iMACS: Summary and Navigation

An overview of Texada iMACS.

Summary

iMacs

iMacs stands for Intranet Material Acquisition Control System. Its main purpose is to help manage projects and track material purchases.

Projects

Projects contain one or more stock numbers.

Stock Number

Each stock number belongs to a project and has its own set of classes.

Classes

There are seven classes that belong to a stock number:

• CAT Consist - CAT engine order
• CAT Parts - parts ordered from Parts Department
• Equipment - parts ordered from outside suppliers
• Engineering - Engineering department requirements
• Production - Production Shop requirements
• Field Services - Field Service requirements
• External Services - services to be done by outside suppliers

Navigation

Global Menu

The “Global Menu” includes global functions, reports, admin functions, and help. The Global menu is always located at the top of the screen, so you can access it from any page.

Quick Find Bar

The "Quick Find" Bar helps you locate projects by project number, stock number, customer name, or engine serial number by selecting the type of search: “contains”, “starts with” or “equals”, then entering a keyword and clicking the Save button. The Quick Find Bar is always located in the same place - just below the global menu - so you can access it from any page. From the result page you can “drill-down” into the project details.

Left Menu

The "Left Menu" is available when you are in a project. The current left menu item is highlighted in white.

At the top of the left menu is the current project number, and the project name appears in the top right corner of the screen. Under the project number is the project summary information, which includes the class summaries for all stock numbers in this project.

Under the project summary information, all stock numbers are listed. To work with a specific stock number, click on the stock number and the left menu will expand to show the stock summary information, including classes.

Tabs

Each item on the left menu has its own set of tabs containing different information. Click on the tab name to view that information. The current tab is highlighted in yellow.