Amending part warranty agreement details

This page allows you to amend the part warranty agreement details. Tell me more

Select the “Amend Part Warranty Agreement” link in the “Select Part Warranty Agreement” page.

The “Amend Part Warranty Agreement” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

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 fields in the "Agreement Details" group box:

Agreement #	The agreement for which you wish to amend the details.
Amendment #	The number identifying the amendment of the agreement. This amendment number is created whenever a "Confirmed" agreement is amended.

Note: If you have not entered an amendment number in the previous page, the system retrieves the details of the last amendment number for the agreement number entered.

Enter the following field:

Agreement Desc

The textual description of the part warranty agreement (Alphanumeric 255).

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The system displays the following field:

Status

The status of the part warranty agreement, which could be "Confirmed', "Pending Confirmation", or "Under Amendment".

Modify the following fields, if required:

Agreement Category	Use the drop-down list box to modify the category of the part warranty agreement. The system lists all the 'active' agreement categories defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity.
User Status	Use the drop-down list box to modify the user status of part warranty agreement. The system lists all the 'active' user statuses of part warranty agreement defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity.
Start Date	The date from which the agreement becomes valid (Date Format). Mandatory.
End Date	The date on which the agreement ends (Date Format). Mandatory. This date should be later than the start date.

The system displays the following fields:

Agreement Type

The type of the part warranty agreement, which could be one of the following:

Standard Terms – Indicates that only one valid agreement exists for a supplier for a particular period.
Special Terms – indicates that multiple valid agreements exist for a supplier for a particular period.

Agreement Coverage

The warranty agreement coverage for the part, which could be one of the following:

Parts Catalogue –Indicates that the warranty agreement is created for those parts that are mapped to the supplier in the “Supplier” business component.
Specific Parts –Indicates that the warranty agreement is created for the parts that are specified in the multiline.

Warranty Begins On

The beginning of warranty for the part.. The system displays one of the following options:

Receipt Date – indicates that the warranty begins from the date and time, when the part is received from the supplier or the repair agency.
Installation Date – Indicates that the warranty begins from the date and time, when the part is installed.

Enter the following fields:

Start Date	The date from which the agreement becomes valid (Date Format). Mandatory.
End Date	The date on which the agreement ends (Date Format). Mandatory. This date should be later than the start date.

The system displays the following details in the "Supplier Details" group box:

Supplier #	The supplier for which the part warranty agreement is created.
Supplier Name	The name of the supplier.
Supplier Type	The type of the supplier, which could be "Normal" or "Miscellaneous".
Currency	The code identifying the currency in which the supplier transacts.

The system displays the following fields in the "Part Terms Details" multiline:

Part Description	The textual description of the part.
Component Type	The type of the component, which could be “Engine”, “APU”, “Landing Gear” or “Others”.

Enter the following fields, if you wish to modify the existing details:

Part #	The number identifying the part for which the warranty agreement terms is defined. The following points must be ensured while modifying this field: The part is already created in the "Create Parts Main Information" activity of the "Part Administration" business component. The reference status of the part is "Active". The part is mapped to the supplier, if the "Part Warranty Agg. Without Supplier - Part Mapping" option is set as "Not Allowed" in the "Set Options" activity. The “Warranty” field is checked for the part in the “Part Administration” business component if the “On Warranty definition in Part Administration” field is set as “Check” in the “Option Setting” activity of the current business component.
In-House Repairable?	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the part can be repaired in the operator's shop itself or not. The system displays the options "Yes" and "No".
Applicable On Child Parts ?	Use the drop-down list and select “Yes” to specify that the part warranty agreement is applicable to the child parts. Else select “No”. The system displays “Yes” by default.
Insurance By	Use the drop-down list to indicate the agency that would bear the insurance cost during shipping. The system lists the following options:
	Supplier - Select this option to indicate that the supplier of the part would bear the insurance cost.
	Operator - Select this option to indicate that the airline operator would bear the insurance cost.
Inspection Cost Reimbursement?	Use the drop-down list to indicate whether the supplier will remit inspection cost. The system displays the options "Yes" and "No".
	Yes - Select this option to indicate that the supplier will remit the cost incurred by the component during preliminary inspection.
	No - Select this option to indicate that the supplier will not remit the cost incurred by the component during preliminary inspection.
Reimbursement Limit (% Of Part Cost	The percentage of the reimbursement limit with respect to part cost (Integer). This value must be greater than zero.

The system displays the following field:

Maximum Reimbursement	The maximum reimbursement that is allowed for the part. This field is displayed only when you have entered value in the "Reimbursement Limit (%) of Part Cost" field. The system calculates this value as follows:
	The part cost is retrieved from the "Part Administration" business component.
	As per the value entered in the “Reimbursement Limit (%) of Part Cost” field, the percentage of part cost is calculated as the maximum reimbursement for the part

Enter the following fields:

MTBUR	The Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals (Decimal). This is the total unit flying hours during the time period, divided by the number of unscheduled removals that occurred during the same period.
MTBF	The Mean Time Between Failure (Decimal). This is the average time that a component works without failure. It is calculated by dividing the total number of failures by the total number of operating hours observed. This value must be greater than zero.
Warranty Begins On	Use the drop-down list box to specify the beginning of warranty for the part. The system lists the following: Receipt Date - Select this option if the warranty should begin from the date and time, when the part is received from the supplier or the repair agency. Installation Date - Select this option if the warranty should begin from the date and time, when the part is installed. The system sets this field to “Receipt Date” by default.
Remarks	Any remark or comment pertaining to the part warranty terms (Alphanumeric, 255).

