1. Equipment Rental
  2. Rental Management
  3. Setup
  4. Business objects setup

Setup rental type

A rental type is a group of rental items that have similar characteristics when rent out to  customers.

The process defines the creation of the rental types.


Fleet Manager Fleet Manager Start Start Assign product and rental posting policy Assign product and rental posting policy To each rental type, assign the related: Product Rental posting policy. The rental posting policy defines the rules that are applied when you create a work order for the rental type. Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. Click New. 3. In the Rental type field, enter or select a value. 4. In the Rental posting policy field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. Assign object group Assign object group You can assign an object group to a rental type. An object group consists of business objects with similar characteristics. For example, ‘Heavy equipment’ is an object group which consists of all the business objects with the same heavy equipment characteristics. Objects in this object group can be, for example, cranes and heavy loaded trucks. Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Click Edit. 4. In the Object group field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. Assign object sub group Assign object sub group You can assign an object sub group to a rental type. An object sub group further classifies business objects of the same object group. For example, ‘Heavy trucks’ can be an object sub group of the ’Heavy equipment’ object group. This object sub group can consist of all types of heavy trucks. Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Click Edit. 4. In the Object sub group field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. Assign rate code Assign rate code You can assign rate codes to a rental type. A rate code identifies the price rate. Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Click Edit. 4. In the Rate code field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. Assign rental calendar Assign rental calendar You can assign a rental calendar to a rental type. A rental calendar defines the days and times for which you can invoice a rental line. Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Click Edit. 4. In the Rental calendar field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. Assign rental type group Assign rental type group You can assign a rental type group to a rental type. A rental type group is a group of rental types . Procedure 1. Go to Business objects > Setup > Rental types. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Click Edit. 4. In the Rental type group field, enter or select a value. 5. Click Save. 6. Close the page. End End

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Assign product and rental posting policy

Fleet Manager

To each rental type, assign the related:

  • Product
  • Rental posting policy. The rental posting policy defines the rules that are applied when you create a work order for the rental type.

Assign object group

Fleet Manager

You can assign an object group to a rental type. An object group consists of business objects with similar characteristics.

For example, ‘Heavy equipment’ is an object group which consists of all the business objects with the same heavy equipment characteristics. Objects in this object group can be, for example, cranes and heavy loaded trucks.

Assign object sub group

Fleet Manager

You can assign an object sub group to a rental type. An object sub group further classifies business objects of the same object group.

For example, ‘Heavy trucks’ can be an object sub group of the ’Heavy equipment’ object group. This object sub group can consist of all types of heavy trucks.

Assign rate code

Fleet Manager

You can assign rate codes to a rental type. A rate code identifies the price rate.

Assign rental calendar

Fleet Manager

You can assign a rental calendar to a rental type. A rental calendar defines the days and times for which you can invoice a rental line.

Assign rental type group

Fleet Manager

You can assign a rental type group to a rental type. A rental type group is a group of rental types .

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