Initializing and updating configuration

Initializing and updating configuration details

Select the “Initialize & Update Configuration” link in the main page.

The “Initialize & Update Configuration” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time fields are displayed in this page. 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 in the “Maint. Object Details” group box:

Maint. Object Type	The type of the maintenance object for which the configuration details must be updated. The system displays “Aircraft” or “Component”, depending on the maintenance object selected in the previous page.
Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft for which the configuration details must be updated.
Component #	The number identifying the component for which the component replacement transaction has been identified.
Condition	The condition of the aircraft/component.
Part #	The part number of the component. Note
Mfr. Part #	The manufacturer part number of the component.
Mfr. #	The manufacturer number of the component.
Note
Serial #	The serial number of the component.
Part Description	The textual description of the part.

Configuration Tree Structure

The system displays the configuration details for the aircraft/component in the form of a tree structure, based on the maintenance object type specified. The details such as Position Code, Part #, Part Description, Part Serial # and Component ID are displayed in the tree structure with ‘Component #’ as a parent level node. If a component exists for a position code, and if a Piece Part is defined for that position code level in the configuration, the system displays the first level position code along with a folder for Piece Part #. The tree display format is as shown below:

- Component #

- Position Code II Part # II Part Description II Serial # II Component #

- Piece Parts

Part # II Part Description II Quantity

Note: In the tree structure above, the system displays “Mfr. Part # - Mfr. #” combination, if the parameter “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” under the Category ‘Manufacturer Part #’ is set as “Yes” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component. If the parameter is set as “No”, the system displays “Part #”.

Color Identifiers for Position Codes:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the position code is attached.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'Yes'.
Display the record in 'Black', if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'No'.
Display the record in ‘Italics’, if the position code is ‘Inactive’.

Color Identifiers for Piece Parts:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the Piece Part quantity is greater than '0'.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the Piece Part quantity is equal to '0'.

On selection of a particular node in the tree structure, the system automatically retrieves the configuration details, initialization/replacement details and lower assembly details in this page.

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

Ownership	The type of ownership of the aircraft/component.
Possession Status	The mode of possession of the aircraft/component.
Owning Agency #	The code identifying the agency that owns the aircraft/component.
Owning Agency Name	The name of the owning agency.

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

Configuration Rev #	The latest revision number of the aircraft/component configuration.
Config. Status	The status of the latest aircraft/component configuration, which could be “Fresh” or “Active”.
Assembly Status	The status indicating whether the component is attached to the position code. The system displays “Complete” if all necessary positions in the component are filled, else displays “Dormant”.

Enter the following in the “Display Option” group box:

Positions	Use the drop-down list box to specify the position or the actual location from which the component is attached, removed or replaced. Mandatory. The system lists the options: “All”, “Free Positions”, “Mandatory Positions” and “Open Mandatory Positions”. Select, “All”, to find components attached to all positions at the specified level in the aircraft configuration “Free Positions”, to find components not attached in all non-mandatory positions at the specified level in the aircraft configuration. “Mandatory Positions”, to find components attached to all mandatory positions at the specified level code in the aircraft configuration. “Open Mandatory Positions”, to find components not attached to all mandatory positions in the specified level code in the aircraft configuration.
Position Code	The position code in the component configuration where the component can be attached, removed or replaced (Alphanumeric, 25). You can enter the position code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the position codes that are similar to the number entered here. Data entry in this field is mandatory if the “Part #” or ”Ref Document #” field is entered.
Reference Part #	The part associated to the position code, for which the dependent position codes must be entered (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the reference part number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the reference part numbers that are similar to the number entered here.
Part Description	The textual description of the part (Alphanumeric, 150).
Level Code	Use the drop-down list box to select the level in the component configuration, for which the position code details are to be retrieved. Mandatory. The system retrieves all the position codes “0”, “1” & “2” defined at successive levels, along with the child position codes. Leave this field blank to retrieve all possible level codes. The system displays the code of the first level by default.

