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(2024.2) Inventory - Equipment Children

Equipment Children

Equipment Children Tab Example
Equipment Children Tab Example

The 'Equipment Children' will open another Manage Equipment form. This will add Equipment in a parent-child relationship similar to the Trees. When Equipment is added in this manner it will be able associated with the Parent Equipment.

Adding a Child Equipment

To add 'Equipment Children' a User can either create a new piece of Equipment or can add an existing piece of Equipment.

Add New Equipment

To add a new piece of Equipment, click the image-20240625-145608.png button. This will open a new 'Add New Equipment' form.

Add New Child Equipment From example
Add New Child Equipment From example

The only difference from the standard 'Add New Equipment' form when a User is creating new Equipment, is that the 'Parent Equipment' picker will automatically be associated with the 'Parent Equipment' that the User started from.
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The User can then fill in the form just like any other Equipment form. After clicking the image-20240625-145810.png button, the Equipment will be added to the 'Equipment Children' as a record in the grid.

Add Existing Equipment

To add a new piece of Equipment, click the image-20240625-145758.png  button. This will open the 'Add New Existing Equipment' form.

The grid will only display Equipment that is not already associated with another piece of Equipment. After clicking the image-20240625-145713.png  button, the Equipment will be added to the grid as a Child record.

Synchronizing Child Equipment with Parent updates