> Associating VMRS Codes with Warranty Documents

Associate VMRS codes with warranty documents to enable Datastream 7i to determine whether active warranties exist for VMRS codes referenced on work orders and work order activities.

The ability to associate VMRS codes with warranty documents enables Datastream7i to determine a warranties applicability to work orders and work order activities. If a work order has multiple activities, you can also create a claim for each activity or for selected activities.

When associating VMRS codes with warranty documents, you can do so at the system, assembly, and component level. Datastream 7i enables you to select a system; a system, assembly, and component; or a system and an assembly for each association. Selecting a system without selecting an assembly or component indicates that the warranty applies to all the assemblies and components in that system. Selecting a system and assembly without selecting a component indicates that the warranty applies to all components in the assembly. Selecting a system, assembly, and component indicates that the warranty applies only to the component.

   If no VMRS codes are linked to a warranty document, the system considers the warranty to be a "bumper to bumper" warranty, which means that all systems in the equipment are covered by the warranty.

Follow these steps to associate VMRS codes with warranty documents.

  1. Open the Documents form.

  2. Query for the warranty document for which to associate VMRS codes.

  3. Click the VMRS tab. Datastream 7i displays the VMRS page.

  4. System level—Click to select the VMRS code to associate with the warranty document at the system level.

  5. Assembly level—Click to select the VMRS code to associate with the warranty document at the assembly level. If you selected a System level, Datastream 7i only displays the VMRS assembly codes that are related to the selected System level.

  6. Component level—Click to select the VMRS code to associate with the warranty document at the component level. If you selected an Assembly level, Datastream 7i only displays the VMRS component codes that are related to the selected Assembly level.

   Datastream 7i displays the Description of the lowest level for each association. For example, if you selected a System level, Assembly level, and a Component level for an association, Datastream 7i displays the description of the selected Component level, etc.

  1. Associate as many additional VMRS code associations for the warranty document as necessary.

  2. Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.