NextGen FSM

Create a Vehicle Type

Create categories of the vehicle types that resources use for jobs. This master data determines a resource’s estimated time of arrival and the time between appointments. 

Follow the UI path

All instructions start on this system path:

Features > Core > Resource management > Vehicle Type

Create a new vehicle type

To create a vehicle type:

  1. At the bottom of the Vehicle Type page, click the + New button.

  2. In the creation window, enter:

    • Code: An alphanumeric code to identify the vehicle

    • Description: A description of the vehicle

    • Sorting: A custom priority number that you can use to sort the list of vehicle types.

    • Visible: Whether the vehicle type appears in the list when creating specific vehicles.

  3. Click Insert.

What’s next

Now that you have a vehicle type, you can create specific vehicles with that type. See Create a Vehicle.