Modifying maintenance material request details

You can also specify whether hard allocation is required for non-disposition kind of part. Tell me more.

Select the “Edit Material Request” link in the “Select Maintenance Material Request” page. Alternatively, click the hyperlinked material request number in the multiline of the same page.

The Edit Maintenance Material Request” 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. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

The system displays the following field in the “Material Request Details” group box:

Material Request #	The maintenance material request selected in the previous page.
Status	The status of the maintenance material request, which is either “Fresh” or "Draft".
MR Type	The type of the material request, which could be “Planned” or Unplanned”.

Modify the following fields, if required:

MR Priority	Use the drop-down list to modify the priority of the material request. The system displays the following option:
	Normal – Select this option to indicate that the MR is raised for parts that pertain to the usual requirement of an aircraft.
	AOG – Select this option to indicate that the MR is raised when the aircraft on ground. This is the situation where the parts have to be available immediately because the aircraft cannot fly without the part. MR of this type must be assigned the first priority.
	The system displays “Normal’ by default.
Need Date	The date on which the parts will be consumed or needed (Date Format). Mandatory. The date entered here should be equal to or later than the current server date.
Note: Ensure that the need date is the date next to the current server date or earlier, if the MR priority is set to “AOG”.
User Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the user-defined status of the material request. The system lists all the “active” quick codes of type “User Status” as defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity of the “Material Request” business component.
Warehouse #	Use the drop-down list box to modify the warehouse from where you wish to collect the required part. Mandatory. The system lists all those warehouses defined in the “Create Warehouse Information“ activity of the “Storage Administration” business component.

Note: If the work order has reference to customer order, ensure that the warehouse selected in the above field is valid and is mapped to the customer.

The system displays the following field:

MR Class

The class to which the material request belongs.

Modify the following field, if required:

MR Category

Use the drop-down list box to modify the category to which the material request belongs. The system lists all the “active” quick codes of type “MR Category” as defined in the “Create Quick codes” activity of the “Material Request” business component.

The system displays the following:

Request For

Indicates whether the material request is created for internal parts, customer parts or both the internal and customer parts.

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

Note: The system retrieves only those records for which the aircraft is not in “Frozen” record status.

Customer #	The number identifying the customer, who owns the aircraft.
Customer Name	The name of the customer owning the aircraft.
Customer Order #	The number identifying the order placed by the customer.
Aircraft Release Date	The date on which the aircraft should be released to the customer, after the completion of the work order.

Note: The "Customer #" and "Customer Name" fields are applicable only when the aircraft is not self-owned and the customer details are recorded in the system.

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

Visit Package #	The number that identifies the visit package.
Work Order #	The work order for which the maintenance material request is raised.
Work Center #	The work center where the parts are required.
Aircraft Reg #	The aircraft for which the parts are required.

Enter the following:

Requestor #

The number identifying the employee who raised the request for the part (Alphanumeric, 15).

The employee number should have already been defined in the “Create Employee File“ activity of the “Employee Information” business component.

The employee name will be displayed alongside, if the employee code has been entered. If the employee code has not been entered, you can enter the employee name here (Alphanumeric, 77).

Help facility available.

Component #

The component number of the part (Alphanumeric, 90). Ensure that the value entered in this field is a valid component number in “Active” status as defined in the “Aircraft” business component. Also ensure that the component is attached only to the aircraft specified in the “Aircraft Reg #”.

By default the system displays the component number involved in the “On-Wing” or “Component Removal” job associated to the work order specified in the “Work Order #” field.

If no “On-Wing” or “Component Removal” job exists for the work order, the system leaves the field blank by default.

Help facility available.

Modify the following fields in the “Options’ group box, if required:

Hard Allocation Required

Check this box to indicate whether reserved or hard allocation is required for non-disposition kind of part.

The system displays the following field:

Part Type

The type of the part for which the maintenance material request is raised.

Modify the following field, if required:

Issue in Single Lot

Check this box to indicate that the part has to be issued in a single lot.

Modify the following fields in the “Part Details” multiline, if required:

Part #

The number identifying the part for which the material request is raised (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Ensure that the part number is valid and is of “Active” planning status as defined in the “Create Part Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component.

Help facility available.

Note: If the part requested is either unplanned (parts which are not identified as standard requirements in work order) or of additional quantity (excess quantity which is not identified as standard requirements in the work order), then the quantity requested additionally is apportioned amongst the reference documents through which the MR is created.

The system displays the following fields:

Part Description	The textual description of the part.
Part Type	The type of the part.