Note: Ensure that at least one record exists in the multiline, if the Agreement Coverage is set as “Specific Parts”.

Modify the following fields in the "Warranty Terms" group box, if required:

Shipping Cost Reimbursement	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the supplier will remit the shipping cost. The system lists the options "Yes" and "No".
Part Costing Basis	Use the drop-down list box to specify the costing basis for claiming the failed part. Standard Cost – Indicates that the failed part is valuated at standard cost. Standard Purchase Price – Indicates that the failed part is valuated based on the standard purchase price. Current Rate – Indicates that failed part is valuated using the current rate. The system displays “Standard Purchase Price” by default.
Claim Remedy	Use the drop-down list box to select the nature of default claim remedy. The system lists the following options: Part Replacement – Select this option to request for part replacement from the supplier, as a claim remedy. Credit Request – Select this option to request for credit for the failed part from the supplier, as a claim remedy. The system displays “Credit Request” by default.
Failed Part Disposition	Use the drop-down list box to select the mode of disposition of failed parts. The system lists the following options: Scrap – Select this option to indicate that failed parts are scrapped off. Return – Select this option to specify that the failed part is returned to the supplier. Hold – Select this option to specify that the failed part is kept on hold by the airline operator. The system displays “Hold” by default.
Notify Failure Before	The days or months before which the failure must be notified to the supplier (Integer). This value must be greater than zero.
	Use the drop-down list box provided alongside to select the time unit. The system lists the options "Days" and "Months".
Warranty Labor Rate / Hour	The labor rate per hour that will be remitted by the supplier (Decimal). This value must be greater than zero.
Failed Part Holding Days	The number of days for which the failed part can be held. (Integer). Ensure that a positive integer greater than zero is entered here.
Value Limit Periodic Processing	The claim value limit defined for the failed parts for a particular period. (Decimal). Ensure that a positive value greater than zero is entered here.
Comments	Any comment regarding the warranty terms (Alphanumeric, 255). Zoom facility Available.
Remarks	Any remark regarding the warranty terms (Alphanumeric, 255). Zoom Facility Available.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to select the part for amending default warranty and authorized repair shop details.
Click the "Amend Agreement" pushbutton, to update the amended part warranty agreement details.

Note: If the type of the part warranty agreement is "Standard Terms", then the system ensures that for a supplier, there exists no other part warranty agreement in “Confirmed” status with the same Agreement Type for the same time period.

Note: The “Status” field of the Part Warranty Agreement is set to “Under Amendment status”, when the Default Warranty Validity is not available for any part mentioned in the Part Warranty Agreement.

The system performs the following after clicking the "Amend Agreement' pushbutton:

For an agreement in 'Confirmed' status

If the agreement is not amended earlier, a new amendment number is created. Otherwise, the existing amendment number will be incremented by one.
The system sets the status of the amended agreement to "Pending Confirmation" along with the new amendment number.
The status of the previous agreement is changed from “Confirmed” to "Amended" only after the confirmation of the superceded agreement which is at “Pending Confirmation".

For an agreement in 'Pending Confirmation' status

The amendment number and the status remains the same.

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

Created By	The name of the user who created the part warranty agreement.
Created Date	The date on which the part warranty agreement was created.
Last Modified By	The name of the user who last modified the part warranty agreement.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the part warranty agreement was last modified

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the "Set Default Warranty Validity" link at the bottom of the page to amend the default warranty validity details.

Select the "Associate Authorized Repair Shop" link at the bottom of the page to amend the authorized repair shop details for the agreement.

Select the "Edit References" link at the bottom of the page, to enter the reference document details for the agreement.
Select the "Edit User Defined Details" link at the bottom of the page, to enter the user defined details for the agreement.
Select the “Confirm Part Warranty Agreement” link at the bottom of the page to confirm the part warranty agreement.

Amending part warranty agreement details - An overview

You can amend the details of a 'confirmed' agreement and also the agreement that is already amended.

Amendment Number

The number that is generated whenever an agreement in "Confirmed" status is amended.

The following details can be amended for the part warranty agreement:

Agreement details

the textual description of the part warranty agreement
the category to which the agreement belongs
the user-defined status that you wish to assign to the agreement
the period of warranty coverage which includes the start and end dates of warranty

Part terms details

the part number for which the warranty terms must be defined
whether the part can be repaired in the operator's shop
the agency that would bear the insurance cost during shipping
whether the supplier would remit the cost incurred during preliminary inspection carried out on the component
Reimbursement limit: This is the limit of reimbursement offered for the part. It can be specified in terms of percentage of the part cost. This reimbursement limit is used to calculate the maximum reimbursement that can be claimed for each part.

