Key Concepts

Assets

• An asset is any physical object that you wish to track using TrackAbout.  A more detailed explanation can be read here.

Customers

• A Customer is any person or company that is or may be in possession of one of your assets.  You may wish to track to which customer an asset has been delivered and for how long it has been there.

Data Lock

• Data Lock is a feature that is designed to protect existing records in TrackAbout from unwanted changes. Without a data lock in place, any user with sufficient privileges can edit or make changes to any record in the system, no matter how old.  A more detailed explanation can be read here.
  

Full/Empty Status

• Full/Empty Status is a term used to describe the Use State of an Asset that serves as a container. It is commonly used in the packaged gas industry; but may be useful in other industries as well.  See: Use States for more information.

Locations

• Locations are areas where assets can be stored. Any storage area that is not at a Customer is considered a Location. A more detailed explanation can be read here.
  

Record

• Records are any change to an asset that is tracked and recorded within TrackAbout at a specific date, time and location.  Examples would be: a truck load record, a delivery record or a maintenance record.

Record Editing

• Recording editing is how TrackAbout allows you to change records which have already been saved to the website. Changes can be made to update records or correct errors which have been made.  A more detailed explanation can be read here.
  

User Interface

• this refers to any screens on a computer or handheld device that allows the user (you) to control or use the TrackAbout software.  A more detailed explanation can be read here.