Changes to a Lookups > Equipment Make/Model record affect all Equipment records associated with the Make/Model record. In other words, if you edit and change the contents of a field, the changed content is applied to every linked Equipment record.
When you edit the record and try to save, a popup alerts you with the name of the field or fields that are affected. As a reminder, both the radio buttons and the Manufacturer and Make or Equipment Type and Sub-Type fields are read-only once a record has been created and saved.
Fields that trigger this warning are: Make, Regulatory Cat*, SOP #*, and Risk Level. If you manually entered the Risk Level in the item record, other changes to the Make/Model record are applied to the Equipment record, but the Risk Level is not affected.
Click OK to apply the changes to all associated records.
Click Cancel to revise or rethink the action.
* Check boxes adjacent to the Regulatory Cat, SOP #, Replacement Cost, and Life Expectancy fields can change the ownership of the field. When checked (the default), the Make/Model window owns the data and any attempts to change the contents trigger the warning that it will update all linked equipment records. If the check box is clear, information entered in the Make/Model window does not affect the corresponding field on the Equipment record.