Requesting new part/ part attribute change request

This page allows you to request new part that is not available in the system or change part attributes for existing parts.

Select the “Request New Part/ Part Attribute Change Request” link under the “Part Administration” business component.

The “Request New Part/ Part Attribute Change Request” page appears.

Select the “Request Details” tab page to record the request details
Select the “Reference Details” tab page to record the reference document details

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

Alternate Part Desc.

A textual description of the alternate part.

Enter the following fields:.

New Part #	The number identifying the new part. (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory.
Part Description	The textual description of the new part. Mandatory.
Part Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the part you wish to procure, which is not defined in the system. The drop-down list box displays the following: Raw Material, Component, Expendable, Tool, Miscellaneous, Consumable and Kit. Note: It is mandatory to select part type, if the "Part type for Manual New Part Request" process parameter under the category “New Part / Part Attribute Change Request” in the Set Inventory Process Parameters activity of Logistics Common Master is ‘1’.
Part Control Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the control type of the part you wish to procure, which is not defined in the system. The drop-down list box displays the following: None, Lot, Serial and Serial – Lot. Note: The part control type for part type ‘Component’ must be ‘Serial’ only.
Alternate for Part #	The number identifying the part, to which the new part is to be mapped as an alternate. (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Note: The part type and part control type of the alternate part # must be the same as the new part #. Help facility available

The system displays the following in the “Part Attribute Change” group box:

Part Description

The textual description of the part.

Enter the following fields

Part #

The number identifying the part for which the part attribute change is requested (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory.

Ensure that the specified part number is as follows:

Is defined in the “Part Administration” business component,
Is of type “Component” or “Expendable” and,
Has reference status as “Active”.

Help facility available.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the details of the reference document for which the new part/ attribute change must be requested.
Enter the following fields:

Part Type: From/To

The type of the part attribute that is to be changed.

Use the drop-down list box to select the new part type for the part. The system lists the following options, “Raw Material”, “Component”, “Expendable”, "Miscellaneous”, “Consumable” and “Kit”.

The system displays the last saved value if any. Otherwise it leaves the field blank by default.

Control Type: From/ To

The control type of the part attribute that is to be changed.

Use the drop-down list box to select the new part type for the part. The system lists the options “Serial Controlled”, “Lot Controlled”, “Serial-Lot Controlled”, and “None Controlled”.

The system displays the last saved value if any. Otherwise, it leaves the field blank by default.

Alternate Part #

The number identifying the part, that can be fitted in place of the part number, if the part number is not available for transactions.(Alphanumeric, 40).

The system displays the last saved value if any. Otherwise it displays blank by default.

Help facility available

Enter the following fields in the “Source Details” group box.

Source Document Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the reference document based on which the new part/ attribute change document must be requested. IPC – indicates that the reference document is an Illustrated Parts catalogue. Eng. Doc– indicates that the reference document is an Engineering document. Others – indicates that the reference document could be any document other than “IPC” and "Eng. Doc". This field is mandatory if the Source Document # is entered.
Source Document #	The number identifying the source document requested for the creation of the new part (Alphanumeric, 40). The system ensures that a value exists in this field, if the option "Source document information for a Part" is set as "Mandatory" in the “Logistics Common Master” business component.
Document Revision #	The revision number of the source document (Alphanumeric, 40).
Source Document Date	The date on which the reference document was created. This field is mandatory if the Source Document # is entered. The system ensures that the entered date is lesser than or equal to current date.
Material Specification	The specification of the material composition of the part (Alphanumeric, 255).
Drawing Reference	The reference of the drawing document (Alphanumeric, 40).
Drawing Revision #	The revision number of the drawing document (Alphanumeric, 40).
Other Details	Any other information pertaining to the source document.

Enter the following fields in the “Correspondence Details” group box:

Requester Remarks	The additional remarks pertaining to the new part/ attribute change request document by the requester (Alphanumeric, 255).
Confirmation Comments	Any additional comments pertaining to the confirmation of the new part/ attribute change request document.

Enter the following fields in the “Document Attachments” group box:

Reference Document Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the reference document based on which the new part/ attribute change must be requested. The system lists all the “Active” reference document types as defined in the 'Create Reference Document Type' activity under “Common Masters” business component. The system displays the last saved value if any. Otherwise, it leaves the field blank by default.
Document ID	The ID of the new part/ attribute change request document.
File Name	The name of the file used for document reference that is associated with the new part/ attribute change request document (Alphanumeric, 50). Help facility available.
Remarks	Any other remarks pertaining to the new part/ attribute change request document

Select the “View File” link provided along side, view the file details:

Note: At least one record must be entered in the multiline.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to select a record for deletion.
Check the "Delete" icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the selected record

To record new part/ attribute change request.

Click the “Record Request” pushbutton to record new part/ attribute change request.

The system ensures the following:

The aircraft number is valid and in “Active” status as defined in the “Aircraft” business component.
The status of the new part/ attribute change request document is “Fresh” or is left blank.

To confirm the new part/ attribute change request.

Click the “Confirm Request” pushbutton to confirm the new part/ attribute change request.

The system ensures the following:

The new part/ attribute change request document is in “Fresh” status
Updates the status of the new part/ attribute change request document t as “Confirmed”.
Updates the “Last Modified By” and “Confirmed By” with the login user
Updates the “Last Modified Date” and “Confirmed Date” with the current date.

To cancel new part/ attribute change request.

Click the “Cancel Request” pushbutton to cancel the new part/ attribute change request.

The system carries our the following:

Ensures that the new part/ attribute change request document is in “Fresh” status
Updates the status of the new part/ attribute change request document as “Cancelled”.

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

Note: The “Record Statistics” group box will not appear if this page is launched from “'Record New Part/ Part Attribute Change Request” activity.

Recorded By	The name of the user who requested the new part/ attribute change document.
Recorded Date	The date on which the new part/ attribute change document was requested.
Last Modified By	The name of the user who last modified the new part/ attribute change request document.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the new part/ attribute change request document was last modified.
Confirmed By	The login ID of the user who confirmed the new part/ attribute change request document.
Confirmed Date	The date on which the new part/ attribute change request document was confirmed.