Modify the following, if required:

UOM

The unit of measurement in which the parts are required (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory. The unit of measurement must be a valid “Active” UOM for the part defined in the “Create UOM” activity of the “Unit of Measurement Administration” business component or you can enter any valid UOM defined for the part in the “Maintain UOM Conversions” of the “Part Administration” business component. If you leave this field blank, the system assumes the UOM in which the part is stocked.

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

Est. Qty.

The estimated quantity of the parts required to complete the work order task.

Modify the following field:

Qty. Required

The total quantity of the part required (Decimal). Mandatory. Ensure this is a positive value. If the part type is “Kit” or “Component”, ensure the number is not in fractions.

The system displays the following field:

Available Qty

The total quantity of part available in the warehouse.

Modify the following fields, if required:

Substitute Part #	The number identifying the alternate part that can be used if the part entered in the “Part #” is not available (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that this part number is a valid Alternate part # identified in the “Create Part Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component and is in “Active” status. Help facility available.
Substitute Type	Use the drop-down list box to modify the substitute type for the part. The system lists the following options: “Not Allowed” – Select this option to indicate that substitution with the alternate part is not allowed for the requested part. “NHA” – Select this option to retrieve the next higher assembly for the requested part. “Specific Alternates” – Select this option to retrieve specific alternate parts for the requested part. Entry in this field is mandatory, if “Substitute Part #” field is entered.
Note: If the “NHA” or “Specific Alternates” option is selected, ensure that the “Substitute Part #” field is not left blank. If the “Specific Alternates” option is selected in the “Substitute Type” field, the system ensures that the value entered in the “Substitute Part #” field is either a valid alternate part number as identified in the “Create Part Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component, or is a position-based alternate as identified in the “Build Aircraft Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component.
Stock Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the status in which the part is required. The system lists the following options: "PBH” - Select this option if the part is a powered by hours (PBH) part. The system also lists all the user-defined stock statuses that are mapped to the part type in the “Create User Defined Stock Status” activity of the “User Defined Stock Status” business component.
Note: Ensure that “PBH” option is selected under the following circumstances: a) The part is identified as PBH part for the supplier who is mapped to the aircraft specified in the “Aircraft Reg #” field. b) The part and its higher assembly part are identified as PBH object list for a supplier. c) The component that is requested for a “Component Removal” job or “Onwing” job, along with its higher assemblies, is identified as PBH for the supplier.
Preferred Condition	Use the drop-down list box to modify the condition in which the part of type “Component” is required. The following are the available conditions:
	New – Select this option to indicate that the part must be new or purchased recently.
	Overhauled – Select this option to indicate that some maintenance action or servicing must be done on the part, and the part has not been used after servicing.
	Serviceable – Select this option to indicate that the part must be in a usable condition.
	The system sets the field blank by default.

The system displays the following:

Issue Basis

Indicates whether the part is a “Returnable”, “Non Returnable” or a “Core Returnable” part. Core returnable indicates that instead of the issued part any other part can be returned.

Enter the following:

Exp. Date Of Return

The date on which the part is expected to be returned. Ensure the date is equal to or later than the current server date.

Date entry in this field is mandatory if the “Issue Basis” is “Returnable”.

Remarks

Any comments or remarks on raising the material request for the part.

Select the hyperlinked part description to view the parts information.
Modify the following fields in the “Notes” group box, if required:

User Defined Detail – 1	Any other additional details pertaining to the material request (Alphanumeric, 255).
User Defined Detail – 2	Any other additional details pertaining to the material request (Alphanumeric, 255).
Delivery Instruction	Any general instruction regarding the delivery of the part (Alphanumeric, 255). Zoom facility available.
Remarks	Any additional remarks pertaining to the material request. Typically, the reason for modifying the material request can be entered here (Alphanumeric, 255). Zoom facility available.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark the requested part for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the toolbar above the multiline, to delete the part selected in the multiline.

To modify the material request

Click the “Edit Request” pushbutton to update the modified details.

The system updates the details. The system sets the status to “Draft” and stores the name of the login user name and the current server date as the last modified date.

The system performs the following if the hangar work order is based on the customer order:

If the work order has reference to customer order and if the current business component interacts with the “Customer Order” business component, then the sytem updates the stock status for all the requested parts, based on the Preferred Stock Status identified for the reference Customer Order in “Customer Order” business component. Else, the system updates the preferred stock status identified for the Aircraft Reg # from the “Aircraft” business component.
updates the “Request For” field as “Customer”, “Internal” or “Internal and Customer” in the “Material Request” business component based on the value set in the “Spares Supplied By” field in the “Customer Order” business component.
updates the “Request For” field as “Internal” in the Material Request” business component, if the ownership of the aircraft identified in the work order is “Owned” or “Leased Out”. Else, the system updates the value “Internal and Customer” in the “Request For” field.

