Maintaining Test Equipment

The Test Equipment Summary contains all of the information recorded about a piece of test equipment. To access the summary, click the Test Equipment link in the Reference Data component, locate the row for the equipment you want to view, and then select Open Test Equipment from the Actions menu on the equipment row.

The Test Equipment Summary opens on the General tab, where you can view or change information in these fields:

• Serial Number

• Description

• Geographic Area

• Lab Unit

• Source

• Facility

• Current Assignment

• Document Reference

• Remarks

• Model Number

• Manufacturer Name

• Effective Date

• Expiration Date

• Status

• Active

Click in a field and add, change, or delete information as needed.

To add a remark, first select the type of remark from the Type field, then enter explanatory text in the Remarks text box. To delete a newly added remark, click the Delete button to the right of the remark. You can delete a saved remark by clicking the Mark for Deletion button. You can undo the mark for deletion by clicking the Undo button.

When you are finished making changes, click the Save button. The system displays a message to confirm that your changes were saved in the database.

To add a new piece of test equipment, select Add New from the Actions menu on the component header. The system takes you to the Add Test component. See Adding Test Equipment for more information.

To maintain additional information, click this tab:

Qualifications

Click this tab to enter qualifications for the test equipment (see Maintaining Test Equipment Qualifications).

Related topics:

Maintaining Test Equipment Information

Maintaining Test Equipment Qualifications

Adding Test Equipment