Building Types

Manage Building Types

Building Types describes the different types of buildings at your site, for example; Buildings, Telephone Poles, Manholes, Bunkers, MDF / DCO, IDF, Dorms, Hangers, Utility Tailors, Munitions, etc.

  1. Click the Facilities
  2. In the Navigation pane, click Buildings.
  3. There are two ways to manage your building types:
    • Within the toolbar directly above the Navigation pane, click the Manage Building Types
    • Within the Actions pane, click the Manage Building Types
  1. With either option, the Manage Building Types window opens.

! If you are unable to view the Actions pane, you may need to use the scroll bar to reveal the menu choices on the right side of the Navigation pane, or using your mouse point at the Separation bar, and when the up/down arrow displays, right-click the line and hold it to pull the line down.

Adding a Building Type

  1. Click the field marked with an asterisk (*). To add a new record, complete the following fields (required fields are marked within an asterisk (*)):
    • Building Type* – type the name of the building type
    • Hidden In Portal – click the box to insert a checkmark to indicate that the building type will not be available within Subscriber Portal. Leave the field empty to indicate that the building type will be available within Subscriber Portal
  1. To add another type, click the Save button and repeat step 5 as necessary.

Delete a Building Type

  1. Within the Manage Building Type window, there are two ways to select the type to delete:
    • Right-click the record selector box (located just left of the name) to access a menu, from the menu click Delete.
    • Highlight the name in the list and within the Actions ribbon group click the Delete

! Keep in mind that to delete a building type, all buildings assigned to the type must first be associated with another type.

  1. Once you click Delete, a message box displays verifying that you really want to delete the type. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation.
  2. Once selected, CAIRS draws a line through the type allowing you to delete multiple types at once.
  3. If you do not want to delete the building type, right-click the record to access a pop-up menu. From the pop-up, click Undelete.
  4. Once you select Undelete, a message box displays verifying that you really want to keep the type. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation.
  5. Within the Actions ribbon group, click the Save (to save and stay) to continue working with building types, or click Save & Close (to save and exit) to return to the Building list.