A: RCM allows for the the tracking of additional items that are provided in the vehicle at the time of hire. Examples of such items would be GPS units, child seats, ski chains, etc.  

Whenever a vehicle is hired any additional items supplied must be identified by the unique item no#  and correspondingly when the vehicle is returned the items status must be updated to show the item has been returned with the vehicle.  If it is not returned with the vehicle it must be flagged as 'Lost or Damaged' allowing the operator to charge the customer accordingly.

The locations of individual items are tracked as vehicles are hired and returned to the same or a new location.  Only items that are currently available in the hiring location will be available for selection. Using the item maintenance function you can update the items 'current' location at any time, otherwise it will always be set to the return location of the last hire. 

To track items you must first set up the inventory of item groups and the items belonging to these groups. 

The Extra Item Tracking article gives a detailed explanation of how to setup and use this function.