Creating work package

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This page allow you to  enter a unique number for the work package and provide a description for it. Tell me more.

The “Create Work Package” page appears.

Work Package #

A unique number that identifies the work package (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. This can be a combination of characters and digits. This number should be unique to the “Component Maintenance Program” and “Maintenance Program” business component.

Work Package Description

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

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Primary Work Center #

Use the drop-down list box to select the work center where the work package has to be performed (Alphanumeric, 30). The system lists all the “Active” work centers defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component and leaves the field blank by default.

The system fills in the following field on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton:

Primary Work Center Desc

The textual description of the work center.

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Ref. Document Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the reference document. The system lists all the reference document types defined in the “Create Reference Document Type” activity of the “Common Master” business component.

Ref Document  #

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

Work Package Type

The type of work package (Alphanumeric, 30).

Remarks

Additional remarks pertaining to the creation of the work package (Alphanumeric, 255). Typically the reason for creating the work package can be specified here.

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Est. Man Hrs.

The estimated man hours for completing the work package (Decimal).

Est. Duration

The total time required for completing the work package (Decimal). Mandatory. The estimated duration also includes the time required for performing pre-execution or post-execution tasks such as getting tools ready and cleaning up work.

The estimated duration should be a positive value.

Use the drop-down list box provided alongside, to specify the unit of measurement for the estimated duration, which could be “Minutes”, “Hours” or “Days”.

Turn Around Time

The time for which the component will be unavailable if this work package is carried out (Decimal). This should be a positive value. Ensure that the value entered is greater than the "Estimated Duration" value.

Wrench Time

The total time estimated for the actual execution of the work package (Decimal). The value entered must be positive.

Ideal Time

The ideal time recommended for the completion of the work package (Decimal). The ideal time of the work package is estimated based on the ideal time recommended by the OEMs for each work unit in the work package.

The value entered must be positive.

Note: The time unit selected for the “Est. Duration” is set as the time unit for the Turn Around Time, Wrench Time and Ideal Time.

Seq #

The number identifying the sequence of the work package (Integer). Ensure that the value entered here is a positive value and is not a duplicate value.

Work Unit Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of the work unit, which could be “Task” or “Standard Procedure”. Mandatory. The system sets the field as “Task” by default.

Work Unit #

The task or standard procedure to be performed as part of the work package (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. The work unit must be a valid task or standard procedure defined in the “Create Task” and “Create Standard Procedure” activity respectively, of the “Maintenance task” business component. The task or standard procedure should be in the “Active” status.

 

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Work Center #

Use the drop-down list box to specify where the work unit has to be performed (Alphanumeric, 30). The system lists all the “Active” work centers defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component. The system leaves the field blank by default.

Mandatory?

Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the work unit has to be definitely performed or not. It could be one of the following:

 

  • “Yes” – The work package is assumed to be performed  only when all the mandatory work units have been executed.

  • “No” - The work package is assumed to be performed  only when all the mandatory work units are not executed.

The system sets the field as “Yes” by default.

Starting Day

The day from which the execution of the work unit must be started (Integer). Ensure that the value entered here is positive and greater that zero.

If this field is left blank, the system updates the value “1” on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton.

Expense Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the expense type of the work units. The system provides 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 on the work unit must be recorded as capital cost.The system displays the value “Revenue” by default.

The system fills in the following fields on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton:

Work Unit Desc

The textual description of the work unit.

Work Center Description

The textual description of the work center.

Note: Ensure that at least one work unit is entered in the multiline.

The system performs the following on clicking the Re-Number pushbutton:

If you wish to insert tasks 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 sub task.

Note: The existing sequence numbers cannot be rearranged or modified, if a new task or standard procedure is added in the multiline.

The records in the multiline including the Starting Day are refreshed.

Note: The system creates the work package and sets the status of the created work package as "Active".

The system performs the following on clicking the Create Work Package pushbutton:

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Creating work package – An overview

Create component maintenance program work package - A summary of the activity

You can enter a unique number for the work package and provide a description for it. You can specify the type of the work package. You can also specify the work center where the work package has to be carried out and the estimated time for completing the work package. You can also provide references to related documents such as MPD and CMM.

Work units can be of type task or standard procedure. You can define the work units to be carried out while executing the work package. You can also provide the work center where the work unit has to be performed. The work unit can be specified as “Mandatory” within the work package. For schedule update purposes, the work package is assumed to have been performed if all the mandatory work units within the package have been performed.

The system assigns the “Active” status as soon as the work package is created and sets the server date and time as the creation date and time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What you can do in this page

Indicate the primary work center for the work package

Indicate the reference document details

Indicate the work unit type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate the primary work center for the work package

You can specify the work center where the work package has to be executed.

The system stores the work package details along with the work center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate the reference document details

You can provide reference document details for the work package. You can specify the type of the reference document and the reference document number.

The system stores the work package details along with the reference document details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate the work unit type

You can specify the type of the work unit that has to be associated with the work package. The type of the work unit could be “Task” or “Standard Procedure”.