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