Modifying work order details

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This page allows you to edit the details of the work order that is in the “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Scheduled” or “In-Progress” status. Tell me more.

The “Edit Work Order” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

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 “Work Order Details” group box:

Work Order #

The number identifying the work order for which the details must be modified.

  • Click the hyperlinked work order number, to view the work order details.

Status

The status of the work order, which could be “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Scheduled” or “In-Progress”.

Order Type

The type to which the work order belongs.

User Status

Use the drop-down list box to modify the user-defined status of the work order. The system lists all the ‘active’ quick codes of the type “User Status” as defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity.

WO Category

Use the drop-down list box to modify the category to which the work order belongs. Mandatory. The system lists all the ‘active’ quick codes of the type “WO Category” as retrieved from the “Create Visit Category” activity of the “Central Planning” business component.

Note: You cannot modify the work order category under the following circumstances:

  1. If a material request has already been generated for the work order.

  2. If the status of the work order is "In-Progess".

Job Type

Use the drop-down list box to modify the job type of the work order. Mandatory. The system lists “Aircraft”, “On-Wing” and “Component Removal”, as options.

The system displays the following fields:

Authorization Status

The authorization status of the work order, which could be “Authorized”, “Pending Authorization” or “Not Required”.

Expense Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the expense type of the work package. The system lists the following options:

  • "Revenue" – Select this option if the cost incurred on the work unit is due to routine maintenance activity and must be recorded as revenue cost.

  • "Capital" – Select this option if the cost incurred must be recorded as a capital cost. The system displays the expense type of work order created in the previous page, by default.

This field must be set to “Capital”, if the ownership of the aircraft is set as “Owned” or “Leased Out” in the “Aircraft” business component.

CAPEX Proposal #

The capital expense proposal number applicable to the work unit (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that the value entered here is a valid CAPEX proposal number as defined in the “Asset Planning” business component, if the current business component interact with the “Asset Planning” business component.

The system displays the CAPEX proposal number of the work order created in the previous page.

Help facility available.

Work Order Description

The modified textual description of the work order (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.

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Note: The CAPEX Proposal number specified in the HWO must have an asset class that is same as the asset class to which the Asset Tag and Asset No. are mapped for the aircraft. The system performs this check only when the expense type is “Capital” and the “Enforce Object to Asset Mapping For” field is set as “Aircraft” in the “Set Option” activity of the “Account Group” business component.

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

Aircraft Reg #

The aircraft in which the work order is executed.

Aircraft Model #

The model to which the aircraft belongs.

ATA #

The ATA chapter number under which the aircraft is listed (Alphanumeric, 16).

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

Planning Base

The planning base to which the aircraft belongs.

Zone #

The number identifying the zone to which the aircraft belongs (Alphanumeric, 15). The value entered must be in “Active” status and as defined in the “Create Zones” activity of the  “Aircraft” business component.

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Part #

The part number to which the component belongs (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure this is of type “Component”, already defined in the “Create Parts Main Information” activity of the “Part Administration” business component and is in the “active” status.

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

Part Description

The textual description of the part.

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Component #

The component against which the work order is raised (Alphanumeric, 90). Mandatory, if the job type is “On-Wing” or “Component Removal”. Ensure that this field is not left blank, if the part number and serial number are not entered.

Help facility available.

Serial #

The serial number of the component (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that this field is not left blank, if the part number is entered.

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Position Code

The position code for which the maintenance program must be defined (Alphanumeric, 25).

Entry in this field is mandatory, if

  • The component number is not entered.

  • The engagement type of the aircraft is "Full Maintenance" or

  • The job type is “Onwing” or “Component Removal”.

Help facility available.

Note: If the engagement type of the aircraft is “Full Maintenance”, ensure that the component is associated to the position code entered here.

If the “Position Code” is specified and if it is a unique value defined in the aircraft configuration, the system retrieves the component number, part number, part description and serial number for the specified position, from the “Create Component Record” activity of the “Aircraft” business component.

If the component number is entered, the system retrieves the part number, part description and position code from the “Build Component Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component, only if the job type is other than “Aircraft”.

Zone #

A unique number identifying the zone in the warehouse from where the stock is transferred (Alphanumeric, 15).

