# 2.9.1.1 Car Item Dialog

This dialog is invoked from the Car Inventory (Section 2.9.1) and the Custom Management (Section 2.9.2) dialogs.

The dialog can be displayed in three different ways and is used to create or edit Car Items, Car Part definitions or Prototype definitions.

The Add button creates a new definition. The dialog remains open so you can enter multiple definitions. You can Close the dialog when you are finished. If you are editing an existing definition then the Add button will be replaced by the Update button which updates the selected definition and closes the dialog.

The New button on the Car Item dialog invokes the Car Part or Car Prototype dialog which you can use to create new part or prototype definitions for your cars. The New button on the Car Part dialog invokes the Car Prototype dialog.

Car Item Dialog

The dialog contains:

  Car Description which contains lists of Manufacturer, Prototype and Part Number which are used to select the Car Part. The Manufacturer list contains the entries Custom and Unknown for special Car Parts. For these entries you can enter the Part Number and Description fields.

  - If the manufacturer of your car is not listed in the Manufacturer list you can type in the new name. Also, if the Part is not listed you can enter a new part number. The new part will be added to the list of Custom Car Parts (Section 2.9.2).

  The Mode Radio button group lets you choose between the Information controls described here or the Customize controls described in the next section. You would use the Customize option to change Road name, Number or Color if you have repainted the car or to adjust the dimensions.

  Details about the individual car item such as Index, Price and Condition, Dates and Notes. The Index value must be unique for all car items.

  - To enter multiple New Cars you can set the Quantity field to a value greater than one. The Numbers Radio button group specifies whether the new car's numbers will be sequential (such as 1234, 1235, ...) or repeated.

  Message Line which will contain instructions if there any fields that need to be completed.