Updating component configuration information

This page allows you to add or modify the configuration details defined for the component selected in the “Select Component” page. Tell me more

Select the “Build Component Configuration” link in the “Select Component” page. Alternatively, click the hyperlinked “Component #” in the same page.

The “Build Component Configuration” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time fields are displayed. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date and time format from the "Enterprise Modeling" business component by default.

The system displays the following fields in the “Component Details” group box:

Component #	The component ID for which you wish to define the configuration details.
ATA #`	The ATA chapter to which the component belongs.
Part #	The part number to which the component belongs. Note
Manufacturer Part #/Manufacturer #	The manufacturer part number and the manufacturer number of the component. Note
Serial #	The serial number of the component.
Part Description	The textual description of the part to which the component belongs.

The system displays the configuration details of the component in the form of a tree structure with ‘Component #’ as a parent level node. On expanding the node, the configuration details such as "Position Code", "Part #", "Part Description", "Part Serial #" and "Component ID" are displayed for the component. If a component exists for a position code, and if a Piece Part is defined for that position code level in the configuration, the system displays the first level position code along with a folder for Piece Part #. The tree display format is as shown below:

- Component #

- Position Code II Part # II Part Description II Serial # II Component #

- Piece Parts

Part # II Part Description II Quantity II Position # II Position Description

Note: In the tree structure above, the system displays “Mfr. Part # - Mfr. #” combination, if the parameter “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” under the Category ‘Manufacturer Part #’ is set as “Yes” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component. If the parameter is set as “No”, the system displays “Part #”.

In the Tree Structure of Piece Parts:

Reference part #, Reference Part Description and Reference Quantity is retrieved when Existing Part Details are not available
When Existing Part Details and reference Part details are available, then Existing Part #, Existing Part Description and Existing Quantity are retrieved in the Tree Structure.
When Position Status is 'Inactive, then the respective Part Details in the Piece Part Configuration Tree Structure will be displayed in Italic Font.

Color Identifiers for Position Codes:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the position code is attached.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'Yes'.
Display the record in 'Black', if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'No'.
Display the record in ‘Italics’, if the position code is ‘Inactive’.

Color Identifiers for Piece Parts:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the Piece Part quantity is greater than '0'.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the Piece Part quantity is equal to '0'.

Note: On selection of a node in the tree structure, the system automatically retrieves the corresponding component details in the “Component Details” group box, and the configuration details in the “Next Level Details” multiline.

The system displays the following fields in the “Component Configuration Details” group box:

Revision #

The revision number of the component configuration. The system displays the revision number corresponding to the status of the component configuration.

Enter the following field:

Config. Status	Use the drop-down list box if you wish to modify the status of the component configuration. The system lists the following:
	Fresh – When the component configuration is created or modified.
	Cancelled – When the component configuration is cancelled. Select this option if you wish to cancel the selected component configuration.
	Active – When the component configuration has been approved using the “Approve Part Number & Component Configuration” activity.

Note: You can cancel the component configuration only when it is in “Fresh” status.

The system displays the following fields in the “Next Level Details” multiline if you have already defined the configuration details for the selected component.

Enter the following fields in the multiline to define the configuration for the component displayed in the “Component #” field in the “Component Details” group box:

Seq #

The sequence number for the position code (Integer). Ensure that the sequence number is a positive integer. If you leave the sequence number blank, then on clicking the "Build Component Configuration" pushbutton, the system automatically assigns a sequence number to each position code, in the order in which they are entered in the multiline, by incrementing the sequence number of the position codes already existing in the multiline.

Note: If the sequence number is duplicated in the multiline, then the sequence number is sorted based on the level code corresponding to the position code.

Position Code

The code identifying the position in the component displayed in the “Component Details” group box, where the child component will be fitted (Alphanumeric, 25). Mandatory. Once created, the position codes defined for the component cannot be modified or deleted. Ensure that the position codes are unique for the parent component.

