Unit Designator

Unit designators are part of many addresses, such as “Apt” in “220 Baker Street Apt. D”. Some unit designators are preloaded into Circulation—see the list below. These designators do not have default dwelling types. You can add, modify, and delete unit designators using this option.

Defining unit designators will ensure that all unit designators are entered in the same way during address entry. For example, you may want “apartment” consistently abbreviated as “APT” rather than “APT.” or “APT #”.

To define a unit designator:

• Select Unit Designator from the Address menu to display the Unit Designator screen.

  
• Click the Add icon and complete the following fields.

  Field	Type	What to enter
  UNIT DESIGNATOR	open (6)	Enter the unit designator. The list below includes predefined unit designators (these do not have to be set up).
  DESCRIPTION	open (30)	Enter a description for this unit designator.
  DEFAULT DWELLING TYPE	setup	Enter the default dwelling type for this unit designator. Business Rules determine the default dwelling type, such as “singfam”, used during address entry. However, the default dwelling type you define here is defaulted when unit designator is used in the address.

• Click OK to save the unit designator in the database or Add Another to save the existing record and add another unit designator.

Preloaded Unit Designators

Apt	Apartment
Bldg	Building
Bsmt	Basement
Dept	Department
Fl	Floor
Frnt	Front
Hngr	Hangar
Lbby	Lobby
Lot	Lot
Lowr	Lower Level
Ofc	Office
Ph	Penthouse
Pier	Pier
Rear	Rear
Rm	Room
Side	Side
Slip	Slip
Spc	Space
Ste	Suite
Stop	Stop
Trlr	Trailer
Unit	Unit
Uppr	Upper Level