract.

 

Time out

The time that this equipment is going out on rent on the date out.

 

Minimum Rate

The minimum amount that you charge for rental of this equipment.

 

Hourly Rate

The amount you charge per hour for rental of this equipment.

 

Daily Rate

The amount you charge per day for rental of this equipment.

 

Weekly Rate

The amount you charge per week for rental of this equipment.  This is typically 4 times the daily rate.

 

Monthly Rate

The amount you charge per month for rental of this equipment.  This is typically 3 times the weekly rate.

 

Discount Percent

The percent you want to apply as a discount to all of the rates.  You would use this field to discount the standard rates for the category/class associated with this equipment.

 

Discount off Percent

Displays the discount you are giving for the Daily, Weekly, and Monthly rates on the rental contract.  This is calculated by comparing the rates you entered against the rates set up for the category/class in the Equipment Rental Rates program.

 

Rate override reason

Enter a reason code to explain rental rate overrides.

 

Line item comments

Enter comments that print on the contract/invoice under the equipment number.  These comments are an effective way to record information for re-rent items or special notes for non-charge items and discounted rates.

 

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Function Keys

Function Key

Description

F1

Help.  Place your cursor in a field and press F1 to access online help for that field.  Place your cursor outside of any field, and press F1 to access online help at the program level.

F3

Exit.  Exit the page or program.

F4

Search.  Place your cursor in a searchable field and press F4 to access a lookup window or more advanced search screen.

F8

Description Toggle.  Toggle the equipment description.

F9

Line Comment.  For future use.

F10

Order Comments.  Advance to the Order Comments screen for the contract.

F12

Cancel/Previous.  Exit the program or move back a screen.

F15 (Shift + F3)

Equipment Comments.  Advance to the Equipment Comment Inquiry screen to review comments entered in the equipment master for this piece of equipment.

 

Related Programs

Equipment Maintenance

Equipment Rental Rates

Rental Rates Discount Maintenance

 

Special Topics

Rental Rates white paper

 

 

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