Selecting deferral category for modification
You can select a deferral category for modification in this page. You can enter the deferral category code directly or search for it. The search criteria would be the deferral category code, status, limit type and limit basis. The system displays the deferral categories that match the search criteria specified.
Select the “Edit Deferral Category” link under the “Configuration” business component.
The “Select Deferral Category” page appears.
Enter the following field in the “Direct Entry ” group box, if you are aware of the deferral category code:
Deferral Category |
The code identifying deferral category that you wish to modify (Alphanumeric, 30). |
Select the “Edit Deferral Category” link provided alongside to edit deferral category details.
Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for deferral category. Data entry in the fields is optional:
Deferral Category |
The code identifying deferral category that you wish to modify (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the deferral category code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. |
Status |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the status of the deferral category. The system lists the options “Active” and “Inactive”. Leave the field blank to retrieve the deferral categories irrespective of the status. The system leaves this field blank by default. |
Limit Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the type of deferral limit associated to a deferral category based on which the MEL/CDL Item number gets deferred. This could be "Time Limited", "Usage Limited" or "Time and Usage Limited". The system retrieves the deferral categories with the Limit type specified here. The system leaves this field blank by default. |
Limit Basis |
Use the drop-down list box to specify the limit basis for the time and usage based deferral. The system lists the options “Whichever is earlier” and “Whichever is later”. The system retrieves the deferral categories with the limit basis specified here. The system leaves this field blank by default. |
Click the “Search” pushbutton to display the search results
The system displays the following fields in the “Search Results” multiline:
Deferral Category |
The deferral category defined in the system. |
Deferral Category Desc. |
The textual description of the deferral category. |
Limit Type |
The type of deferral limit associated to a deferral category based on which the MEL/CDL Item number gets deferred. This could be, "Time Limited", "Usage Limited" or "Time and Usage Limited". |
Limit Basis |
The limit basis for the time based deferral. The system displays one of the options “Whichever is earlier” and “Whichever is later”. |
Status |
The status of the deferral category, which could be “Active” or “Inactive”. |
Click the hyperlinked deferral category code in the multiline to modify the deferral category details.