Entry in this field is mandatory, if the engagement type of the aircraft is 'On Request'.

Help facility available.

 

The system displays the following field:

Maintenance Type

The maintenance type, which could be "“overhaul”, “repair” or “inspection”.

 

  • Enter the following field:

Replacement Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the replacement type for the part. The system lists the options “Replacement”, “Restoration”, “Remove Only” and “Attach Only”. The system leaves the field blank by default.

Note: Ensure that the “Replacement Type” field is not left blank, if the job type is set to “Component Removal”.

If the replacement type is set to “Attach Only”, the position code must be entered even if the component number is entered.

If the replacement type is set to “Replacement”, “Restoration” or “Remove Only”, ensure that the part number-serial number combination is applicable to the position code, if the position code entered is not unique to the aircraft configuration.

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

Note: The system retrieves and displays only those records that are not in frozen 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: you can launch the “View Customer Order Details” page only if the current business component interacts with the “Customer Order” business component.

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.

WO Priority

Use the drop-down list box to modify the urgency level at which the work order must be executed. The system lists the description of all the priority numbers that are defined in the “Create Priority Numbers” activity of the “Common Masters” business component.

Interruptable

Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the work order can be executed with interruptions or not. Select “Yes”, if the work order can be performed with interruptions. Select “No”, if the work order execution cannot be interrupted.

Contact Person

The name of the employee who can be approached incase of any query regarding the work order (Alphanumeric, 80).

Help facility available.

Est. Man Hrs.

The total man-hours estimated to complete the work order (Decimal).  Ensure that the value entered is positive.

Work Center #

Use the drop-down list box to modify the work center, which is responsible for the execution of the work order. The system lists all the ‘active’ work centers in the alphabetical order, for which the execution capability is defined as “All” and “Hanger Jobs” in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component.  The system displays the field blank by default.

Note: Ensure that this field is not left blank.

You cannot modify the work center, if a material request is raised for the work order.

Work Phone #

The telephone number of the work center, which is responsible for the execution of the work order (Alphanumeric,30).

The system displays the following field:

Work Center Description

The textual description of the work center.

Zoom facility available.

Est. Elapsed Time

The time estimated to complete the execution of the work order (Time Format). Ensure that the value entered is positive.

Use the drop-down list box provided alongside, to specify the unit of measurement for the time allotted for the execution of the work order. The system lists the options “Hours”, “Minutes” and “Days”.

Sch. Start Date & Time

The date and time on which the work order execution is scheduled to be started (Date and Time Format). Mandatory.

Sch. End Date & Time

The date and time on which the work order execution is scheduled to be completed (Date and Time Format). Mandatory.

Note: Ensure that the end date is greater than the scheduled start date.

WO Compliance Date

The latest date by which the work order must be executed (Date Format).Ensure that the compliance date is later than the scheduled end date of the work order.

Authorization

Use the drop-down list box to specify whether authorization is required or not for the work order. Mandatory. The system provides the options, based on the settings in the “Set Options” activity of the current business component.

 

For customer based work orders:

  • If the “Authorization Options” is selected as “Non-Routine WO” in the “Set Options” activity of the current business component, and if a value is selected in the “Approval of Additional Work Scope” field in the “Customer Order” business component, the system provides “Required” as the only option and defaults the same.

  • If the “Authorization Options” is not selected for non-routine work order and if the “Approval of Additional Work Scope” field is set as “Not Required”, the system provides the options “Not Required” and “Required”, and defaults the option “Not Required”.

  • If the “Authorization Options” is set other than “Non-Routine WO”, and if the “Approval of Additional Work Scope” field is set as “Required” or “As Required” in the “Customer Order” business component, then the system provides the options “Required”, “Not Required” and “Customer Authorization Required”, and defaults the option “Customer Authorization Required”.

Note: For work orders that are not customer based, the system:

  1. Provides “Required” as the only option and defaults the same in the above mentioned field, if the “Authorization Options” field is set as “Non-Routine WO” in the “Set Options” activity of the current business component.

  2. Provides the options “Required and “Non Required” if no value is selected in the “Authorization Options” field, and defaults the option “Not Required”.

