Overview:
Tracking equipment usage in Traction Enterprise Business is important for several reasons:
- Work Orders are equipment specific
- Equipment specific information is used to estimate length of certain Tasks
- Associating yield files and maintenance logs to specific equipment is coming soon
Requirements:
- To get your Equipment setup in Traction Enterprise you will need to know details about your equipment.
- Details include Equipment Type, Manufacturer, Year, Model, VIN (optional), and Speed.
- Traction Enterprise currently supports the following Equipment Types:
- Tractor
- Sprayer
- Harvester
- Truck
- Other
- To track Equipment costs, you will need to add a cost for your machinery
Process:
- Navigate to Setup>Equipment.
- Select Add Equipment.
- Add a picture of equipment by hovering over the icon in the upper left and clicking Add.
- To edit equipment, click the name of the piece of equipment or click the edit button on the right located within Equipment Details.
- To remove a piece of equipment from the account, click Delete in the bottom left corner of the Edit Equipment screen.
- Mark equipment inactive by clearing the box next to Active located in the Edit Equipment screen.
- To add cost, tab over to Equipment Costs to specify a variable rate ($/hr) or ($/acre) for your machinery.
- For help calculating equipment costs, visit our online resource
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