Updating bill of material information for the service

This page allows you to update the bill of material details for the service. Tell me more.

Select the “Maintain Bill Of Material” link in the “Maintain Service Planning Information” page.

The “Maintain Bill Of Material” page appears.

The system displays the following in the “Service Information” group box:

Service #

The number identifying the service for which the Bill of Material details must be updated.

Note: The system displays only those services, which are in the “Active” planning status.

Service Description	The textual description of the service.
Service Type	The type of the service, which could be “Regular”, “Conversion” or “Activity”, for which the bill of material details must be updated.
Service Category	The category to which the service belongs.
Qty.	The number of bills of material associated with the specified service.

Note: A service can be associated to only one bill of material.

Default UOM

The default unit of measurement of the bill of material associated with the specified service.

Enter the following field:

Version #	The version number of the bill of material for the specified service (Alphanumeric, 6).
Modifiable At Order	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the bill of material details can be modified at order level. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No” and displays “Yes” by default.

Enter the following in the “Service Part Information” multiline:

Constituent Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of constituent for the service for which the bill of material details must be updated. The system lists the following options based on the “Service Type”:

§ If the service type is “Conversion”, then the constituent type could be “Primary Output”, “Secondary Output”, “Returnable Input”, “Issuable Input” or “Non Issuable Input”.

§ If the service type is “Regular”, then the constituent type could be “Returnable Input”, “Issuable Input”,“Non Issuable Input” or “Core Returnable Input”.

§ If the service type is “Activity”, then the constituent type could be “Principal Part”, “Issuable Input”, “Non Issuable Input”, “Returnable Input” or “Core Returnable Input”.

Note: Ensure the following:

a) If the service type is “Conversion”, then the constituent type must be set as “Primary Output” in one of the multilines.

b) If the service type is “Activity”, then the constituent type must be set as “Principal Part” in one of the multilines.

The following are the Constituent Types:

Principal Part: The part on which the service has to be carried out.
Primary Output: The primary output on which the service has been completed.
Secondary Output: The additional output if any, provided along with the primary output.
Core Returnable Input: The core parts that are to be returned along with the primary output.
Returnable Input: The inputs that are returnable such as spares, that can be sent along with the primary part.
Issuable Input : The parts that are issuable for the service.
Non Issuable Input: The parts that are not issuable against the service.

Part #

The part number associated with the specified service, for which the bill of material details must be updated (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Ensure that the part number entered is in “Active” planning status.

Help facility available.

Note: Ensure that the part number entered is unique for the multiline.

The system displays the following.

Part Description

The textual description of the part.

Enter the following in the “Service Part Information” multiline:

Qty.

The quantity of the part associated with the service, for which the bill of material details must be updated (Decimal). The value entered should be greater than zero.

Note: This field cannot be left blank, if “Part #” is entered.

UOM

The unit of measurement of the part (Alphanumeric, 10). Ensure that the unit of measurement entered is in “Active” planning status.

Help facility available.

Note: This field cannot be left blank, if “Quantity” field is entered.

Note: The quantity entered can be in fractions only if the “Fractions Allowed” field is set as “Yes” for the specified unit of measurement in the “Unit of Measurement Administration” business component.

Positive Tolerance	The upper limit above which it is not possible to perform the service for the part (Alphanumeric, 28). The value entered should be greater than “0”, but less than “100”.
Negative Tolerance	The lower limit below which it is not possible to perform the service for the part (Alphanumeric, 28). The value entered should be greater than “0”, but less than “100”.
Proportional Qty?	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the bill of material details must be proportionate to sub-contract order details. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No” and displays “No” by default.

Note: At least one record must be entered in the multiline, if the service type is either “Conversion” or “Activity”.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the part associated with the service for updating or deleting the bill of material details.
Click the Delete icon above the multiline to delete the details of the part associated with the service.
Click the “Maintain BOM” pushbutton to update the bill of material details.

Maintaining bill of material information for the service – An overview

This page allows you to modify the details of the bills of material associated with the service to be performed, such as cleaning, painting, supply of adhoc items and upholstery work, that are usually outsourced by airline operators and MROs.

The bill of material is a document associated with the service to be performed along with details of the part to be serviced. You can create only one bill of material for every service. You can modify the bill of material details only for those services, which are in the “Active” planning status.