To confirm the material request

Note: Ensure that the modified details are recorded before the confirmation of the maintenance material request.

Click the “Confirm Request” pushbutton at the bottom of the page to confirm the selected material requests.

If the “Material Request Authorization” option is set as “Required” in the “Set Options” activity, the system changes the status to “Fresh”. Otherwise, the status is changed to “Authorized”. On authorizing the material request, the system updates the stock planning reservations from “Plan Demand” to “Firm Demand” in the “Stock Planning” business component. The system stores the name of the login user and the current server date as the last modified date.

If the issue basis is “Returnable”, the system updates the expected date of return (if not entered), as the schedule end date of the work order at the work order level, or the schedule end date of the visit package at the visit package level.

The system performs the following if the hangar work order is based on the customer order:

If the work order has reference to customer order and if the current business component interacts with the “Customer Order” business component, then the sytem updates the stock status for all the requested parts, based on the Preferred Stock Status identified for the reference Customer Order in “Customer Order” business component. Else, the system updates the preferred stock status identified for the Aircraft Reg # from the “Aircraft” business component.
updates the “Request For” field as “Customer”, “Internal” or “Internal and Customer” in the “Material Request” business component based on the value set in the “Spares Supplied By” field in the “Customer Order” business component.
updates the “Request For” field as “Internal” in the Material Request” business component, if the ownership of the aircraft identified in the work order is “Owned” or “Leased Out”. Else, the system updates the value “Internal and Customer” in the “Request For” field.

To cancel the material request

Click the “Cancel Request” pushbutton at the bottom of the page to cancel the selected material requests.

The system changes the status to “Cancel”.

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

Created by	The name of the user who created the maintenance material request.
Created Date	The date on which the maintenance material request was created.
Last Modified by	The name of the user who last modified the maintenance material request.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the maintenance material request was last modified.
Approved by	The name of the user who approved the maintenance material request.
Approved Date	The date on which the maintenance material request was approved.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Edit WO–Part Requirements” link at the bottom of the page to modify the part requirements for the work order.
Select the “Inquire Warehouse Stock Balance” link at the bottom of the page to view the stock balance in the warehouse.

Modifying maintenance material request details – An overview

You can modify the material request (MR) selected in the “Select Maintenance Material Request” page. You can modify the MR priority, that is, whether the material request created for usual requirement of an aircraft or for an aircraft that is grounded. You can modify the need date by which the material is required for maintenance activity, the warehouse from which it can be collected and the user-defined status of the material request.

You can also specify whether hard allocation is required for non-disposition kind of part requirement and whether the parts have to be issued in a single lot.

You can modify the part details such as the part number and required quantity, alternate part if the requested part is not available, stock status in which the part is required, required condition of the part, returning option and comments.

You can also modify the user-defined details, delivery instructions and general comments about the material request.

What you can do in this page

Modify the priority of the material request

Modify the warehouse for the required parts

Modify the user-defined status for the material request

Modify the category of the material request

Modify the condition in which the part is required

Modify the priority of the material request

You can modify the priority of the material request. You can modify the priority as “Normal” to indicate that the MR is created for parts that pertain to the usual requirement of an aircraft. You can set the priority as “AOG” to indicate that the MR is created for the aircraft on ground. This is the situation where the parts have to be available immediately because the aircraft cannot fly without the part. MR of this type must be assigned the first priority.

Set the “MR priority” field as “Normal”, if the MR is created for parts that pertain to the usual requirement of an aircraft.
Set the “MR priority” field as “AOG”, if the MR is created for the aircraft on ground.

Modify the warehouse for the required parts

You can change the warehouse from where you wish to collect the required parts. The system lists all the “active” warehouses defined in the “Create Warehouse Information” activity of the “Storage Administration” business component, as options.

Set the appropriate option in the “Warehouse” field, to specify the warehouse from where you wish to collect the required parts.

Modify the user-defined status for the material request

You can modify the user-defined status of the material request.

Set the appropriate option in the “User Status” field, to select the user-defined status for the material request.

Modify the category of the material request

You can specify the category, to which the maintenance material request belongs.

Set the appropriate option in the “MR Category” field, to select the category of the material request.

Modify the condition in which the part is required

You can specify the condition in which the requested part is required.

Set the “Preferred Condition” field to “New”, to indicate that the part must be new or purchased recently.
Set the “Preferred Condition” field to “Overhauled”, to indicate that some maintenance action or servicing must be done on the part, and the part has not been used after servicing.
Set the “Preferred Condition” field to “Serviceable”, to indicate that the part must be in a usable condition.