Reference Data: Qt Variants

Overview

The vehicle data that is populated into Reference Data → qt variants comes from a vehicle data provider
The two vehicle data providers currently available to use are RedBook or Glass's.

The vehicle data supplier is usually selected during the system implementation process.
The supply arrangements and costs for this data is between each of Catch-e's clients and the provider.
You will usually charged an annual fee directly by the provider. Pricing can vary depending on the chosen data pack.

Contact your Account Manager if you need contact details for Glass's and RedBook.

qt_variants → List

The List tab shows a summary of key details for the selected "Make" and "Model".
These key details can be updated for the variants of the selected "Model" in bulk on the List tab.

To review or edit a variant's record in detail, hyperlink to the Detail tab. The Detail tab displays the many attributes of a specific variant.Filters

Screen Name	Type	Description
Make	Drop List	Choose the make
Model	Drop List	Choose the model
Model Year	Drop List	This field defaults to '--All--', but you can choose a model year to limit the displayed list
Variant	Drop List	This field defaults to '--All--', but you can choose a specific variant from the list

Fields

Field	Type	Description
ID	Number	Hyperlink to Detail tab
Data Source	Drop List	Possibilities are: Glass, RedBook, St George, User Defined
Year	Number	Model Year
Code	Text	Data source providers' Variant Code
Description	Text	Long variant description
Short Description	Text	40 characters. This field should summarize the vehicle to give a simple description which is used on reports, invoices and various screens in the system
Kerb Weight	Number	Kerb Weight
Fuel Metro	Number	Fuel Metro
Fuel Country	Number	Fuel Country
Fuel Combined	Number	Default fuel consumption rate used in the Quotes / Lease Fuel profile to calculate the fuel budget
Service Kms	Number	Service interval Kms
Service Mths	Number	Service interval Months
Status	Drop List	Possibilities are: Active (available for quote selection), Inactive (not available for quote selection), No Profile (available for quoting but a qt_variant_profile is not setup), Pending (a new variant imported in the system and available for quoting but no qt_variant_profile is set up)