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Adding or editing a building

Enter a building's name, address, location, floors, facilities, security details and manager.

What this page is for

This form holds everything about one building. Floors listed here are offered when you link a unit to the building.

Who can use it

How to list floors

  1. Type each floor's name (for example Ground floor, Floor 1) and optionally its level number, from bottom to top.
  2. Three empty rows are always shown; save and reopen to get more.
  3. To remove a floor, clear its name. Its units stay in the building without a floor.

Fields and columns

Field What it means Rules
Name The building's name Required, up to 150 characters.
Code Short code Optional, unique in your organisation.
Year built Construction year Optional.
Building manager The person responsible A member of your organisation.
Address, Latitude, Longitude Where it is Latitude -90 to 90, longitude -180 to 180.
Floors Name and level of each floor Up to 60 characters per name.
Facilities Lift, generator, parking, ... From Master data.
Guard shifts, CCTV, Access system, Emergency contacts Security details Free text.
Notes Internal notes Not shown to guests.

Statuses and automation

Every change is recorded in the building's history.

Settings that change this page

Facilities come from Building facilities in Master data.

FAQs

Can a unit be on two floors? No. Choose the floor where its entrance is.

Troubleshooting

Problem What to do
"The code has already been taken." Another building uses that code.

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