Add a Custom Facility Type

If there is a module that contains most, but not all, of the facility types you need, you can create a new custom facility type within the existing module. A new custom facility type can be added to a system installed module or to a custom module.

If change tracking is configured for your database, review the change tracking configurations after adding a new facility type to ensure that the desired settings were applied to any new tables or fields for the new facility. Refer to Tracking Data Changes. These instructions start with the assumption that the correct pipeline segments have been selected. For information detailing how to select pipeline segments, refer to Select ROWs.

Complete the following steps to add a custom facility type to an existing module:

Select Custom Module Management from the Modules menu.
Select the module that will contain your new custom facility type.
Click Add in the Custom Facilities pane on the right to create your custom facility type.
Type the facility type's name in the Name field. The field accepts up to 30 alphanumeric characters including spaces and special characters.
Type a longer name for the user defined facility in the Long Name field. This field accepts up to 40 alphanumeric characters including spaces and special characters.
Type an acronym for the user defined field in the Short Name field. The field accepts up to four (4) alpha characters. It does not support numeric or special characters.
If you want the facility type available for selection when setting up a schedule, click to select the Is Schedulable check box.
Click to select the Is Routable check box to have the facility type available for selection when setting up a route.
Click to select the Is Range Data check box to allow pipeline segments in this facility type to be defined based on a starting and ending milepost range regardless of series definitions.
Click Save to save the current facility type's properties.
If additional facility types are needed, click Add and repeat these steps.
Click Save.
Click to close Custom Module Management.