The system displays the following field in the “Component Configuration Details” multiline:

Attachment Status

Indicates the attachment status of the position code. The system displays one of the following option:

“Attached” – Indicates that component is attached to the position code.
“Removed” – Indicates that currently no component is attached to the position code.
“Unknown” – Indicates that the serial number of the component attached to the position code is unknown.
“New” – Indicates that the position code is newly created.
“Error” – Indicates that the component attached to the position code, is different from the actual intended component.

The system displays “None” if no component is attached to the position code. This option can be displayed only during initial configuration of the component.

Enter the following fields:

Position Code Status	Use the drop-down list box to specify the status of the position code, which could be either “Active” or “Inactive”. Mandatory.
	Set the status to “Inactive” if you wish to disable this position code due to a modification in the configuration, which will make the position code defunct or physically non-existent.
Part #	The part number of the child component to be attached to the position code (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. Ensure that this part has already been defined of type “Component” in the “Create Parts Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component and is in “Active” status. Note The part # you specify must be effective for the part # and serial # of the component, as defined in the “Manage Part Effectivity” page. Help facility available.
Mfr. Part #	The manufacturer part number of the child component to be attached to the position code (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. Ensure that this Mfr. Part # -Mfr. # has already been defined of type “Component” in the “Create Parts Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component and is in “Active” status. Further, the manufacturer part # must be valid for the component for which you are recording configuration details, as defined in the “Manage Part Effectivity” page. Note The part you specify must be effective to the Mfr. Part # -Mfr. # of the component as defined in the “Maintain Part Effectivity” page. Help facility available.
Mfr. #	The manufacturer # of the child component to be attached to the position code (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. Ensure that the manufacturer has already been defined as a supplier of type ‘Manufacturer’ in the Aircraft and Supplier components. Further, the manufacturer must exist in the “Active” status. Note The manufacturer number is mandatory, if you enter more than one record with the same manufacturer part # in the multiline.
Note: 1) The manufacturer part # and manufacturer # fields are displayed only if the Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction" parameter is set to ”Yes” in the Logistics Common Master' business component, in the Set Inventory Process Parameters activity of the Logistics Common Master component. 2) The manufacturer part # and manufacturer # combination must be valid for the component for which you are recording configuration details. 3) The part types of the manufacturer part # of the component must be the same as that of all child components in the entire assembly.
Component Mandatory	Use the drop-down list box and set the field to “Yes” to indicate that it is mandatory to fit the component in the position code. Mandatory. The system provides the options “Yes” and “No” and sets the field to “Yes” by default.
Position Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of the position code. Mandatory. The system provides the options, “Engine”, “APU”, “Landing Gear” and “Others”.

Note: 1) The component type of the part must be the same as that of its position type. 2) The number of position codes of type “Engine” or ”APU” must be less than or equal to the total number of engines or APUs defined for the configuration class of the aircraft model to which the part is associated.

The system displays the following fields in the multiline if you have already attached components using the “Initialize Assembly” link provided in this page:

Component #	The number identifying the child component that is attached to the position code.
Serial #	The serial number of the child component.
Date Of Attachment	The date on which the child component was attached to the respective position code.
Time Of Attachment	The time at which the child component was attached to the respective position code.
Part Categorization	The category of the part to which the child component belongs. The system displays any one of the following options:
	Cargo – indicates that the part can be used in a cargo aircraft.
	RVSM – indicates that the part can be used in an aircraft, equipped for RVSM. RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum) enables the aircraft to operate in the upper airspace with vertical separations of 1000 ft.
	MEL – indicates that the part is included in the Minimum Equipment List.
Zone #	The zone to be associated to the position code. If the zone information is not already defined for the position code, then the zone associated to the NHA of the part is displayed.

Enter the following fields in the multiline:

ATA #

The ATA chapter to be associated to the position code (Alphanumeric, 16). Ensure that the ATA chapter number has been defined in the “Create ATA chapter” activity of the “Aircraft” component and is in “Active” status.

Help facility available.

Note: If this field is left blank, the system automatically associates the ATA chapter that is already associated to the child part in the “Maintain Maintenance Info. For Part” activity of the “Aircraft” component, to the respective position codes in the multiline.

The system displays the following fields:

Base Part #	The base part of the part defined for the position code.
Part Description	The description of the part defined for the position code.

