The Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) Vehicle List is a reference guide to the vehicles that are attached to TSBs on your system. TSBs are reported numerically by TSB number, along with information that includes the following:
- Vehicles attached to TSBs
- Effective Date
- Expiration Date
- Changed Date
- Employee Security Level to Dismiss
- Summary Description
There is also a detailed version of this report available that lists additional information.
Printing the Report
Use the following steps to print a TSB Vehicle List:
- On the Main Menu, select Lubrication Menu.
- Select Customer Service Menu (4).
- Select TSB Menu (8).
- Select TSB Vehicle List (3) to receive the TSB Vehicle List Report Control Screen.
- Use the following field definitions to create a report according to your needs.
Field |
Definition |
TSB# |
Enter a TSB number or range of TSB numbers you want to include on the report. You MUST enter a hyphen (-) between the first part of the number (2 digits) and the second part of the number (6 digits). If you do not enter a hyphen, you receive the error message Invalid TSB Number Format. |
Year |
Enter a vehicle year or range of vehicle years for the TSBs you want to include on the report. Leave blank to print TSBs for all vehicle years since 1980. |
Print Time on Report |
Printing the time helps you identify the most current report when the same report is printed more than once during a day. This field defaults to Y to print the time on the report. If you do not want the time to print on a report, type N. We recommend that you always print the time on a report. |
Summary Only |
This field appears for reports with both detailed and summary versions. Enter Y to print the summary report. We recommend printing a summary report under normal conditions. |
Duplex |
This field appears for terminals that have report type 2 enabled in the Set Up Printer Controls screen. Duplex mode enables printing on both sides of the paper.
Note: |
This will only function on printers that support Duplex mode. |
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Number of Printed Lines per Page |
This value tells the computer how many lines to print on each page of the report. A typical 11-inch page can contain up to 66 lines, but this field defaults to 60 to allow three-line margins at the top and bottom of the page.
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If you type 0 (zero) in this field, the report header does not print and the form feeds do not work. |
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Total Number of Lines per Page |
This field indicates the length of the paper in the printer. A typical 11-inch page contains 66 lines. Your system interprets a 0 or 66 in this field to mean that standard 11-inch paper is loaded in the printer. Because a 66 causes a form feed to take more time, accepting the default, 0, is recommended. |
Print Report To |
This field tells the computer where to send the report. The following list contains the different selections available for this field.
- 0 Printer – Sends report to the terminal’s default report printer immediately. (Default)
- 1 Screen – Provides an on-screen view of a report. This can be used as a preview before you print it or when a hard copy of the report is not needed. The function keys at the bottom of the on-screen version allow you to move around to view the entire report.
- 2 Disk file – Useful when you want an electronic copy of the report. If you select this option, you receive a prompt to enter the name of the report file. The file that is created can be copied to a USB drive or viewed later. This option is for advanced computer users.
- If you use this option, we suggest you precede your report name with /tmp/. For example, at the prompt to enter the report name for a customer list, you might type /tmp/custlist. This is a good storage directory for temporary files.
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Command Line Options |
The line at the bottom of the screen contains commands to print the report and to save or change the report settings.
- Save – Press [F4] to save the current settings for the report. This is useful if a report is generated repeatedly with the same options. Do not save date selections because they may not be useful in the future.
- Start – Press [F7] to submit the report to print on the printer, on the screen, or in a disk file. (Reports print in the order they are submitted.)
- Again – Press [F9] to return to the top of the screen. This allows you to change any of the information you have entered on the screen before you submit the report.
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- Press [F7] to start printing the TSB Vehicle List.
- Select one or more vehicle makes, then press [Enter] to continue.
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If you enter multiple makes or models you receive the message, Do you want to begin printing (Y/N)? For more instructions, see step 10. |
- Select one or more models, then press [Enter] to continue.
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If you entered a range of years (or left year blank) you receive the message, Do you want to begin printing (Y/N)? For more instructions see step 10. |
- Enter an engine type to receive the message, Do you want to begin printing (Y/N)?
- Do one of the following:
- To return to the screen from which you came, type N.
- To begin printing the report, type Y.
- When the processing is complete, you return to the TSB Menu.
Report Contents
Item |
Description |
Entered Vehicle Selection |
Displays the selection criteria (Year, Make, Model, and Engine) that you entered on the Report Control Screen. |
Vehicles Attached to TSB # |
TSB number and the vehicle(s) attached to that TSB. |
Effective |
Date that the TSB becomes effective. |
Expiration |
Date that the TSB no longer appears during invoicing. If no date appears here, there is no expiration date for the TSB. |
Changed |
Date that the TSB was most recently changed or modified. |
Employee Security Level to Dismiss |
The security level required for an employee to close the TSB popup during invoicing. If 0, no employee password is required. |
Summary |
Displays the summary for the TSB that briefly describes the TSB. |
Recommendations for Using This Report
This list is a reference tool for you to know what vehicles on your system are attached to TSBs. This list, without the detail section, gives you a quick look at what vehicles you have attached to TSBs.