ERATV Help System

Step 1 : General Information Step

The first step of the registration progress contains parameters that specify the type and category of the Vehicle Type. These details are used to dynamically determine the behaviour of later steps. Making changes to stored values of this step will most likely remove invalid data from the next steps.

This form will be displayed in any of the following cases:

• A new Vehicle Type is being registered. The form appears with all fields emtpy.
• An saved Vehicle Type is being edited. This form will contain the previously stored values. Please note that changing stored values in this step may invalidate data further down the registration process.
• A published Vehicle Type is being modified. The form will contain the previoursly stored values. Please note that changing stored values in this step may invalidate data further down the registration process.
• A published Vehicle Type is being corrected. The form will contain the previously stored values. Please note that changing stored values in this step may invalidate data further down the registration process.
  
  
  

  Step 1. General information step

Form Contents

This form contains the following fields:

• Country: (mandatory) automatically set to the MS of the home NSA
• Organisation: (mandatory) automatically set to the home NSA
• Correspondent: (mandatory) automatically set to the correspondent specified for the home NSA
• Type/Version ID: (optional) this is the ID of the Vehicle Type. It can be reserved at this point. Alternatively, a Type/Version ID will be allocated on publication. More details for the Type/Version ID are presented in section 2.3.2.1.1.
• Type Version Authorised: this option denotes when the Vehicle Type was originally registered. This field affects the applicability of technical parameters for the Vehicle Type. This field has the following options:
  • Before 2010. This value is used for reference in shit version and cannot be used. As such it is disabled at this point.
  • After 2010
  • After 2010 Exceptional Mode. This value is used to register vehicle types that do not follow the EU legistlation. Selecting this option will alter the technical characteristic applicabilities for the remaining of the registration form.
• Exceptional mode: (mandatory depending on configuration) this field is presented only when the “After 2010 Exceptional” option from the previous field is selected. The user must select one value from the list of available values.
• Registration Method: (mandatory) this is the main method to register the Vehicle Type. For more information see section Registration Methods help page.
• Platform: (mandatory depending on Registration method) the platform of the new vehicle. Select a predefined value or click the plus ( ) icon to create a new one. This field is either active and mandatory or disabled, depending on the selected registration method.
• Registered Vehicle Type: this is a pre-existing vehicle type which will be used to copy its details into this new Vehicle Type. Vehicle Types of any status may be used for this action. This field is either active and mandatory or disabled, depending on the selected registration method.
• Type name: (optional) this is the name of the Vehicle Type.
• Alternative type name: (optional) this is an alternative name of the Vehicle Type.
• Manufacturer: (mandatory) this is the manufacturer of this Vehicle Type. Selection from a predefined list of manufacturers.
• Category: (mandatory) this is the category of the Vehicle Type. Setting this option will filter the available options in the subcategory field. The default available options are:
  • Traction Vehicles
  • Hauled Passenger Vehicles
  • Freight wagons
  • Special wagons
• Subcategory: (mandatory) this is the subcategory of the registered Vehicle Type. This field is used to calculate the applicability of technical parameters of the Vehicle Type. The default options (per category) are:
  • Traction Vehicles
    • Locomotive
    • Self-propelled passenger Trainset (incl. rail buses)
    • Self-propelled freight Trainset
    • Shunter
    • Other (tramways, light rail vehicles, etc.)
  • Hauled Passenger Vehicles
    • Passenger coach (incl. sleeping cars, restaurant, etc.)
    • Van
    • Car carrier
    • Vehicle for services (e.g. kitchen)
    • Fixed rake of coaches
    • Other
  • Freight Wagons
    • Freight wagon
    • Fixed rake of freight wagons
  • Special Wagons
    • Self-propelled special vehicle
    • Hauled special vehicle
• Number of Driving Cabs: (mandatory) this field specifies the number of driving cabs a Vehicle Type contains and is used to determine the applicability of the technical parameters of the Vehicle Type.

Possible Actions

The user may perform any of the following actions from this form:

• Save As Draft: this button stores the provided information in the ERATV database. Especially for this step, this option also performs limited validation on the form. Any validation failures will appear inline next to the problematic fields as shown in the following image. This action is only available when the form is presented in editable mode.
  
  

  Validation Failure

• Save and Continue: stores and fully validates the provided information. Step 2 in the registration progress is ‘unlocked’ and presented to the user. This action is only available when the form is presented in editable mode.
• Cancel Changes: this option cancels any outstanding changes and reloads the same form with the most recently saved data. This action is only available when the form is presented in editable mode.
• Copy Registration: this button allows the user to copy all the provided information to a new Vehicle Type. It becomes visible if the user has stored the Vehicle Type at least once. For more information see Copy Vehicle Type. This action is always available regardless of the mode of the form (edit or view).
• Grant Permission for editing: by clicking this button the user may grant access to the current Vehicle Type for an Auxiliary User registered with the home NSA. The Auxiliary User will be able to login and fill the technical details section for this Vehicle Type. For more information see Grant permission for editing. This action is only available when the form is presented in editable mode and only before the vehicle is published i.e. during the initial registration of the vehicle type.
• Delete Registration: this action cancels the registration. The registration status will be changed to ‘Cancelled’ and will be locked for editing. See Cancel Registration. This action is only available when the form is presented in editable mode.
• Navigate between the steps of the registration form. This can be achieved by clicking the required links from the left hand menu that appers in all steps.

The data provided in Step 1 are required to determine how to proceed and what to display in the remaining steps of the registration process. As such, a validation must take place before proceeding to Step 2.

See Also

• Registration Methods
• Type Version IDs
• Step 2
• Copy Vehicle Type
• Grant permission for editing
• Cancel Registration