Editing MEL Category details

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

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

The “Edit MEL 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 “MEL Category Details” group box:

MEL Category

The MEL category code selected in the previous page for modification

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

Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the status of the MEL category. The system lists the options “Active” and “Inactive”.
Description	The textual description of the MEL Category (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory. Zoom facility available.
Limit Type	Use the drop-down list box to modify the type of deferral limit associated to a MEL Category based on which the MEL 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 Item number associated to this MEL Category is time based and can be deferred till the duration specified. Usage Limited- Select this option to indicate that the deferral of MEL Item number associated to this MEL 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 Item number associated to this MEL 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 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 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 MEL category (Alphanumeric, 255).

Zoom facility available.

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

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

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

Editing MEL category details – An overview

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

Status of the MEL category

Description of the MEL category

The type of the deferral limit associated to the MEL category

The limit basis

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

The deferral limit values for the parameters associated to the component