Adding New Plant to Prestartr

You can add or update individual Plant via the New Plant button in the header of the Plant module.

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Before adding a Plant… The following questions will help guide you through how to create or set up a new Plant in Prestartr. How many plant do you need to add? If you need to add more than one at a time, use the Bulk Import tool. How often does your plant register change? Frequent changes can be streamlined using our Import/Export tool. Do you manage your plant service register internally, or externally? Depending on your workflows, this will impact your Service Register. If you are ready to add a new plant by hand, click the Details tab above to begin.  To do a Bulk Import, see the instructions below.

Click here for a video overview!

 

 

Details

When creating a new Plant manually, there are only three minimum required fields: 

• Plant ID
• Name
• Status

These three fields are in the Basic Details section of the Details tab when creating a new Plant.

Additional fields are available for Technical Details, Plant Servicing, Location Details, and Integration Details. 

The Technical Details and Plant Servicing sections have an expanded list of additional available fields - click See More to reveal these fields.

A full list of the available fields is provided below.

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Basic Detail

• Plant ID
• Name
• Status
• Make
• Model
• Plant Group

 

 

Technical Details

• Build Date
• Warranty Date
• VIN
• Serial #
• Engine #
• Registration
• Registered In
• Registration Expiry
• Risk Assessment Expiry
• Number Of Engines

Additional Technical Details

Set One

• Operating Weight (tons)
• Max Dig Depth
• Net Power
• Digging Depth
• Width
• Height
• Length
• Max Dump
• Reach
• Bucket Capacity
• Engine Power
• Ground Clearance
• Load capacity
• Gross Vehicle Mass
• Fuel capacity
• Tyre Model
• Tyres Last Replaced
• Wiper Model Numbers Front
• Wiper Model Numbers Rear

 

 

Set Two

• Vehicle Type
• Vehicle fuel tank size [L]
• Vehicle Fuel type
• Expected Vehicle Fuel consumption [L/hr]
• Vehicle Smart fill number
• Aux Fuel Tank size [L]
• Toolboxes Fitted
• Tow Capacity Braked [kg]
• Tow Capacity Unbraked [kg]
• Brake Controller Fitted?
• GVM Weight [kg]
• Brakes Last Changed
• Brakes Model
• Driver/Operator
• Last Electrical Test Date
• Electrical Retest Date
• Last Lifting Test Date
• Next Lifting Certification Due

 

 

Set Three

• Last Calibration Date
• Next Calibration Date
• NHVR Quad Float TLC 2-1 Category
• NHVR Quad Float Loaded Height
• Load Scales Make
• Load Scales Model
• Load Scales Serial Number
• Load Scales Capacity
• Load Scales Division
• Load Scales Calibration Date
• Battery Model
• Transmission Type
• Brake Controller Model
• First Aid Kit ID
• First Aid Kit Expiry
• Fire Extinguisher ID
• Fire Extinguisher Size
• Fire Extinguisher Expiry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant Servicing

• Primary Engine Label
• Has Secondary Engine?

Additional Plant Servicing Fields

Coolant

• Coolant Type
• Coolant Volume [L]

Transmission Oil

• Transmission Type
• Transmission Volume [L]
• Final Drive Oil Type
• Final Drive Oil Volume (L)

Hydraulic Oil

• Hydraulic Type
• Hydraulic Volume [L]
• Engine Make
• Engine Model
• Filter Kit Number
• Air Filter Model

Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Engine

• Engine Make
• Engine Model
• Filter Kit
• Engine Oil Filter
• Engine Oil Filter Model
• Engine Oil Type
• Engine Oil Volume
• External Air Filter Model
• Internal Air Filter Model
• Fuel Filter Model
• Fuel Separator Model
• Hydraulic Oil Filter Model
• Date Tracks Last Replaced

Buckets, Attachments and Hitches

• Pin size [mm]
• Pin spacing [mm]
• Hitch Make
• Hitch Model
• Case Drain Fitted?

Tracks/Running Gear

• Date Tracks Last Replaced
• Meter Reading at Replacement

NHVR

• Quad Float TLC2-1 Category
• Quad Float Loaded Height

 

 

 

 

Location Details

• Physical Location
• Job Allocated To

 

 

Integration Details

• Accounting System
• Accounting ID
• Telematics ID
• Telematics Provider
• Custom Barcode ID

 

 

 

 

Financial

The Financial tab when creating a new Plant includes options around purchasing details, pricing, as well as repayment and financing details of the specific plant.

Of the available fields, the Purchased From, Sold To, Lender, and Entity draw from the Companies module. 

The Payroll Service Type will influence your Payroll Rules, if used.

Financial Details

• Purchased From
• Purchased Date
• Purchase Price ($)
• Sold To
• Sold Date
• Sold Price ($)
• Select Product Type
• Select Service Type
• Select Payroll Service Type
• Current Market Value

 

 

Financing

• Lender
• Entity
• Contract No
• Day of Month Payment
• Repayment Start Date
• Repayment End Date
• Amount Financed
• Amount incl. Interest
• Residual Payment
• Repayment Amount/Month
• Term (Months)
• Interest Rate

 

 

 

 

Bulk Import

Import Plant Sample Template

To import or update multiple Plant records into Prestartr, use the Import Plant Sample option from the Import/Export button in the Plant module.

This will download the Plant Import Template CSV.

There are currently 162 Available Fields for Plant.

Of these fields, only Plant ID, Name, and Status are required to import or update a Plant record into Prestartr.

When using Plant Groups, record the lowest level of the Child Group in Column F in the Import Template.

Bulk Importing Plant

Once the template has been updated with the relevant information, click Import Plant from the Import/Export button in the Plant module.

Select your Import Plant CSV Sample file.

It will process and import or update the plant records.

Bulk Import Error Messages

When using the Bulk Import tool, you may encounter an error message. We have provided examples below with the relevant solution to resolve the error when importing your Plant.