Equipment Project Terminology

Project Terminology (as used in the Spex database)

Room Codes

H ..... building code eg, "Hospital"
H1 .... floor level
H1-RAD .......... department code
H1-RAD-014 .... room within department
H1-RAD-014-008 .... room type number

Item Codes

BFX ... "Package" grouping code
BFX-028 ... serial number


Item : a line item of equipment of any kind appearing in a list.

Item No. : a reference code to an Item.

Position : quantity of an Item in a specific (Room) location - ie, Room->Item->Qty (... what you see when looking at the Spex Master List form).

Instance : a single example (Qty = 1) of each Item in a specific (Room) location. Total number of Instances is the sum of List Qty's.

Category

A : "High-tech" equipment
B : "Low-tech" powered equipment
C : Non-powered technical item
D : Non-technical item