Enter the following fields in the “Initialization/Replacement Details” group box:

Ref Document #	The number identifying the reference document, as obtained from “Add Inspection Information” activity under “Goods Receipt” business component (Alphanumeric, 40). Leave this field left blank, if this page is launched from “Aircraft” business component. This field is applicable only if the page is being invoked from the “Goods Receipt” business component.
Removal Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of removal. Mandatory. The following options are available: Others – Indicates that the part that is accepted into the inventory through the “Goods Receipt” business component, is attached to or replaced from the specified position code in the component configuration. Cases of robbery can also be categorized as “Others”, when component attachment is not triggered through goods receipt transaction . Scheduled - Indicates that the component is removed to carry out preventive maintenance operations such as lubrication, or the component removal is a scheduled removal. The schedules can be based on intervals, consumptions or predictive triggers. Unscheduled - Indicates that the component is removed to carry out maintenance activity based on the outcome of equipment parameter inspections, or on the breakdown of the equipment. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Reason #	The reason for removing the part from the position code (Alphanumeric, 20). The reason for removal must have already been defined in the “Create Reasons for Removal” activity under the “Common Masters” business component. The data entered in this field is considered as a default value, if “Reason #” is not entered in the “Lower Assembly Details” multiline Help facility available.
CR Numbering Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the numbering type for the component replacement transaction number. Mandatory. The system lists all the valid numbering types that are identified for the component replacement transaction in the “Document Numbering Class” business component. By default, the system displays the numbering type identified as default value for this transaction.
Station	Use the drop-down list box to specify the station where the replacement is to be done. Data selection in this field is mandatory. The system lists all the active stations defined under the “Common Masters” business component. The system leaves this blank by default.
Replacement Date & Time	The date and time at which the component is replaced (Date & Time Format). Ensure that the date and time entered here are in the format displayed in the “Date & Time Format” field. The system displays the current system date and time by default.

Note: Ensure that the date and time entered here are less than or equal to the current server date and time.

Recorded By

The employee ID, as identified in the “Employee Information” business component (Alphanumeric, 20). Mandatory. The system displays the ID of the login user by default.

Help facility available.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the lower assembly details for the selected component.

The system displays the following in the “Lower Assembly Details” multiline on clicking the “Get Details” pushbutton:

NHA Part #	The parent part number of the removed part, in the next higher assembly. Note
NHA Mfr. Part #	The manufacturer part number of the parent part of the component, which is also referred to as the next higher assembly.
NHA Part Mfr. #	The manufacturer number of the parent part of the component, which is also referred to as the next higher assembly.
Note
Seq #	The sequence number associated with the level code as defined in the aircraft/component configuration.
Level Code	The level code corresponding to each position code specified for attaching the component to the component configuration.
Position Code	The position code at which the component is to be fitted in the component configuration.

Note: If serial numbers are associated with the selected position, then the system retrieves all positions irrespective of the status.

Position Code Status

The status of the position code.

Enter the following fields:

Component Mandatory

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the part is essential for the aircraft configuration. Select “Yes” to indicate the part is mandatory for the aircraft and “No” otherwise.

Attachment Status

Use the drop-down list box to select the attachment status of the position code. The system lists the following options:

Attached – Select this option if the component is attached to the position code.
Removed – Select this option if no component is attached to the position code.
New – Select this option if the position code is newly created.
Unknown – Select this option if the serial number of the component attached to the position code, is unknown.
Error – Select this option if the component attached to the position code is different from the actual intended component.

By default, the system displays the attachment status of the position code, as retrieved from the “Configuration” business component.

You cannot modify the existing attachment status, if any component is currently attached to the position code.

If this field is blank by default and if no component is attached to the position code currently, you can set the attachment status only to “Unknown”, “New” or “Removed”. If you set the field to “Removed”, ensure that the condition of the removed component is “Unserviceable” or “Phased-Out”.

The system displays the following fields:

Removed Part #	The removed part number for which the component replacement details are to be modified, corresponding to each level code/position code combination.
Removed Serial #	The serial number of the removed part for which the component replacement details are to be modified, corresponding to each level code/position code combination.

