Object
Records of type Object represent objects or properties. Their main usage is to group areas belonging to the same object or property.
Information stored in object records should apply to all areas within the given object. Such information can then be used in reports - for example for expose records. Examples of such data are object description and images.
Creating Object Records
To create an object record, follow these steps:
- In for.REALESTATE main menu, select the Objects button in section Assets.
- Click the New button. A new form opens.
- Enter information according to the following information.
- Click Save or Save & New.
The object entity contains the following fields:
| Field Name | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | The name of the object. Used in Lookups and most Views of type level. |
| Object Number | ID of the object. | |
| Asset Allocation | Ownership of the object: Stock, Customer Owned Stock, Comparative. | |
| Owner of Object Account | Company owning the object. | |
| Owner of Object Contact | Person owning the object. | |
| Type of Use | General object usage. | |
| Year of Construction | ||
| Object Condition | Set of values describing the overall condition of the object. | |
| Number of Levels | ||
| Number of Housing Units | ||
| Address | Yes | First address line of object address. |
| Address 2 | Second address line of object address. | |
| House Number | Yes | House number of object address. |
| Zip Code | Yes | Zip Code of object address. |
| City | Yes | City part of object address. |
| State | Yes | State part of object address. |
| Country/Region | Yes | Country/Region part of object address. |
| Currency | Currency used in monetary fields in the given record. | |
| Validation of Position | ||
| Estate Size | Size of the property/object in square meters. | |
| Trail to Public Transport | Walking distance to next public transport location in minutes. | |
| Driving Time to Main Station | Driving distance to next train station location in minutes. | |
| Driving Time to Airport | Driving distance to next airport in minutes. | |
| Driving Time to Highway | Driving distance to next highway in minutes. | |
| Object Description | Multiline description of the object. |
The field Object Number contains an identfier for your object. By default, this field is not prefilled for new records. You should decide during your for.REALESTATE project, whether prefilling should be applied. Ask your project lead for further information.
Address
An object record has a single Address, specified by the respective address fields. In some situation, buildings have more than one address - for example, if a property has several entrances at crossing streets. In such situations, we recommend to specify the correct address at the Area records which belong to the respective entrance. Virtual Areas may be used to group areas accordingly.
Furnising
Object records can be related to Furnishing, i. e. Rooms, Features, and Interior. Attach furnising records to objects if they apply to each area in the given object.
Energy Certificates
Objects can be related to Energy Certificates. See the article on Energy Certificates for more information.
Remarks
In many cases, adjacent systems have the exclusive right to create records of type Object. Using some interface technology, these external records are automatically replicated to for.REALESTATE. In such cases, users are not allowed to create new object records at their desire within for.REALESTATE. In such cases, the Create priviledge for the object entity should be given to administrative users, only.