Note: If “Authorization” is set as “Not Required”, the system assigns this status to all the newly added tasks and also to the work order. If “Authorization” is set as “Required”, the system assigns the status “Pending Authorization” to the newly added task and the work order, and if the “Authorization” is set as “Customer Authorization required”, the system assigns the status “Pending Cust. Auth.” The planning status is set as “Unplanned” for the newly added work unit and related task.

Authorization Comments

Any additional comments pertaining to the authorization of the work order (Alphanumeric, 255).

Access Panel Tasks

Use the drop-down list box to specify whether access panels tasks are required or not. Mandatory. The system provides the options, “Required” and “Not Required”. The system displays “Not Required” by default. If the parent work order is split, then the system displays “Not Required” as the only option.

Note: If “Access Panel Tasks” is set as “Required”, the system lists all the access panels that needs to be accessed for the execution of the task.

The system displays the following field in the “Work Unit Details” multiline:

Link Info

Indicates whether the part number and resource details are entered for the task. The system displays one of the following:

 
  • P - if spare part details are available

 
  • R – if resource details are available

 
  • P/R – if spare part and resource details are entered

Seq #

The sequence in which the tasks should be performed while executing the work order (Integer). Mandatory. Ensure that the sequence number is a positive integer and is unique in the multiline.

 

If you leave the sequence number blank, the system automatically assigns a sequence number to each row, in the order in which they are entered in the multiline, on clicking the “Create Work Order” pushbutton. Ensure that you do not leave it blank for any of the tasks occurring in between.

Note: You can modify the sequence number of the task only for the work order that is in the “Fresh” or “Authorized” status.

Task #

The number identifying the task that must be performed for work order execution (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. Ensure that the task has already been defined in the “Create Task” activity of the “Maintenance Task” business component and is in “Active” status.

Help facility available.

Note: You cannot delete tasks that are already associated to an authorized work order. While adding new tasks to the authorized work order, the system changes the status of the newly added task to “Authorized” on clicking the “Edit Work Order” pushbutton, depending on the option selected in the “Set Options” activity.

You cannot modify the details of the task, which is in the “Completed”, “Closed”, “Pre-closed” or “Cancelled” status.

For newly added task, ensure that the task is not duplicated in the entire visit package for which the work order has been created.

For each task entered in the multiline, all those related tasks that are in “Active” status and whose job status is other than “Completed”, “Cancelled”, “Preclosed” and “Closed”, are displayed sequentially in the multiline along with their corresponding part and resource requirements.

For the newly added tasks, ensure that the task assigned to execution document does not have relationship defined as 'Conflict' with already existing tasks in the Task detail multiline. If the Output Related Tasks # assigned to execution document have relationship defined as 'Conflict' with already existing tasks in the Task detail multiline, then the system does not display the conflict task in the task detail multiline.

The system does not display the tasks in the task details multiline if the output related tasks is duplicated in the entire visit package for which the work order has been created and whose job status is other than Completed, Cancelled, Preclosed and Closed.

The system displays the following fields:

Revision #

The revision number of the task.

  • Enter the following field:

Task Description

The textual description of the task (Alphanumeric, 150).

Note: If the task description is entered and the “Task #” field is left blank, ensure that the “ATA #” field is not left blank.

The system displays the following field:

Task category

The category of the task.

Task Priority

Use the drop-down list box to modify the priority for the task. The system lists all the priority descriptions defined in the “Create Priority Numbers” activity of the “Common Masters” business component.

Time Unit

Use the drop-down list box to modify the time unit for the time allotted for the task. The system lists the options “Minutes”, “Hours” and “Days”.

Est. Elapsed Time

The time estimated to complete the task (Time Format). Mandatory. Ensure that the value entered is positive. By default, the system displays the greatest of the elapsed time values specified for the work units.

Est. Man Hrs.

The total man-hours estimated to complete the task (Decimal). Ensure that the value entered is positive. By default, the system displays the sum of the estimated man-hours specified for the work units.

Sch. Start Date

The date on which the maintenance task is planned to be started (Date Format).

Start Time

The time at which the maintenance task is planned to be started (Time Format).

Sch. End Date

The date on which the maintenance task is planned to be completed (Date Format).

End Time

The time at which the maintenance task is planned to be completed (Time Format).

Note: Ensure that the start date and time is not later than the end date and time.