Enter the following fields in the multiline:

Condition

Use the drop-down list box to select the condition of the removed component. Mandatory. The system lists the options as “Serviceable" “Unserviceable” and "Phased Out". The system sets this field to “Unserviceable” by default.

Replacement Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the replacement type of the component. Mandatory. The system lists the options:

Remove Only – Select this option if you wish to remove the component from the assembly.
Attachment Only – Select this option if you wish to attach component or part into the assembly.
Replacement Only - Select this option if you wish to replace a component/part with installed component/part.

By default, the system displays “Replacement Only”, if a component number is already available for a level code/position code combination. Else, the system displays “Attach Only”.

Note: If you have selected “Remove Only”, the system ensures that the removal date and time of the removed component is later than the initialization date and time of the removed component parameter value available in the parameter value history, in the “Aircraft” business component.

If you have selected “Attachment Only”, the system ensures that the installation date and time of the installed component is later than the initialization date and time of the installed component parameter value available in the parameter value history, in the “Aircraft” business component.

If you have selected “Replacement Only”, the system ensures the following:

The removal/installation date and time of the removed/installed component must be later than the initialization date and time of the removed/installed component parameter value available in the parameter value history, in the “Aircraft” business component.
The installation date and time of the installed component must be later than the removal date and time of the removed component.

Installed Part #

The number identifying the installed part (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. The part number specified in this field should be a valid alternate part number, as defined in the “Part Administration” business component, and the part type should be ”Component”.

Ensure that the Installed Part # is effective or conditionally effective to the aircraft or the higher assembly maintenance object.

Help facility available.

Note: If you have not entered any value in the “Installed Part” field, then the system takes the value entered in the “Removed Part #” as the value for the installed part number.

If you have entered the installed part number, the system ensures that the installed part number is identified as interchangeable part number with reference to the level code/position code combination for the aircraft/component configuration, as defined in the “Configuration” business component.

Alternatively, the system ensures that the installed part number is identified as alternate part number, for any of the part numbers defined as the interchangeable part number in the “Part Administration” business component.

Note: The above statements are true only if the “Config. Control Basis” drop-down is set as “Config. Rules” in the “Build Aircraft Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component.

Installed Serial #

The unique and valid serial number for the part, as identified in the “Create Component Record” of the “Aircraft” business component (Alphanumeric, 40).

Help facility available.

Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have not entered the “Installed MSN #”.

Installed MSN #

The manufacturer serial number of the installed component (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Ensure that the serial number is unique and available in the "Part Administration" business component.

Installed Condition

Use the drop-down list box to select the condition of the installed component. Mandatory. The system lists the options ”New”, “Serviceable” and “Overhaul”. Apart from this, the system also lists the options “Unserviceable” and “Phased Out” if the condition of the main component retrieved in this page, is “Unserviceable”. The system leaves this field blank by default.

Note: The system allows attachment of components that are in “Unserviceable” or “Phased out” condition, only if the main component or the NHA component is also in “Unserviceable” condition.

Attachment Date	The date on which the installed component is attached to the component configuration (Date Format). Mandatory.
Attachment Time	The time at which the installed component is attached to the component configuration (Time Format). Mandatory.

Note: If a component is removed from a particular position and replaced with another component, ensure that the attachment date and time is later than the removal date and time.

Removal Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of component removal. Mandatory. The following options are available:

Others – Indicates that the part that is accepted into the inventory through the “Goods Receipt” business component, is attached to or replaced from the specified position code in the component configuration. Cases of robbery can also be categorized as “Others”, when component attachment is not triggered through goods receipt transaction.
Scheduled - Indicates that the component is removed to carry out preventive maintenance operations such as lubrication, or the component removal is a scheduled removal. The schedules can be based on intervals, consumptions or predictive triggers.
Unscheduled - Indicates that the component is removed to carry out maintenance activity based on the outcome of equipment parameter inspections or on the breakdown of the equipment.

The system leaves the field blank by default.

Reason #

The reason for removing the part from the position code (Alphanumeric, 20). The reason for removal must have already been defined in the “Create Reasons for Removal” activity under the “Common Masters” business component. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have not entered the “Reason #” field in the “Initialization/Replacement Details” group box.

