Receive Plates Maintenance

Use Receive Plates Maintenance to record into inventory the plate numbers of motor vehicle license plates, as well as, permit numbers for booster permits, special registration permits and transit plate inventory.  You can enter individual plate/permit numbers or you can enter a range of plate/permit numbers.  The plate inventory is used to validate license plates during registrations.

Tips:  

• For more information about the Plate Inventory, see Plate Inventory Cycle.

• For more information about working with data in fields, see the Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

To see directions for...

• Opening Receive Plates Maintenance, click More.

   

  1.  Click File Maintenance from the Menu Bar.

  2.  Click Receive Plates.

   

  Receive Plates Maintenance Window Example:

  

   

• Receiving Plates or Permits into inventory, click More.

   

  To receive a license plate or a series of plates into inventory:

   

  Receive Plates Maintenance Prompts Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
  Plates Booster MVR10 Transits	To indicate the type of inventory being added, click the appropriate radio button: Plates Boosters MVR10 Transits
  Plate Type or Class	Entries are based on what you selected above: If you selected Plates, then you will enter the Class associated with the plates you are adding to inventory. If you selected Booster, then BSTR displays as the Plate Type. If you selected MVR10, then SP displays as the Plate Type. If you selected Transits, then TP displays as the Plate Type.
  Start Plate	If entering a range of plates/permits, enter the beginning plate/permit number here. If entering a single plate/permit, enter the plate/permit number as the Start Plate.
  End Plate	If entering a range of plates/permits, enter the ending plate/permit number.   If entering a single plate/permit, enter the plate/permit number here.
  Explanation	Enter an optional explanation to accompany the inventory being entered, if applicable. Tip:  The Explanation displays on the Inventory Adjustment Report.
  	To generate a list of the license plate/permit numbers to be added to inventory, click Generate List. Note:  Each individual plate/permit number with the entered range will display in the column labeled Plate Number.
  Plates in Range	Displays the total count of license plates/permits being added to inventory based on the values you entered for the Start Plate and the End Plate fields.
  	If the plate/permit numbers listed and the total count of plates/permits in the range are correct, click Adjust to add the plates/permits to inventory.
  	After clicking Add to, the following confirmation window displays:
  	To finalize adding the plates/permits to inventory, click OK.  Or, to stop the process, click Cancel.
  Plates Added	The total count of plates/permits added to inventory displays for your reference.
  Plate Range(s)	After clicking OK, the plates/permits are added to inventory and the range values display for your reference in the right pane labeled Plate Range.
  	To clear the entry fields in preparation for entering another set of plates/permits, click Clear Fields. Tip:  It is recommended that you click Clear Fields if you are entering a new range of permits or plates for a different class.
  	To close the window when you are finished with removing plate/permit inventory: Click Close.   Or, click  Close in the upper right corner of window.

   

• Deleting an Existing Plate or Permit Record from inventory, click More.

   

  Note:  You can not delete plates.  To remove plates from your inventory use the Adjust Plates Maintenance routine.