A Technical Specification or Tech Spec includes the year, manufacturer, make, and model and expected life of the unit. Units that are alike can be assigned the same tech spec code.
Tech Specs can be useful in setting up Standard Job information since units that have the same technical characteristics tend to require the same parts and labor. They can be useful in reporting and the overall management of the life of the unit.
You can add a consumable product, modify tank capacity, and product allocation as well as define the initial new equipment warranty on the Warranty Tech Spec frame in the Related links at the top of the frame.
After you decide on a pattern for the number, control of future numbers is important. The number pattern can represent the group. For example, 93PUFF150XL might represent a 1993 Pickup, Ford F150XL model.
Note: When System Flag 5268 is set to Y, the Tech Spec Main frame will break down the segments and have a List of Values for each segment defined in the Company Definition frame.
Enter a new code in the Number field. This field has a limit of 13 characters. The format of this number depends on the template defined on the Company Definition frame if System Flag 5268 is set to Y.
After you enter a new code, a pop-pup displays asking if you want to create the new Tech Spec. Select Create to confirm the action.
Enter a Description for the Tech Spec. This is a required field and has a limit of 60 characters.
Enter a Tech Spec code in the Number field.
From the Disabled dropdown, select Yes.
Select SAVE to disable the Tech Spec.
Note: You can delete a Tech Spec provided it is not in use on any other tables in the system. If the tech spec is in use, you are unable to delete it from the system.
The Year/Manufacturer/Make/Model fields are required fields. Manufacturer/Make/Model combinations are setup and maintained on the Manufacturer/Make/Model frame.
Trim & Reference - Corresponds to a customer-specific interface and are not validated or required. Both fields have a limit of 20 characters.
License Class Code -Driver license class (for example, X).
License Class Code Description - Driver license class description (for example, Restricted).
Category Number – The codes are setup and maintained on Category Main and must be assigned to each Tech Spec.
Expected Life – Value pulled over from Category Main. Represents the expected life for vehicles in that category.
Salvage % – Percentage value pulled over from Category Main.
Expected Usage – Value pulled over from Category Main. Represents expected usage over the life of the vehicle.
Replacement % – Percentage of vehicles expected to be replaced. Used for replacement modeling purposes.
Gross Vehicle Weight – Enter a gross weight for vehicle.
Off-Road Use % - Percentage of expected off-road use.
Default Test Suite – You can enter a Default Test Suite to be associated with the Tech Spec or double-click in the field to select one from the List of Values.
There are two free form notes fields, Tech Spec Notes and Tech Spec WO Notes. These can be used to enter additional information about the Tech Spec and Work Orders for units or components associated with this Tech Spec.
The Products tab can be used to assign consumable fuel products and fueling information to the Tech Spec code.
The Vehicle Coefficient Settings are used in Greenhouse Emission reporting. There are two reports, Greenhouse Emission Trend and Greenhouse Emission Type. See System Flag 5289.
Vehicle Type - The type of vehicle assigned the tech spec.
On-Road - Automatically populates with None, Yes, or No.
Fuel Class - Fuel class for the units.
Fuel Economy City - Unit per quantity in the city.
Fuel Economy Highway - Unit per quantity on the highway.
Fuel Economy Combined - Combined unit per quantity.
To assign a consumable product from Product Main to the Tech Spec, enter a product code or double-click in the Product field to select one from the List of Values. The Description, Type, and Issue fields automatically populate with the information from Product Main.
You can then enter in a Capacity for the tank, Max Daily Fuelings, and Max Daily Qty for fueling purposes. Select Pri. to be the primary product or Sec. to be the secondary product.
You can set the Work Order, Annual Maintenance, and LTD Maintenance total cost exceptions. Job Reason Exceptions and System Exceptions are set on this tab.
The fields are optional and allow the user to set parameters for exception reporting for the cost of maintenance, the reason for service, and the cost of maintaining the various systems. They are used in selected reports to identify units that exceed the expected level of performance and kick-out work orders or repairs that require further approval or review.
The Unit/Component tab displays read-only Units, Components, and Attachments that are currently assigned the Tech Spec number.
The Associated Tech Spec tab allows you to create and maintain Tech Spec Associations.
Assoc Tech Spec - Number of the Associated Tech Spec.
Description - Automatically populates based on the Tech Spec entered.
Max # of Assoc - Maximum number of associations for the tech spec.
Max # of Assoc per Position - Maximum number of associations per Position Code. For example you may want to limit the number of tires that can be issued to each position on a unit.
Min # of Assoc - Minimum number of associations for the Tech Spec entered.
Job Prompt - Job code value associated with the Tech Spec.
Min # of Assoc at Sale - This number will be the minimum number of associations this tech spec must have at the time of sale, otherwise the sale will not be allowed. See System Flag 5108 in the System Flag section below for more information.
The Telematic Elements tab allows you to configure telematic settings for the Tech Spec. You can enter the Preferred Job Code when Work Requests are created or you can select No Action or No Fault if you want to ignore the fault code that comes in from the ECU.
Protocol - These codes are hard coded in the system.
Note: Different protocols might have different fields. For example, J1587 will have an additional field labeled Element Type.
Subsystem - Enter a valid code or double-click in the field to select from the List of Values. The codes can be added by using the Telematic Fault Preferred Jobs frame.
Element - Enter a valid code or double-click in the field to select from the List of Values. The codes can be added by using the Telematic Fault Preferred Jobs frame.
Sort By - You can select Element or Element type.
After all entries are complete, select Retrieve. You can enter Preferred Job information or select the No Action and No Fault checkbox.
The Document Types tab allows you to create and maintain a list of document types for the tech spec. The types are setup and maintained on the Document Types frame.
See the System Flags Table for a complete listing of system flags.
Standard Job Technical Specification
Warranty Technical Specification
Last Update: 09/20/2016
NOTE: To view a list of System Flags and Role Privileges that may impact this screen, hover over the screen title in M5 to display the bubble help/tooltip. At the bottom of the bubble help/tool tip, there is a Settings hyperlink. Click that hyperlink to display the list of flags and privileges.
Additional training and technical documents on this subject may be available in the Resource Files area.