Help facility available.

Acceptance Ref.

The acceptance reference may be a document or a text, entered while attaching a part to aircraft. (Alphanumeric, 255).

While attaching a part to an aircraft or a Component, the system ensures that the Part # of the installed Component is effective to the Aircraft / Component #. Some parts are identified as Effective to Aircraft or Component based on specific conditions. If the “Effectivity Status” of the installed part or the part # of the child component attached to installed part # / installed serial #, is set as “Conditional Effective” for any of the higher assembly maintenance object, then as authentication for verification of the conditions before attachment, system will mandate an Acceptance Reference.

The Effectivity Status of the part is defined in the “Manage Part Effectivity” activity of the “Aircraft” business component.

Note: If you have not entered the attachment and the removal details, the system considers the values entered in the corresponding fields in the “Initialization / Replacement Details” group box by default.

The system displays the following fields in the multiline:

Component Replacement #	The component replacement transaction number. The system displays the last generated component replacement transaction number, as available in the “Create Component Record” activity of the “Aircraft” business component.
Click the hyperlinked component replacement number to view the component replacement details.
Parameter Initialized?	Indicates whether the installed object details already exist for each record, and if some value is set in the “Parameter Value Initialization” page for the installed component ID.
Removed Component #	The number identifying the component that is removed from the configuration.
Installed Component #	The number identifying the installed component.

Enter the following field:

Remarks

Any additional remarks pertaining to the component replacement transaction (Alphanumeric, 150).

In the “Status Modification” group box, specify the following.

Change Component Mandatory To

Use the drop-down list box to change the mandatory status of all or many components in the “Lower Assembly Details” multiline at one time. The system sets the Component Mandatory attribute to “Yes” or “No” as per the value selected here for components for which you have not specified/modified.

Note: Ensure that at least one record is selected in the multiline.

Check the “Update Component Mandatory Only” box to exclusively update the Component Mandatory attribute of the component in the “Lower Assembly Details” multiline and ignore the validity of the rest of the attributes.
Check the “Update Ownership for Child Components” box below the multiline to update ownership details while updating component configuration.

Select the “Update Comp. Maint. Program for Removed Component #” link at the bottom of the page to update the component maintenance program for removed components.

Refer to the topic “Updating component maintenance program details – An overview” for more details.

Select the “Initialize Cons. & Range Parameter Values” link at the bottom of the page to initialize consumption and range parameter values of the component.
Select the “Edit Component Record” link at the bottom of the page to modify the component record.

Refer to the topic “Modifying component information – An overview” for more details.

Select the “Print Part Tag” link to print the tag for a removed component.

Note: Part tag cannot be generated for ‘Fresh’ and ‘Cancelled’ component replacement transactions.

Click the “Update Configuration” pushbutton to update component configuration details.

Based on the Maintenance Object Type, the system updates the configuration details in the following ways,

For Maintenance Object Type “Aircraft”, the system updates both component and aircraft configuration at the specified level.

For Maintenance Object Type “Component”, if the component is attached to aircraft, both the component as well as the aircraft configuration is updated for the selected level code. However, if the component is not attached to any aircraft, only the related component configuration is updated. In addition to the component, the system redefines the configuration of the parent as well as the child assembly, whenever the configuration of a component is updated.

Note: The system ensures that the “Part #” and “Serial #” are not attached to any position code, as on the replacement date. The system also ensures that for the “Position #”, “Part #” and “Serial #” combination, the component does not have any replacement record created after the attachment date or time.

If a value is entered in the “Component #” or “Part #” and “Serial #” fields, then the system ensures that the stock quantity of the “Part #” and “Serial #” or “Component #” is "NIL" in “Stock Maintenance” business component.

The system performs the following on clicking the pushbutton:

If the removal details such as “Reason #”, “Removal Type” and “Basic Removal?” fields are entered by the user, then the system updates the CR document with the defined values.
If the “Reason #” alone is entered by the user with out specifying any value in the “Removal type” and / or “Basic Removal?” fields, then, the system updates the CR document with the “Removal Type” and “Basic Removal?” values defined in the “Create Reasons for Removal” activity of the “Common Masters” business component for the corresponding “Reason #” defined by the user.

