Enter notes and details about defects for equipment.
To enter notes in the notebook:
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Select Equipment > Notebook.
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Click New Record.
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Specify this information:
Organization - Specify the organization for which to make notes.
Note - Specify a note.
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Optionally, specify this information to record a defect:
Private - Select this check box to indicate that the notebook is a private record belonging to the user who created the notebook.
Defect - Select this check box to indicate there is a defect for the equipment.
If an existing open nonconformity with the same equipment and type is found and Defect is selected, a new observation record is created. If a similar nonconformity record is not found and Defect is selected, a new nonconformity header observation record is created.
If not selected, the Nonconformity Type, Nonconformity Class, and Nonconformity Severity fields are protected.
History - Select this check box to hide the record from the default dataspy.
Equipment - Specify the equipment with the defect.
Nonconformity Type - Specify the type of nonconformity.
Level 1 - Specify the equipment for the first level, such as a Division.
Level 2 - Specify the equipment for the second level, such as a Line.
Level 3A - Specify the equipment for the third level, such as a Track.
Level 3 - Specify the equipment for the third level, such as a Section.
Level 4 - Specify the equipment for the fourth level, such as the Nearest Station.
Stationing (major) - Specify the primary numeric identifier for the location of the issue being recorded in the notebook.
Stationing (minor) - Specify the secondary numeric identifier for the location of the issue being recorded in the notebook.
Detailed Location - Optionally, specify the detailed location of the defect.
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Click Save. A Mobile Notebook number is generated.
A nonconformity or an observation record is also created. If the install parameter NOTEBKNC is set to NO, a nonconformity or observation record is not created when the notebook record is saved with the defect check box selected.