Unit Status: How to set Unavailable statuses in EMDECS

Unit Status: How to set Unavailable statuses in EMDECS

This article will detail how to edit statuses and how to set the status on a unit in the Gen 2 (KONA) version of EMDECS

If you would like Internal Statuses enabled for your corporation, please reach out to the EMDECS Support team at Emdecs Support or via phone by calling 1-877-848-8817

Locating the Statuses

To begin using Internal Equipment Statuses for your units, please begin the setup by navigating to

Fleet-> Specifications-> Administration-> Unit Status 



Creating a New Status

Select +New Unit Status



Create a Code and Description in the text fields. Use the checkboxes to denote whether the unit is Active and/or Available while set to this status.

Click OK when done







The new status type will appear in the list



Changing the Status on a Unit

Navigate to Fleet -> Unit Master -> Select Unit -> More Info

The Status will be displayed on the Unit. Click the blue Hyperlink to change the status





The Status History of the Unit will open. Select +Add Status to continue



Select the Status from the drop-down menu




Verify the date and add any pertinent notes. When finished, click Add Status



The updated status will now display on the status history screen. In this example the unit status is now 'Off-Read' while the availability of the unit is 'Unavailable'



Press Close to exit this screen. 


If the Status on the Unit does not show as updated immediately, press Save/Exit as depicted below




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