Car Management Query

The Car Management Query function is used to search for specific pools and equipment in order to view pool header and assignment data and perform edits.

1. Select Car Management Query on the Query menu. The Pool/Equipment Search page is displayed (Exhibit 59).

2. Set View to Equipment View for equipment management. Otherwise, leave set to Pool View for pool management (for Pool View, see Pool View).

3. Complete the desired search criteria. At least one search parameter is required to perform a search.

Field	Description
Company-Specific Equipment Group(s)	Company-Specified Equipment groups are private pools of equipment that are only available to the company specified. Use the lookup icon ( $Description: U:\Technical Writer\EMIS\Graphics\Icons\iconLookup.gif$ ) to open the Search for Company-Specific Equipment Groups page (Exhibit 164). Refer to Company-Specific Equipment Groups.
Pool ID	Type a valid seven-digit pool ID. Positions 1 through 3 are the pool operator’s AAR Accounting Code (or Rule 260 Code), positions 4 through 7 are pool IDs assigned by the pool operator. Input the specific Pool IDs or search with a range or a wildcard. See Exhibit 40 for more information. Note: Search for all unassigned equipment using pool ID = 0000000.
Description	General description of the pool (20 characters max).
Reporter	Assigned alphabetic reporting mark of the carrier reporting for non-mechanized operators that have made such an agreement with the reporting road (4 characters max).
Operator	Assigned alphabetic reporting mark of the actual operator of a specific pool (4 characters max).
Loading Location	The actual shipper loading point or plant location or railroad holding point. Must be a valid SPLC location (19 characters max). Use the lookup icon ( $Description: U:\Technical Writer\EMIS\Graphics\Icons\iconLookup.gif$ ) to open the Station Look Up page (Exhibit 61).
State/Province (Loading)	Indicates the state or province where the pool is located. This is automatically populated with Station Lookup results.
Held-Short Location	Actual location where equipment is held-short if not able to be placed at the loading location. Must be a valid SPLC location (19 characters max). Use the lookup icon ( $Description: U:\Technical Writer\EMIS\Graphics\Icons\iconLookup.gif$ ) to open the Station Look Up page (Exhibit 61).
State/Province Held-Short	Indicates the State/Province where the equipment is held-short. This is automatically populated with Station Lookup results.
Pool Maintenance Code	0 = Not Applicable 1 = Auto/truck loading multi-level flat cars 2 = Specially equipped chain tie-down cars 3 = Equipped with cross bar interior restraining devices 4 = Automobile parts and bulkhead equipped equipment 5 = Automobile and truck frame equipment 6 = Flat cars equipped for saddleback loading
Pool Type	Used to identify a type of railroad pool assignment: C = Equipment assigned to a specific shipper at a specific location G = Contaminated cars J = Equipment assigned to an agent N = Similar to the “C” Pool, except, the equipment is not assigned to a specific shipper or loading point (National Pools). O = Equipment assigned to Recall pools P = Pool comprised of equipment assigned to accommodate a specific commodity. T = Pool comprised of equipment assigned to an agent.
Extended Description	More detailed description of the pool (80 characters max).
Equipment ID(s)	Type the specific equipment IDs (e.g., abcd123) or search with a range (e.g., abcd123-999 or a wildcard). See Exhibit 40 for more information.
Equipment Group(s)	Used to indicate the general equipment group being sought. See Equipment Group(s) in Exhibit 39.
Equipment Type Code(s)	Alphanumeric code (one alpha and three numeric) used to designate a specific type of equipment and attributes.
Mechanical Designation	Alphabetic AAR code assigned to the physical description of the unit. See Umler Data Specification Manual.

When the lookup icon is selected for either Location field, the Station Look Up page is displayed (Exhibit 61).

e. Select Search. The Station Look Up Results page is displayed (Exhibit 62).

f. Select the radio button beside the correct location and select OK. The Pool/Equipment Search page is redisplayed (Exhibit 59) with the location and State/Province field showing the selection.

4. Set *Output to: to CSV, if needed, or leave set to Browser (default). See Warning.

To view details for a particular equipment, select its Equipment ID link. The Display Unit Lookup Result page is displayed (refer to

Exhibit 35). Select Cancel on the detail page to return to the query results.

If CSV was selected for output, results appear as shown in Exhibit 65. Refer to Export Query Results to CSV for instructions on choices for saving or opening the CSV file.

If the user elects to do a pool view, use query criteria as described in Equipment View, but leave the View drop-down set to Pool View. Results can be to the browser or CSV (or a count).

The only action currently available from this page is Delete Pool. To delete a pool header, check the boxes beside the pools to be deleted and select OK. See Delete Pool Header for more information.

To view a pool header, select its link. The View Pool Header page is displayed (Exhibit 67).

After a pool view query is performed, a pool ID link selected, and a pool header is being viewed:

3. (Optional) Choose the Future radio button to delay the pool addition to a future date. The page expands with an On Future Date field.

a. Use the calendar picker ( $Description: U:\Technical Writer\EMIS\Graphics\Icons\iconCalendar.gif$ ) to select the future date.

b. (Optional) Add a Transaction Description to make the future work easier to identify when using the Maintenance>Manage Future Transactions function.

Search	Executes the search and outputs to the Browser or to CSV as requested. See Browser Output or CSV Output.
Count	Executes the search and outputs a single line message with the count of records meeting the specified criteria (similar to Exhibit 55).

Show Equipment	Opens the Assigned Equipment page for viewing (Exhibit 69). No actions are available on this page. Select Done to return to the View Pool Header page. To remove individual equipment from a specific pool, use either an Equipment Query or a Car Management Query (Equipment View) with the Pool ID as criteria.
Edit	Opens the Update Pool Header page (Exhibit 70). See Update Pool Header.
Done	Returns to the search results page (Exhibit 66).

Validate	Validates data before submission to facilitate error correction.
Submit	Send the data to the system. Validation occurs first, so error correction can be done. If successful a message similar to Exhibit 156 is displayed. After successful submission of changes, select OK to return to the query list.
Suspend	Saves the edit input for completion later. Opens the Suspend Work page (similar to Exhibit 102). See Suspended Work to resume the Pool Header Edit task.