Enter the following field:

Equipment Category

Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the equipment that can be attached to the position code in the component. The drop-down list box displays the ‘Active’ equipment categories defined under all equipment groups in the Maintain Cabin Equipment List activity of Configuration. Additionally, the Active equipment categories not associated with any equipment group (Equipment Group set as “Not Applicable”) also appear in the drop-down list box.

Note: Equipment groups are quick codes defined under the quick code type “Equipment Group” in the “Create Quick Codes” activity of Aircraft.

The system displays the following fields:

Equipment Group

The equipment group to which the equipment category belongs as defined in the “Maintain Cabin Equipment List” activity of Configuration.

Enter the following fields:

Drawing #

The document that contains the drawing depicting the configuration details of the part (Alphanumeric, 40).

File Name

The file name of the document (Alphanumeric, 50).

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field in the multiline on clicking the “Get Details” pushbutton, if the component configuration details have already been defined:

Lower Level Exists?	Indicates whether the configuration details have already been defined for the child component entered in the multiline. The system displays one of the following:
	Yes – Indicates that child components have been defined at lower levels for the component entered in the multiline.
	No – Indicates that child components at lower levels have not yet been defined for the component entered in the multiline.
Remarks	Any comments or supplementary information regarding the component configuration System ensures that Position details are provided when Remarks are entered. Note: Clicking the icon launches the “View Notes” page.

Select a record in the multiline, for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the record selected in the multiline.

Note: You cannot delete the position codes that are automatically retrieved in the multiline.

If you wish to insert position codes in the multiline and assign sequence number for them, click the “Re - Number” pushbutton to rearrange the existing rows in the ascending order of the sequence number. The system regenerates the sequence number in multiples of five, thereby enabling you to specify the sequence number for the newly added position code.
Select the "View File" link provided at the bottom of the multiline, to view the file details.
Select the “Edit Component Maintenance Program” link alongside to edit the component maintenance program information.
Click one of the following pushbuttons in the Traverse Configuration” group box to traverse through the different levels in the configuration hierarchy.

Previous Level

Click this pushbutton if you wish to modify the configuration details for the parent of the component displayed in the “Component Details” group box.

On clicking this "Previous Level" pushbutton the system displays the parent component of the component ID for which the configuration details are being defined in the “Component #” field in the “Component Details” group box. The configuration details of the parent component are displayed in the respective fields in the group boxes and multiline.

Next Level

Click this pushbutton if you wish to define or modify the configuration details for the child component selected in the multiline.

On clicking the “Next Level” pushbutton, the system displays the selected child component, in the “Component #” field of the “Component Details” group box, and the configuration details of the child component are displayed in the respective fields in the multiline.

Note: Ensure that only one record in the multiline is selected and also, the position code of the selected child component should be in “Active” status.

Enter the following field in the “Attachment Status Modification” group box:

Change To

Use the drop-down list box to change the attachment status of the position code. The system lists the options “New” and “Unknown”.

The system leaves the field blank by default.

Note: You can change the attachment status of the position code, only if the attachment status of the position code is “Removed” in the “Component Configuration details” multiline.

Enter the following field in the "Document Attachment Details" group box:

File Name

The file name of the document attached to the component configuration (Alphanumeric, 50).

Help facility available.

Select the "View File" link alongside to view the file details

Click the “Build Component Configuration” pushbutton to update the component configuration details.

If the Config. Status of the part (on which the component is based) is “Fresh”, the system sets the Config. Status of the component to “Fresh” as well. However, if the Config. Status of the part is “Active”; the Config. Status of the component is set to

“Active”, if Component Mandatory for all the position codes in the part is set to “No”.
“Fresh”, if Component Mandatory for any of the position code in the part is set to “Yes”.

Note: If the component configuration is in “Fresh” or “Cancelled” status, the system updates the component configuration details with the current revision number.

The system automatically changes the status of the “Active” component configuration to “Fresh” and increments the existing revision number, when any of the following is performed:

the position code status is modified.
the part number is modified.
a new position code is added.
the position code type is modified.

