This form is displayed when you click Manufacturer systems (Module) and MB. Mercedes-Benz (Company) > Menu - Utilities > Standard texts maintenance. It lets you maintain frequently used text used within Autoline.
What do you want to do?
Menu Bar and Toolbar:
| Menu bar | Toolbar | Action |
|---|---|---|
| File > Exit | |
Returns you to the Mercedez-Benz Utilities menu. |
| Tools > New | |
Creates a new record ready for you to complete. |
| Tools > Save | |
Saves the changes of the record. |
| Tools > Delete | |
Deletes the record. |
| Help > Help | |
Displays this help topic in a web browser. |
First groupbox:
Module: Select the module of the text record. This field is only editable when creating a new text record.
Company: Select the company of the text record. This field is only editable when creating a new text record.
Note: The Module and Company descriptions are enclosed in square brackets when entries for the module and company exists.
Type: Select the type of the text record. This field is only editable when creating a new text record.
Key: The key is an identifier which is system created and can be used to distinguish texts which have a similar description. This field is not editable.
Second groupbox:
Description: Enter the description of the text record. A maximum of 50 characters is alowed.
Standard Text: Enter up to 65,000 characters for the text in the standard text field.
Grid:
The grid is sortable and every column can be used as a sort criteria. To sort the grid click on the column header line. The sort order toggles between descending and ascending by repeatedly clicking on the same column header line.
Module: Displays the module of the text record.
Company: Displays the company of the text record.
Type: Displays the type of the text record.
Key: Displays the key of the text record. The key is an identifier which is system created and can be used to distinguish texts which have a similar description.
Description: Displays the description of the text record.
To add a new text record:
Select Manufacturer systems > MB. Mercedes-Benz > Menu - Utilities > Standard texts maintenance
Select Tools > New
Select the Module, Company and Type to create the new text for.
Enter the description.
Enter the standard text for this new text.
Select Tools > Save to save the newly created text.
The newly created text record will be displayed in the grid.
To edit a text record:
Select Manufacturer systems > MB. Mercedes-Benz > Menu - Utilities > Standard texts maintenance
Select the correct text line in the grid you which to edit.
Make the required changes in the Description and Standard Text fields.
Select Tools > Save to save the changes.
To delete a text record:
Select Manufacturer systems > MB. Mercedes-Benz > Menu - Utilities > Standard texts maintenance
Select the correct text line in the grid you which to edit.
Select Tools > Delete to delete the selected text record.
The deleted text record will be removed from the grid.
To push Mercedes-Benz Standard Text Notes from VSB to Point-of-Sale:
Open the VSB record in Vehicle administration for which a line has to be pushed to POS.
Select the Specification tab.
Right-click again on the line to be pushed to POS.
Select quick menu option Push to POS.
The Push to POS form is displayed.
Complete the POS Company, Department, Date required and Time required fields.
Click the dropdown to display it's contents. If available the Mercedes-Benz Standard Text will be displayed.
Select the correct Mercedes-Benz Standard Text option from the dropdown.
Click the Push button.
The spec line has been pushed to POS.
Go to Point-of-Sale and follow normal procedure to load Vehicles awaiting preparation.
To view the notes follow the steps for Edit notes from the WIP header