The system generates a component replacement transaction of the selected numbering type and updates the status of the transaction to "Confirmed". The system also updates “Created Date” with the server date and updates the “Created By” field with the name of the login user. If the position does not have any component ID attached earlier, the system updates the replacement transaction with only the attachment details.
The system automatically approves the configuration of the main component, if the component configuration is in “Fresh” status. The system also updates the ownership and possession details of the component, if the component on which the CR is generated, is “PBH”. The system then updates the “Attachment Date & Time”, “Induction Date” and “Operational Date” for the component with the attachment date or replacement date.
If there is a change in the parameter value of the removed and/or installed component or any of its lower level children as on the current date and transaction date, the system updates the schedule details accordingly in the “Component Maintenance Program” business component.
If the current attachment status of the position code is “Unknown” and if the Installed Serial # is entered, the system changes the attachment status to “Removed” in the “Configuration” business component, and updates the CR status to “Removed”.
If the replacement type is “Remove Only”, the system updates the attachment status of the position code to “Removed” in the “Configuration” business component. This updation will not happen if any other “Error-Removed” or “Error-Replaced” CR exists for the same position code.
If the replacement type is “Attachment Only” or “Replacement”, the system updates the attachment status of the position code to “Attached” in the “Configuration” business component. This updation will not happen if the same position code exists with attachment status “Error” in any other component replacement transaction.
The system retains user-specified NSD/NSV of attached components during inheritance of the position based schedules on the basis of the process parameter ‘Retain manually corrected Next Due Date & Value for the component task when the position based schedule is inherited if LPD & LPV is not available' defined under the entity type “Next Due Computation Logic” and entity "Maint. Program and Forecasting Options" in the Define Process Entities activity of Common Master. The impact of the process parameter during inheritance is explained here:

Process parameter value	Impact on inheritance of position based schedules by attached components
1	NSD / NSV, if manually specified by users in the maintenance program of the attached components are retained in the absence of LPD and LPV
0	The position based schedules overwrite the maintenance program schedules of attached components

Restrictions on part/serial replacement

You cannot attach part #/serial # to a NHA/aircraft during the effective period, if the process parameter “Allow Component Attachment?” for the restriction code of the part #/serial # is ‘No’.

Similarly, you cannot remove part #/serial # from a NHA/aircraft during the effective period, if the process parameter “Allow Component Removal?” for the restriction code of the part #/serial # is ‘No’.

On the contrary, if the restriction code of the part#/serial # allows component attachment/removal, the system proceeds with replacement.

(You can place restrictions on attachment/removal of part#/serial# in the “Manage Part Restrictions” activity of Aircraft by associating a restriction code that does not allow attachment/removal during the period between Effective From and To dates. Restrictions placed on part # via the restriction code apply to all serial #s of the part. Restrictions can also be placed on a specific serial # or on a range of serial #s of a part. Process parameters of restriction codes determine whether they facilitate component replacement. And these are defined in the “Set Process Parameters” page of “Define Process Entities” activity of Common Master.)

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Edit Sub Component Parameter for GR” link at the bottom of the page to modify the sub component parameters for goods received.
Select the “Update Comp. Maint. Program for Main Component” link at the bottom of the page to update the component maintenance program for main components.

Refer to the topic “Updating component maintenance program details – An overview” for more details.

Select the “Edit Spare Parts List for Main Component” link to record/modify spare part details for the component.

Note: The above link is available only if you have accessed this page from the “Build Component Configuration” page.

Select the “Edit Spare Parts List for Aircraft” link to record/modify spare part details for the aircraft.

Note: The above link is available only if you have accessed this page from the “Build Aircraft Configuration” page.

Select the “Move Parts between Positions” link to move parts from one position to another without removing/attaching the parts in a configuration in order to change/correct structure of the configuration.

Note: The above link is available only if you have accessed this page from the “Build Aircraft Configuration” page.