59 Map Category Codes

This chapter contains the topic:

• Section 59.1, "Mapping Category Codes."

When you set up the responsible business units that you want to use throughout your system, you assign category codes to each unit. You can set up category codes for your business units that would also be helpful for tracking and reporting on assets.

59.1 Mapping Category Codes

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From Fixed Assets (G12), enter 29

From Fixed Asset System Setup (G1241), choose Category Code Mapping

To use business unit category codes for tracking and reporting on assets, you can assign category code default values. You assign category code default values by associating, or mapping, the category codes that you set up for individual business units to the category codes you use for fixed assets. The system uses the default category code values when you create master records for new assets.

To map category codes

On Category Code Mapping

Figure 59-1 Category Code Mapping screen

Description of "Figure 59-1 Category Code Mapping screen"

Complete the following fields:

• Mapping Type

• Map to Category Code

• Map From Category Code

Field	Explanation
Mapping Type	Enter a 1 in this field to map Business Unit Category Codes to Equipment Category Codes. Enter a 2 in this field to map Equipment Category Codes to Work Order Category Codes.
Map to Category Code	Use this field to specify defaults for your category codes. If the mapping type is 1, the equipment category code number in this field receives its default value from the Business Unit category code you specify in the Map From Category Code field on this screen. If the mapping type is 2, the Work Order category code in this field receives its default value from the Equipment category code you specify in the Map From Category Code field.
Map From Category Code	Use this field to set up defaults for your category codes. If the mapping type is 1, the Business Unit category code value you enter in this field is the default value for the Equipment category code you specify in the Map To Category Code field on this screen. If the mapping type is 2, the Equipment category code value you enter in this field is the default value for the Work Order category code you specify in the Map To Category Code field.

59.1.1 What You Should Know About

Topic	Description
Mapping category codes with different values	The default values that you set up on Category Code Mapping appear on the Asset Master screen only if the values are valid for the business unit and the asset. For example, if you assign the default value for category code 05 from the Business Unit Master screen to category code 08 on the Asset Master screen, the values in both category code tables must match.
Mapping category codes with different character lengths	The system truncates any category codes that you assign from a business unit category code which is longer than three characters into a three-character category code field on the Asset Master screen.
Changing the responsible business unit for an asset	The system uses the responsible business unit that you enter on the Asset Master record to determine from which business unit to assign default category codes. If you change the responsible business unit for an asset, the system uses the default category codes based on the new business unit.