Help on Part

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Using Online Help

This page allows you to search for a part number.

You can carry out the search using the part number, the description of part, the part number issued by the manufacturer, the key word identifying the part, the type of the part, the category of the part, the base part number, the prime part number, the classification of the part and the aircraft model number, ATA chapter number associated to the part. You can also specify the advanced search id based on which you wish to retrieve the part information. The system retrieves all the part numbers, which are in the “Active” status, based on the search criteria entered.

The “Help On Part” page appears.

Part #

The number identifying the part you wish to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the part numbers that are similar to the value entered here.

Part Description

The description of the part you wish to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 150). You can enter the description in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the part numbers that have part description similar to the value entered here.

Manufacturer Part #

The code identifying the manufacturer part number (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the part numbers that have manufacturer part numbers similar to the value entered here.

Key Word

The key word of the part you wish to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 25). You can enter the key word in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the part numbers that have key words similar to the value entered here.

Part Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the part you wish to retrieve. The part could be of type “Raw Material”, “Component”, “Expendable”, “Tool”, “Consumable”,  “Kit” or "Miscellaneous".

Part Category

Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the part you wish to retrieve. The system lists all the ‘active’ quick codes defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity.

Base Part #

The code identifying the base number of the part you wish to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the part numbers that have base part numbers similar to the value entered here.

ATA #

Use the drop-down list box to select the ATA chapter number associated to the part you wish to retrieve. The system lists all the ATA chapters that have been created in the “Create ATA chapter” activity of the “Aircraft” business component, that are in “Active” status.

Note: If the “ATA #” field is left blank, the system will not retrieve any ATA numbers on clicking the “Search” pushbutton.

Prime Part #

The number identifying the prime part number of the part you wish to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 40). The system displays all the parts that have the number entered in the “Prime Part #” field, as the prime part.

Part Classification

Use the drop-down list box to select the classification to which the part belongs. The system lists the options “Rotable”, “Controllable”, “Repairable” and “None”, and leaves the field blank by default.

Aircraft Model #

The number identifying the aircraft model to which the part is associated (Alphanumeric, 20). The system displays all the parts that are associated with the aircraft model number specified here and also other part numbers that are not associated to any aircraft model.

Adv. Search ID

Use the drop-down list box to select the advanced search ID based on which you wish to search for parts. The system lists the entire list of advanced search IDs created in the “Set Advanced Search Criteria” page.

Strip Part #

The stripped number of the part without any special characters (Alphanumeric, 40). Enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the parts having strip part number that is similar to the value entered here.

The system displays the following in the “Search Results” multiline, based on the search criteria entered.

Part #

The number identifying the part.

Part Description

The description of the part.

Manufacturer Part #

The manufacturer part number.

ATA #

 

The number identifying the ATA chapter associated to the part.

Part Classification

The classification of the part, which could be “Rotable”, “Controllable”, “Repairable” or “None”.

Part Type

The type of the part. It could be “Raw Material”, “Component”, “Expendable”, “Tool”, “Consumable”,  “Kit” or "Miscellaneous".

Part Category

The category of the part.

Base Part #

The base part number of the part.

Key Word

The keyword used for identifying the part easily.

Stock UOM

The unit of measurement in which the part is stocked in the warehouse.

To set advanced search criteria: