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Verify Machines in Equipment Data
Verify that the machines exist in Equipment Data before you install Product Link Modules (PLM) on machines. After you install PLM, configure PLM and register PLM in order to communicate with the EquipmentManager application. If the machines do not already exist in Equipment Data (ED), you must add the machines.Note: Equipment Data allows customers to manage the customer's equipment across dealerships. Equipment Data provides a central equipment database for use in Caterpillar developed applications. Equipment Data is delivered through Caterpillar Dealer Web sites.The following features are included in Equipment Data:
Automatic updates of the Equipment Data equipment record from the Dealer's Business System (DBS)
Updates that are sent to the DBS/DBSi when changes are made in the Equipment Data
Equipment grouping functionalityThe PartStore System and EquipmentManager users will often have access to Equipment Data. Caterpillar recommends that the Dealer Administrator for EquipmentManager is provided with access to the Equipment Data application.
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"Equipment Data Home" screenIn order to search for machines in the existing equipment population within Equipment Data, access the home page of Equipment Data and then click on "Search Equipment". If no existing equipment population can be found, then use Add Equipment to add the machine to the equipment population.Note: Refer to Caterpillar Equipment Data Dealer Manual Release 2.0 for complete instructions on the Equipment Data Application.UCID Conflict Management
Once you have verified that the necessary machines exist in Equipment Data, you must then resolve any ownership conflicts that may exist on that machine. Ownership conflicts arise when a single serial number within Equipment Data has been associated with two or more Universal Customer ID's (UCID). Within EquipmentManager, detailed information about a single serial number is not displayed if the ownership data for that equipment has a UCID conflict.In order to resolve an ownership conflict by consolidating UCIDs, complete the following procedure:
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"Univeral Customer ID Tool" main screen (1) "UCID Consolidate" link
From the "Univeral Customer ID Tool" main screen in Equipment Data, click on the "UCID Consolidate" link. The "UCID Consolidation" screen will be displayed.
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"UCID Consolidation" screen (2) "Submit" button
In the "From UCID" field, enter the UCID location of the data.
In the "To UCID" field, enter the UCID of the new location for the data.
Click on the "Submit" button.
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Message for a UCID tha is "not Valid".If one of the UCID that was entered into either the "From UCID" field or the "To UCID" field is not a valid UCID a red alert message will appear at the top of the screen. Refer to Illustration 4.
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UCID alert messageIf you created the original From UCID, then the From UCID will be deleted after the information from one UCID is consolidated into another UCID. However, if you did not create the original From UCID, then the From UCID will not be deleted. If you consolidate a UCID that you did not create the meesage shown in Illustration 4 wil appear. If the message in Illustration 5 appears, contact the other dealer and ask the dealer to delete