Editing Deferral Category details

This page enables you to edit the details of deferral category. Tell me more.

Select the “Edit Deferral Category” link in the “Select Deferral Category” page. Alternatively, you can select the hyperlinked deferral category code in the multiline of the same page.

The “Edit Deferral Category” page appears.

Date Format

The format in which the date field is 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 “Deferral Category Details” group box:

Deferral Category

The deferral category code selected in the previous page for modification

Modify the following fields in the “Deferral Category Details” group box, if required:

Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the status of the deferral category. The system lists the options “Active” and “Inactive”.
Description	The textual description of the deferral category (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.
Limit Type	Use the drop-down list box to modify 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". Time Limited- Select this option to indicate that the deferral of MEL//CDL Item number associated to this deferral category is time based and can be deferred till the duration specified. Usage Limited- Select this option to indicate that the deferral of MEL//CDL Item number associated to this deferral category is usage based and can be deferred till the value specified for the usage parameters is reached. Time and Usage Limited - Select this option to indicate that the deferral of MEL//CDL Item number associated to this deferral category is dependent on both the time and usage.
Limit Basis	Use the drop-down list box to modify the limit basis for the time based deferral. The system lists the options “Whichever is earlier” and “Whichever is later”. Data selection in this field is mandatory when you have selected “Time and Usage Limited" in the "Limit Type" field. Leave this field blank, if the “Limit Type” is set as “Time Limited” or “Usage Limited”.

Time Based Deferral

Enter the following in the “Time Based Deferral Limits” group box:

Deferral Duration

The duration or period for which the MEL/CDL item number can be deferred (Decimal). Mandatory. The value entered here must be positive.

Data entry in this field is mandatory if you have selected "Time Limited" or "Time and Usage Limited” in the “Limit Type” field.

Select the time unit for the deferral in the drop-down list box provided alongside. The system lists the options “Days”, “Hours” and “Months”.

Note: You should leave this field blank, if the “Limit Type” is set to “Usage Limited”.

Usage Based Deferral

Modify the following field in the “Usage Based Deferral Limits” multiline, if required:

Parameter

The unique code identifying the parameter, as defined in the “Aircraft” business component (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that the type of the parameter specified here is “Consumption Type” and the parameter is in the “Active” status.

Help facility available.

Note: Ensure that at least one parameter is entered, if a value exists in either “Deferral Duration” or “Deferral Limits” field.

The system displays the following in the “Usage Based Deferral Limits” multiline:

Parameter Description	The textual description of the parameter.
UOM	The unit of measurement for the parameter

Enter the following field in the multiline:

Deferral Limits

The value of the parameter based on which the MEL//CDL item number is deferred (Alphanumeric, 15). The value entered here must be positive.

Data entry in this field is mandatory if you have selected "Usage Limited" or "Time and Usage Limited” in the “Limit Type” field.

Note: You should leave this field blank, if the “Limit Type” is set to “Time Limited”.

Enter the following field:

Remarks

Any remark or comment pertaining the deferral category (Alphanumeric, 255).

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

Created By	The user who created the deferral category details.
Created Date	The date on which the deferral category details were created.
Last Modified By	The user who last modified the deferral category details
Last Modified Date	The date on which the deferral category detail were last modified.

Click the “Edit Deferral Category” pushbutton to edit the deferral category details.

Editing deferral category details – An overview

You can modify the details of the deferral category in this page. The details that can be modified are as follows:

Status of the deferral category

Description of the deferral category

The type of the deferral limit associated to the deferral category

The limit basis

The duration for which the deferral item number can be deferred and the time unit for the deferral

The deferral limit values for the parameters associated to the component