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Entering the equipment owned by a client

For service work, you can maintain records of the client’s equipment you install, service, or repair.

To enter equipment owned by a client:

1 Open 3-6 Receivable Clients.
2 Click Options > Equipment on the menu.
3 In the Equipment window, for each piece of equipment:
a In the Equipment# text box, enter the equipment number.
b In the Description text box, enter a brief statement about the equipment.
c In the Manufacturer text box, enter the name of the equipment manufacturer.
d In the Man Part# text box, enter the part number assigned by the manufacturer.
e In the Serial# text box, enter the serial number of the equipment.
f In the Client Location text box, enter the location number for the location of the equipment.
g In the Site Location text box, enter the location of the site.
h In the Installed Date text box, enter the date when you installed the equipment.
i In the In Service Date text box, enter the date when the item will start being used.
j In the OEM Warranty Exp text box, enter the original equipment manufacturer’s warranty expiration date.
k In the Start Date text box, enter the starting date.
l In the Expiration Date text box, enter the expiration date of the warranty.
m In the Last Service text box, enter the date when the equipment was last serviced.
n In the Service Cycle text box, enter the cycle when the next service is due.

In Sage 100 Contractor, a cycle is represented by ##DY (a number of days), ##MO (a number of months), and ##TH (a specified day every month). You replace the ## symbols with the number of days or months, or the day of the month for the processing cycle. For example:

  • 30DY means due every 30 days.
  • 02MO means due every two months.
  • 25TH means due on the 25th day of each month.
o In the Next Service text box, enter the date when the equipment is scheduled for its next service.
p (Optional) In the User Defined text box, enter the user-defined information as necessary.
4 On the File menu, click Save.

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