Ensure that the end date and time is not earlier than the current server date and time.

Note:  The system retrieves Sch. Start date for the related task as that of parent tasks Sch. Start date and Sch. End date will be computed based on Sch. Start date  + individual tasks elapse time.

Compliance Date

The latest date by which the task must be completed (Date Format). Ensure that this date is later than the scheduled end date of the task.

Expense Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the expense type of the work package. The system lists the following options:

  • "Revenue" – Select this option if the cost incurred on the work unit is due to routine maintenance activity and must be recorded as revenue cost.

  • "Capital" – Select this option if the cost incurred must be recorded as a capital cost.

The system leaves the field blank by default.

CAPEX Proposal #

The capital expense proposal number applicable to the work unit (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that the value entered here is a valid CAPEX proposal number as defined in the “Asset Planning” business component, if the current business component interacts with the “Asset Planning” business component.

Leave this field blank, if the “Expense Type” field is set to “Revenue” in the multiline.

Help facility available.

Note: The CAPEX Proposal number specified against the work unit must have an asset class that is same as the asset class to which the Asset Tag and Asset No. are mapped for the aircraft. The system performs this check only when the expense type is “Capital” and the “Enforce Object to Asset Mapping For” field is set as “Aircraft” in the “Set Option” activity of the “Account Group” business component.

The system displays the following:

ATA #

The ATA chapter under which the aircraft is listed.

Parent Task #

The code identifying the parent task of the work unit.

Relationship Type

The relationship type of the task with the Related task.

Discrepancy #

The discrepancy associated with the task.

You can click the data hyperlink to view details of the discrepancy.

AMM / CMM Item #

The Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) or the Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) item number given in the respective manuals.

DSC #

The number that identifies the dependent system condition.

Access Panel #

The number identifying the access panel task.

Planning Type

The planning type of the task.

Note: 1. The system retrieves all the related tasks with the Parents Tasks in the “Parent Task #” column and the relationship between the Task # and Parent Task # in the Relationship Type” column.

2. All the attributes of the parent tasks will get copied to related tasks.

Note: Ensure that all the work units available in the multiline are of expense type “Revenue”, if the “Expense Type” field is set as “Revenue” in the header.

Note: You can delete only those tasks whose job status is ‘Fresh”.

If all the tasks in the work order are deleted, the status of the work order is reverted to “Fresh”.

Note: The existing sequence numbers cannot be rearranged or modified under the following circumstances:

a) If a new task is added in the multiline.

b) If the status of the work order is “Scheduled”, “In-Progress”, “Completed” or “Closed”.

The system displays the following fields in the “Engg Service Req Details” group box:

Engg Service Req #

The engineering service request (ESR) raised to communicate the request for clarifications, to the respective engineering cell, on a maintenance activity.

Request Status

The status of the ESR, which could be “Fresh”, “Confirmed”, “Cancelled”, “Pre-closed”, “Closed”, or “Response Declined”.

Problem Description

The textual description of the problem for which the ESR is raised.

Zoom facility available.

Engg Advice Note #

The number identifying the EAN generated by the engineering cell (Alphanumeric, 18). Ensure this is a valid EAN number as defined in the “Process Engg Service Request” activity of the “Engineering Advice Note” business component and is in the “Released” status.

Help facility available.

The system displays the following fields:

Revision #

The revision number of the EAN.

Recommendation

The maintenance action prescribed by the engineering department for the ESR.

Zoom facility available.

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

Visit Package #

The number that identifies the visit package for which the work order is raised.

Parent WO #

The number that identifies the parent work order for the current work order.

Child WO Count

The number of child work orders of the parent work order.

Note: If you have modified the parent work order, the system updates the child WO count on clicking the “Edit Work Order” pushbutton.

Change Doc Type

The system displays “Yes” to indicate that the change order is triggered by the visit package.

Change Order #

The change order raised against the visit package.

Revision No

The revision number of the change order, if any.

Ref. Document Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the reference document for the work order created. The system lists the following options:

  • “Project work order” – Select this option if the reference document is a component work order of job type “Project”.

  • “Component work order” – Select this option if the reference document is a component work order of any job type other than “Project”.

  • “Others” – Select this option if the reference document is any other document such as transaction slip, receipt, etc.

