The Additional Items facility enables you to make a part, labour item or fluid available to a menu, for selected Point-of-Sale companies, vehicle models, jobs types and variants.
Note: Any additions that you make are written to a separate file, and so are not overwritten the next time a new release of Ford menu pricing data is uploaded to the Autoline system.
What do you want to do?
The Additional Items form is displayed when you click the 
button on the Menu Pricing Maintenance form or select the Additional items option from the Tools menu. From this form, you can make additional parts, labour items or fluids available to a menu, for selected Point-of-Sale companies, vehicle models, job types and variants.
Additional items:
Tip: To view, add, amend or delete a record, position the cursor over the grid, click the right mouse button, and select the appropriate option from the shortcut menu.
Company: The Point-of-Sale company number to which the additional item applies. ** indicates that the additional item applies to all companies.
Item code: The labour code from the Autoline standard (00) RTS code file or the Ford Labour Operation Number (LON) code file, or the part number or fluid code.
Description: A description of the part, labour item or fluid.
Type: The item type:
- Part
- Labour
Quantity: Number of units of the part or fluid required to carry out the work, or the time allowed for the operation.
This form is displayed when you position the cursor over the grid on the Additional Items form, and select the View, Add, Amend or Delete option from the shortcut menu. From this form you can make an additional part, labour item or fluid available to a menu, for selected Point-of-Sale companies, vehicle models, job types and variants.
Item:
Company: To which Point-of-Sale (POS) company should the additional part, labour item or fluid be made available? Enter ** to add the item to menus in all POS companies or enter the current POS company number.
Type: The item type. Select one of the following option buttons, and complete the associated fields:
Part
Part number: The part number from the stock file.
Tip: Click the Ellipsis button to identify the correct part number from the stock file.
Factor: If you select a part, you must specify the Unit of Issue (UOI). Select the required factor from the drop-down menu. Factor numbers specified here are not overwritten when a new release of data is uploaded and converted on the Autoline system.
Quantity: The number of units of the part.
Labour
Franchise code: If you select a labour item, you must specify 2-character franchise ID to identify the file on which the labour code is held. The Autoline standard (00) RTS code file or the Ford Labour Operation Number (LON) code file.
RTS code: Labour code.
Tip: Click the Ellipsis button to identify the correct labour code from the Ford Labour Operation Number (LON) code file or Autoline Standard RTS codes file.
Allowed: The time allowed to complete the operation.
Fluid
Fluid code: The fluid identification code.
Quantity: The quantity of fluid to be issued.
Note: The factor for fluids is specified in the fluid mapping table.
Menu:
Menu code: In order to identify the menus to which the part, labour item or fluid applies, click the Ellipsis button [...] to use a Wizard that guides you through a selection of models, jobs and variants. If your selection only applies to one menu, the full menu code is displayed in this field. If your selection applies to more than one menu, the text Multiple is displayed.
To select more than one item from the list of model codes, job types or variants:
To select non-consecutive items, hold down the CONTROL key and use the mouse to select each item in turn.
To select a group of consecutive items, select the first required item, hold down the SHIFT key and select the last required item, or hold down the SHIFT key and use the up or down arrow keys to select the item preceding or following the selected item.
Selecting an already selected item or range of items de-selects the item or range.
View: This button is only displayed in View mode, and enables you to view your selection of menus.
Model code: The model code to which the additional part, labour item or fluid applies. If your selection relates to one menu, this field is automatically populated by the system when you complete the Menu code field. If your selection relates to more than one menu, this field is left empty.
To view an additional item:
From the FORD OPERATIONS menu, select the Menu pricing menu option.
The Menu pricing maintenance menu is displayed.
Select the Menu pricing maintenance option.
If there is more than one Point-of-Sale (SO) company, the system prompts you for the SO company.
Select the SO company.
The Menu Pricing Maintenance form is displayed.
Click the button.
Tip: Alternatively, select the Additional items option from the Tools menu.
The Additional Items form is displayed.
Position the cursor over the record that you want to view and right-click the mouse.
From the shortcut menu, select the View option.
The Edit Additional Item form is displayed.
Tip: To view your selection of menus, click the View button in the Menu group box.
When you have finished reviewing the item, click the Close button.
To add a part, labour item or fluid to a menu:
Display the Additional Items form.
Position the cursor over the grid and right-click the mouse.
From the shortcut menu, select the Add option.
The Edit Additional Item form is displayed.
Enter or select the POS Company to which the additional item should be made available.
Tip: ** indicates that the item is available to all companies.
Select one of the following option buttons to indicate the item type:
Do one of the following:
For a part, complete the Part number, Factor and Quantity fields.
For labour, complete the Franchise code, RTS code and Allowed fields.
For a fluid, complete the Fluid code and Quantity fields.
To complete the Menu code and Model code fields, click the Menu code field Ellipsis button [...].
A Menu codes Wizard is displayed.
Select the models, jobs and variants to which the item applies.
To select more than one item from the list of model codes, job types or variants:
To select non-consecutive items, hold down the CONTROL key and use the mouse to select each item in turn.
To select a group of consecutive items, select the first required item, hold down the SHIFT key and select the last required item, or hold down the SHIFT key and use the up or down arrow keys to select the item preceding or following the selected item.
Selecting an already selected item or range of items de-selects the item or range.
Click Save.
The record is saved.
If required you can amend any additional parts, labour items or fluids.
To amend a part, labour item or fluid on a menu:
Display the Additional Items form.
Position the cursor over the record that you want to amend and right-click the mouse.
From the shortcut menu, select the Amend option.
The Edit Additional Item form is displayed.
Amend the details as required and click the Save button.
The record is saved.
If required you can delete any parts, labour items or fluids that you have added to menus.
To delete a part, labour item or fluid from a menu:
Display the Additional Items form is displayed.
Position the cursor over the record that you want to delete and right-click the mouse.
From the shortcut menu, select the Delete option.
The Edit Additional Item form is displayed.
Click the Delete button.
The following message is displayed:
Are you sure you want to permanently delete the selected item(s)?
Yes No
Click Yes.
The record is deleted.
