Selecting material request for viewing

This page allows you to select a material request and view its details. Tell me more

Select the “View Material Request” link under the “Material Request” business component.

The “Material Request Selection” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields are displayed

This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. If the format is not defined, the system will display the date format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

Enter the following field in the “Direct Entry” group box, if you know the material request number for which the details are to be viewed:

Material Request #

The material request number for which the details are to be viewed (Alphanumeric, 18)

Select the “View Material Request” link displayed alongside to view the material request information.
Enter the following filter criteria in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for a material request: Data entry in these fields is optional

Material Request #

The material request number for which the details are to be viewed (Alphanumeric, 18). You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material request numbers that are similar to the values entered here.

Warehouse #

Use the drop-down list box to select the number identifying the warehouse where you are located. The system retrieves the material request associated with the warehouse number. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request details irrespective of the warehouse number. The system leaves the field blank by default.

From Date	The starting date in the range of dates from when the material request details must be viewed. (Date Format). Leave the field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the date.
To Date	The ending date in the range of dates till when the material request details must be viewed. (Date Format). Leave the field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the date.
MR Class	Use the drop- down list box to select the MR class for which the details are to be viewed. The system provides the following options:
	Maintenance – Select this option to indicate that the MR is created for maintenance requirement.
	General – Select this option to indicate that the MR is created for general requirement.

	Replenishment – Select this option to retrieve the MR created for replenishment requirement.
	Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request irrespective of the MR class. The system leaves the field blank by default.
MR Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the material request for which the details are to be viewed. The system provides the following:
	Planned – Select this option to retrieve the material request raised due to planned maintenance activities or execution document, which contains the list of materials required.
	Unplanned – Select this option to retrieve the material request raised from the unplanned maintenance activities such as the line station.

	For Stock – Select this option to retrieve the material request raised for stock maintenance. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request irrespective of their type. The system leaves the field blank by default.
MR Priority	Use the drop-down list to select the priority of the material request. The system displays the following:
	Normal – Select this option to retrieve the MR raised for parts that pertain to the usual requirement of an aircraft.
	AOG – Select this option to retrieve the MR raised for the aircraft on ground.

	Low – Select this option to retrieve the MR with low priority. Leaves this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request irrespective of their priority. The system leaves the field blank by default.
MR Category	Use the drop-down list box to specify the category to which the material request belongs. The system lists the MR categories defined in the “Create Quick codes” activity that are in the “Active” status and leaves the field blank by default
Aircraft Reg #	The aircraft registration number for which the material request has to be viewed. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created for the aircraft whose registration numbers are similar to the one entered here.
Component #	The number identifying the component for which the material request must be viewed. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created for the component whose numbers are similar to the one entered here.
Ref. Document Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the reference document type based on which the material request prepared must be viewed. The system displays the following options:
	Component Work Order – The work order generated for a component
	Tech Log – The technical log that raised the request for the material.
	Visit Package – The document generated for the maintenance activities that are to be accomplished during the aircraft visit.
	Hangar Work Order - The work order generated for “Hangar” maintenance
	Others - Any document other than the line work order, component work order, technical log, hangar work order or visit package. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request irrespective of the reference document type. The system leaves the field blank by default.

Ref Document #

The reference document number based on which the material request prepared must be viewed

You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created based on the reference document whose numbers are similar to the one entered here.

Requesting Location	Use the drop-down list box to select the organization unit which prepared the material request. The system retrieves all the material requests that are prepared in the location specified here. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the details irrespective of the location. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the MR. The system displays the following options: “Draft”, “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Canceled”, “Partially Issued”, “Short Closed” and “Closed”. The system lists all the material requests that are of the status specified here. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve the material request irrespective of their status. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Part #	The number identifying the part for which the material request details must be viewed. (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created for the part whose numbers are similar to the number entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the part.
Requested By	The name ID of the user who requested the creation of the material request. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created for the user whose login ID is similar to the number entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the login ID.
Customer #	The code identifying the customer. (Alphanumeric, 18). You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are created for the customer whose numbers are similar to the number entered here. Leave the field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the customer number entered here.
View Part Info	Check this box to view the requested part details.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to display the search result.

The system displays the following fields in the “Search Results” multiline based on the filter criteria specified:

Material Request #

The number identifying the material request

Select the hyperlinked “Material Request #” to view the material request details.

Line #	The line number of the part in the material request.
Part #	The number identifying the part for which the material request is raised.
Part Description	The textual description of the part.

Note: The “Line #”, “Part #” and the “Part Description” will be displayed only if the “View Part Info” box is checked.

Warehouse #

The number identifying the warehouse where you are located.

MR Class

The class to which the MR belongs, which could be “Maintenance” or “General”.

MR Type

The type of the MR which could be “Planned” or “Unplanned”.

MR Priority

The priority of the MR which could be “Normal” or “AOG”.

Need Date

The date on which the parts will be consumed or needed

User Status

The user-defined status of the MR

Status

The status of the material request. The material request could be in one of the following statuses:

Draft - When the material request details are recorded, and some more details are yet to be recorded for the material request.

Fresh - When all the material request details have been entered.

Authorized – When the part requirements of the material request are confirmed.

Canceled - When the material request is cancelled. Only those material requests that are in the “Draft” and the “Fresh” status can be canceled.

Partially issued - When only some parts are issued against the material request.

Short Closed – When the material request is short closed in the “Short Close Material Request” activity. When some parts have been issued and the need for the remaining parts is no more felt, the MR is short closed.

Closed – When the parts are requested on a non-returnable or a returnable basis. If requested on a non-returnable basis, the MR attains this status automatically when the all the quantities of parts requested and authorized are issued. If requested on a returnable basis, the MR attains this status automatically when the corresponding parts are returned for all the parts requested and authorized.

MR Category

The category to which the MR belongs

Aircraft Reg #

The registration number of the aircraft for which the parts are required

Component #

The number identifying the component for which the materials are required

Ref Document Type

The reference document type based on which the material request is prepared

The system displays “Component Work Order”, “Tech Log”, "Visit Package", "Hangar Work Order" and "Others".

Note: The system retrieves the material requests created by “Visit Package” or “Hangar Work Order”, which are only in "Draft" or "Fresh" statuses.
Ref Document #	The reference document number based on which the material request is prepared
Requesting Location	The organization unit from where the material request is created
Requested By	The name ID of the user who requested for the creation of the material request
Customer #	The code identifying the customer.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the material request for viewing.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “View Stock Issue” link to view the stock issue details for the selected material request.

Refer to the topic “View Issue – A summary of the activity” of the “Stock Issue” Online Help, for more details.

Select the “View Coverage Details” link to view the coverage details for the selected material request.

Selecting material request for viewing – An overview

You can select a material request and view its details. If you know the material request number to be viewed, you can enter it directly. Otherwise, you can carry out a search based on the material request number, the warehouse number, the MR class, the MR type, the MR priority, the MR category, , the aircraft registration number, the component ID, the reference document type, the reference document number, the requesting location or the status. The system displays the details of the selected material request, such as the material request number, the warehouse number, MR class, MR type, MR priority, need date, user status, status, MR category, return status, aircraft registration number, component ID, reference document type, reference document number and the requesting location .