The system leaves the field blank by default.

You cannot leave this field blank, if you enter the “Ref. Document #” field.

Ref. Document #

The number identifying the reference document (Alphanumeric, 40).  

Ensure that the reference document entered here is a valid component work order of status other than “Fresh” or “Cancelled”, if the reference document type is “Project work order” or “Component work order”. Also, the component work order must be of job type “Project”, if the reference document type is “Project work order”.

Help facility available.

The system displays the following fields in the “Work Order Total Cost Estimates” group box:

Total Cost

The total estimated cost that will be incurred on the work order. This is the sum of the material, labor, facilities and miscellaneous costs.

Material Cost (Capital)

The cost of material whose expense type is “Capital” that will be incurred on the work order.

Material Cost

The cost of material that will be incurred on the work order. This cost is calculated by multiplying the rate defined for the material in the “Part Administration” business component with the quantity of parts estimated for all the tasks of the work order.

Labour Cost

The cost of labour that will be incurred on the work order. This is applicable for “Skill” type of resource. This cost is calculated by multiplying the rate defined for the skill in the “HR Setup” business component with the quantity of skill estimated for all the tasks of work order.

Facilities Cost

The cost of facilities that will be incurred on the work order. This is applicable for resource types other than “Skill”. This cost is calculated by multiplying the rate defined for the facility in the “Work Center” business component with the quantity of resources estimated for all the tasks of the work order.

Misc. Cost

Any extra cost that will be incurred on the work order (Decimal). Ensure that the value entered is positive.

Comments

Any additional remarks pertaining to the cancellation of the work order (Alphanumeric, 255). Entry in this field is mandatory, if you wish to cancel the work order.

Zoom facility available.

  1. The part is identified as PBH part for the supplier who is mapped to the aircraft specified in the “Aircraft Reg #” field.

  2. The part and its higher assembly part are identified as PBH object list for a supplier.

  3. 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.

For all the other part types, the system updates the stock status as “Accepted”.

To cancel the work order

Note: You cannot cancel a work order under the following circumstances:

  1. If the “Mandatory (Y/N)” flag is set as “Yes” for any of the work units belonging to the work order.

  2. If materials have been issued against the material request raised for the work order.

  3. If the work order is of type “Planned” and has reference to customer order.

The system performs the following after clicking the “Cancel” pushbutton:

  1. Cancelled – If the material request is in “Draft” or “Fresh” status.

  2. Short Closed – If the material request is in “Authorized” status.

Note: If there are issue documents in the “Fresh” or “Draft” status for the short closed material request, the system updates the status of those documents to “Cancelled”.

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

Created by

The name of the user who created the work order.

Created Date

The date on which the work order was created.

Last Modified by

The name of the user who last modified the work order.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the work order was last modified.

To proceed, carry out the following

Refer to the topic "Viewing work unit schedules and references details" in the "Visit Package" Online Help for more details.

Refer to the “Viewing aircraft maintenance log - An overview” topic for more details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifying work order details – An overview

Edit Work Order - A summary of the activity

This page allows you to edit the details of the work order that is in the “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Scheduled” or “In-Progress” status. You can modify the work order description, type, user status and category. You can modify component details such as the part and the component number for which the work order is raised.

Details such as the work order priority, the man-hours estimated for work order completion and the primary work center of the work order can be modified.

The task details can be modified only for a work order that is in “Fresh” or “Authorized” status. The details of the task such as the task number and the sequence, work center, priority assigned to the task, total time and man-hours estimated for task completion, the date and time at which the task execution is planned to be started and completed can be modified. You can add new tasks to the hangar work order.

On cancellation, all the resources and material assignments done for the work order will be cancelled. The status of the work order and its associated tasks changes to “Cancelled”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you can do in this page

Modify the work center for work order execution

Modify the schedule dates for the work order

Modify work units required for work order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify the work center for work order execution

You can modify the work center in which the work order must be executed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify the schedule dates for the work order

You can modify the scheduled start and end dates for the work order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify work units required for work order

The details of the tasks that are required for work order execution can be modified. Details such as the sequence number of the task, task number, work center, task priority, time unit, the estimated time and man-hours and scheduled start and end dates can be modified.