For example, if the part cost is 20 $, and if you have specified 60% as the reimbursement limit agreed by the supplier, then the maximum reimbursement will be 12 $.

MTBUR: The mean time between unscheduled removals. This is the total unit flying hours during the time period, divided by the number of unscheduled removals that occurred during the same period.
MTBF: The mean time between failure. This is the average time that a component works without failure. It is calculated by dividing the total number of failures into the total number of operating hours observed.
any remark or comment pertaining to the part terms

Warranty terms

whether the supplier would remit the shipping cost
the days or months before which the failure must be notified to the supplier
the labour rate per hour that would be remitted by the supplier
any remark or comment pertaining to the warranty terms and conditions

After amendment

The system performs the following after the amendment of the agreement.

For an agreement in 'Confirmed' status

If the agreement is not amended earlier, a new amendment number is created. Otherwise, the existing amendment number will be incremented by one.
The status of the previous agreement remains at “Confirmed” status.
The system sets the status of the amended agreement with amendment number to "Pending Confirmation".
The status of the previous agreement is changed to "Amended" only after the confirmation of newly amended agreement.

For an agreement in 'Pending Confirmation' status

The amendment number and the status of the agreement remains the same untll confirmation..

The example given below clearly illustrates the amendment of the agreement and the statuses:

Before Amendment

Agreement #	Amendment #	Status
Ag001	----	CONFIRMED

After Amendment

Agreement #	Amendment #	Status
Ag001	Am001	PENDING CONFIRMATION
Ag001	----	CONFIRMED

On Confirmation

Agreement #	Amendment #	Status
Ag001	Am001	CONFIRMED
Ag001		AMENDED

What you can do in this page

Amend the warranty coverage period

Specify whether the component is in-house repairable

Amend the agency that bears the insurance

Enter inspection cost reimbursement details

Enter shipment cost reimbursement details

Amend MTBUR and MTBF values

Amend warranty labor rate

Amend the warranty coverage period

Warranty coverage period refers to the start and end dates of warranty validity. You can modify the warranty start and end dates that are already defined for the part or a set of parts.

Enter the start date in the "Start Date" field in the "Agreement Details" group box.
Enter the end date in the "End Date" field in the "Agreement Details" group box.

Specify whether the component is in-house repairable

In certain cases, the supplier and the operator can decide to repair the component in the operator's premises. The total cost of the spares and the resources can be claimed from the supplier after the in-house repair.

Set the "In-house Repairable" drop-down list box in the "Part Terms Details" multiline to "Yes", if you wish to repair the component in the operator's shop.
Set the "In-house Repairable" drop-down list box "Part Terms Details" multiline to "No", if you do not wish to repair the component in the operator's shop.

Amend the agency that bears the insurance

You can modify the agency that would bear the insurance cost while shipping the component.

Set the "Insurance By" drop-down list box in the "Part Terms Details" multiline to "Supplier", to indicate that the supplier would bear the insurance cost.
Set the "Insurance By" drop-down list box in the "Part Terms Details" multiline to "Operator", to indicate that the operator would bear the insurance cost.

Enter inspection cost reimbursement details

You can specify whether the supplier would remit the cost incurred during preliminary inspection performed on the component.

Set the "Inspection Cost Reimbursement?" drop-down list box in the multiline to "Yes", if the supplier will remit the inspection cost.
Set the "Inspection Cost Reimbursement?" drop-down list box in the multiline to "No", if the supplier will not remit the inspection cost.

Enter shipment cost reimbursement details

You can specify whether the supplier would remit the shipment cost incurred by the component.

Set the "Shipping Cost" drop-down list box in the "Warranty Terms" group box to "Yes", if the supplier will remit the shipping cost.
Set the "Shipping Cost" drop-down list box in the "Warranty Terms" group box to "No", if the supplier will not remit the shipping cost.

Amend MTBUR and MTBF values

MTBUR refers to the mean time between unscheduled removals. It is the total unit flying hours during the time period, divided by the number of unscheduled removals that occurred during the same period.

MTBF refers to the mean time between failure. This is the average time that a component works without failure. It is calculated by dividing the total number of failures by the total number of operating hours observed.

You can modify these two values against which the warranty of the part will be validated.

Enter the MTBUR and MTBF values in the "MTBUR" and "MTBF" fields respectively.

Amend beginning date of warranty

You can set the “Installation Date” or the “Receipt Date” that is already defined for the part, as the warranty beginning date.

Set the “Warranty Begins On” drop-down list box to “Installation Date”, if you wish to begin the warranty coverage for the part, from the date of installation of the part.
Set the “Warranty Begins On” drop-down list box to “Receipt Date”, if you wish to begin the warranty coverage for the part from the date of goods receipt.

Amend warranty labor rate

The labor rate per hour that will be remitted by the supplier can be modified.

Enter the warranty labor rate in the "Warranty Labor Rate / Hour" field in the "Warranty Terms" group box.