The system displays the following fields in the “Record Statistics” group box:

Revised by	The name of the user who modified the component configuration.
Revision Date	The date on which the component configuration was modified.
Approved by	The name of the user who approved the component configuration.
Approved Date	The date on which the component configuration was approved.

Enter the following field:

Comments

Any remark pertaining to the changes made in the component configuration (Alphanumeric, 255).

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Initialize Component Assembly” link at the bottom of the page to attach components to the component configuration.
Select the “Edit Piece Part List for Component” link at the bottom of the page to add or modify the details of the piece parts identified for the component.
Select the “Edit Notes” link at the bottom of the page to modify the general information pertaining to the component configuration.

Updating component configuration information – An overview

This page allows you to add or modify the configuration details defined for the component selected in the “Select Component” page. When this page is launched for the first time, the system lists the position codes and part numbers that are already defined for the part to which the selected component belongs. Position codes are the identifications of the physical locations in the structure of the aircraft to which the rotables can be fitted. You can attach zones and ATA chapters to a position code. Position codes help in tracking the movement of the rotables attached to them at various points in time. You can associate components to the position codes that are already listed in the page, or add new position codes and associate components to them. Components can be attached using the “Initialize Component Assembly” link provided in this page.

A single component ID can have more than one position code associated to it and can be termed as the parent component. The position code can have another component ID associated to it which can be termed as the child component. The child component can have a configuration of its own and thus the component ID and the position code association can form a hierarchy. This page allows you to traverse through each level of the hierarchy and define the configuration for the components.

You can associate a new position code to the parent component ID for which the configuration details are to be defined. You can specify the part number of the child component ID that is to be associated to the new position code. The “Initialize Component Assembly ” link provided in this page must be used to attach new components to the position codes.

Note: Once components are attached to the position codes, they cannot be modified. Use the “Update CR Details” activity under the “Component Replacement” business component to replace components attached to position codes.

You can specify the status of the position code, the type of the position code and whether the rotable fixing in the position code is mandatory or not, for the component configuration. You can also attach zones and ATA chapters to the position code. You can provide a reference to the drawing that depicts the configuration details of the child component and specify the path where the drawing resides.

The system updates the component configuration details and sets the status as “Fresh” for a newly created component configuration. If the component configuration that is already in “Fresh” status is modified, the system retains the status as “Fresh”. You can cancel the component configuration that is in “Fresh” status in this page. On cancellation, the status changes to “Cancelled”. The component configuration can be approved using the “Approve Part Number & Component Configuration” activity, and the status changes to “Active”. If the component configuration in “Active” status is modified in this page, the system resets the status to “Fresh” and increments the revision number by one after updating the configuration details.

The system also stores the name of the currently logged in user and the current server date.

What you can do in this page

Specify the component type that can be fitted in the position code

Modify configuration details of parent component

Modify child component configuration details

Specify the component type that can be fitted in the position code

The position codes, are the identifiers of the physical locations in the aircraft structure, where rotables can be fitted. You can specify the position code, type of the component, that is, “Engine”, “APU”, “Landing Gear” or any other component type, that can be placed in the position code.

Set the “Position Code Type” drop-down list box to “Engine” to specify the component of type engine can be fitted in the position code.
Set the “Position Code Type” drop-down list box to “APU” to specify the component of type APU can be fitted in the position code.
Set the “Position Code Type” drop-down list box to “Landing Gear” to specify the component of type landing gear can be fitted in the position code.
Set the “Position Code Type” drop-down list box to “Others” to specify the component of type other than engine, APU and landing gear can be fitted in the position code.

Modify configuration details of parent component

Click the “Previous Level” pushbutton to modify the configuration details for the parent of the component displayed in the “Component Details” group box.

The system displays the parent component of the component ID for which the configuration details are being defined in the “Component #” field in the “Component Details” group box. The configuration details of the parent component are displayed in the respective fields in the group boxes and multiline.

Modify child component configuration details

Click “Next Level” pushbutton to define or modify the configuration details for the child part selected in the multiline.

The system displays the selected child part number in the “Part #” field of the “Component Details” group box. And the configuration details of the child part are displayed in the respective fields in the “Next Level Details” multiline.