Setting default warranty validity

Setting default warranty options

This page allows you to enter default warranty details for the parts associated to the warranty agreement. Tell me more.

Select the “Set Default Warranty Validity” link in the "Create Part Warranty Agreement" page.

Select the “Set Default Warranty Validity” link in the "Edit Part Warranty Agreement Information" page.

Select the “Set Default Warranty Validity” link in the “Amend Part Warranty Agreement Information” page

The “Set Default Warranty” page appears.

The system displays the following fields in the "Agreement Details" group box:

Agreement #	The part warranty agreement for which you wish to enter the default warranty details.
Amendment #	The number identifying the amendment. This number is created when the part warranty agreement is amended after confirmation in the "Amend Part Warranty Agreement" activity. For an agreement in "Fresh" status, this field remains blank.
Supplier #	The supplier for which the part warranty agreement is created.
Supplier Name	The name of the supplier.

Enter the following fields:

Part #	Use the drop-down list box to select the part for which you wish to enter the default warranty details (Alphanumeric, 40). The system lists the value “All” if the “Agreement Coverage” drop-down list box is set as “Parts Catalogue” in the main page. Else the system lists all the part numbers that are associated to the part warranty agreement, along with the value “All”. By default, the system displays “All”.
Warranty Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the warranty type for the part. The system lists the following options:
	New - Select this option to indicate that supplier gives the warranty
	OEM - Select this option to indicate that the OEM gives the warranty.
	Overhaul - Select this option to indicate that the warranty is given for overhaul.
	Repair - Select this option to indicate that the warranty is given for repair.
	Ultimate Life - Select this option to indicate that the warranty is given part attains its ultimate life.
	Mod – Select this option to indicate the warranty is given for the part which is modified through Engineering Order.
	By default this field is set to "New".

Click the "Get Details" pushbutton, to retrieve the default warranty details.

The system performs the following after the "Get Details" pushbutton is clicked:

Retrieves the default warranty details that are already defined for the selected part.

Retrieves the parameters mapped to all the parts defined for the agreement and for which the "Warranty Tracking" option set to "Yes" in the "Aircraft" business component, if the “Part #” drop-down list box is set as “All”.

The system displays the following field:

Part Description

The textual description of the part.

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Enter the following field:

Default Warranty Duration

The default period after which the warranty lapses (Alphanumeric, 15). This can be specified in terms of days or months.

Use the drop-down list box provided alongside, to select the time unit for the default warranty period. The system lists the options "Months" and "Years". By default this field is set to "Years".

Note: Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you wish to specify the warranty on time basis.

Enter the following fields in the "Default Warranty Value" multiline:

Parameter	The code identifying the consumption or the range parameter based on which the warranty on the part is tracked (Alphanumeric, 40). The following points must be ensured while entering this field:
	The parameter code is already defined in the "Create Component ID Information" and also in the “Maintain Maintenance Info. for Part” activities of the "Aircraft" business component.
	The parameter code is in "Active" status.
	The "Warranty Tracking" field is set as "Yes" for the parameter.
	The parameter code must be unique.
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The system displays the following fields:

Parameter Description	The textual description of the consumption parameter as retrieved from "Aircraft" business component.
UOM	The unit of measurement for the consumption or range parameter.

Enter the following field:

Warranty Value

The value of the consumption parameter based on which the warranty is tracked (Decimal).

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to mark the parameter for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline to delete the selected parameter.
Click the "Set Default Warranty Validity" pushbutton, to set the default warranty details.

Note: The system retrieves the parameter values based on the values selected in the “Time Display Option” field in the “Create Parameters” page of the “Aircraft” business component. For example, if the value entered is 1.90 and the “Time Display Option” is selected as “HHMM”, the system automatically converts and stores the value as 2.50, but displays the value as 2.30.

Note: The “Default Warranty Duration” or “Parameter” must have been entered for the selected part number.

For those part warranty agreements that are created in “Draft” status and for which “In-House Repairable” is set as “Yes”, the system ensures that parameters are defined for the part numbers specified in the part warranty agreement or default warranty duration is specified for the agreement. The system changes the status of those agreements to “Fresh”.

Note: If the “In-House Repairable” for the part warranty agreement is set as “No”, the system ensures that a repair shop number is defined for each of the part number specified in the part warranty agreement.

Note: If no repair shop number is defined for the part, the system updates the status of the part warranty agreement to “Draft”.

For the warranty type selected, the system updates the default warranty duration, warranty value and the parameter against all the parts specified in the agreement, if the “Part #” drop-down list box is set as “All”. The system inherits the Warranty Type, Default Warranty Duration, Warranty Value and the Parameter set for the parts when Part # is set to “All”, to the corresponding parts in the agreement, if the warranty duration and warranty value are not available for those parts.

Note: The parameter values are updated only if the parameters are mapped to the parts and if the “Warranty Tracking” for those parameters is set as “Yes” in the “Aircraft” business component.

The system updates the “Last Modified By” with the login ID of the user and the “Last Modified Date” with the current server date.

Setting default warranty options - An overview

The warranty offered by the supplier on the part may be either date based or usage based, which is specified in terms of parameter values. You can enter the default warranty conditions in this page.

The details can be entered for a specific part and the warranty type. You can select the part from the previous page and choose an appropriate warranty type for the part. The warranty types are explained below:

New - denotes that the warranty is given by the supplier. The operator can claim the warranty from the supplier.
OEM - denotes that the warranty is given by the OEM . In this case, the operator can claim the warranty from the OEM .
Overhaul - denotes that the warranty is given for the overhaul.
Repair - denotes that the warranty is given for the repair.

Default period for warranty

You can specify the default period after which the warranty elapses, in terms of days or months.

Default parameter values

You can identify the parameters associated to the part and specify the parameter values that will be used for tracking the warranty on the part. The system retrieves the consumption parameters that are already defined for the part with the "Warranty Tracking" option set to "Yes" in the "Aircraft" business component. You can enter the default values for the parameters.

The above-mentioned warranty details can be entered for an agreement that is in either of the following statuses:

Fresh - when the part warranty agreement is created
Pending confimation - when the part warranty agreement is amended after confirmation in the "Amend Part Warranty Agreement" activity.

What you can do in this page

Specify warranty type

Enter default warranty period

Identify parameters

Specify warranty type

You can specify the type to which the warranty belongs. The different types of warranty are "New", "OEM", "Overhaul", "Repair", "Mod" or "Ultimate Life".

Set the "Warranty Type" drop-down list box to "New", if the supplier gives the warranty.
Set the "Warranty Type" drop-down list box to "OEM", if the OEM gives the warranty.
Set the "Warranty Type" drop-down list box to "Overhaul", if the warranty is given for overhaul.
Set the "Warranty Type" drop-down list box to "Repair", if the warranty is given for repair.
Set the “Warranty Type” drop-down list box to “Mod”, if the warranty is given for the modifications done as suggested by MCR.
Set the “Warranty Type” drop-down list box to “Ultimate Life”, if the warranty is given for entire life of the part.

Enter default warranty period

The warranty given by the supplier can be date based or usage based. If the supplier wishes to specify the warranty on date or time basis, the default warranty period can be entered. Default warranty period refers to the time period for which the warranty is valid.

Enter the number of months and years for which the warranty is valid, in the "Default Warranty Period" field.

Identify parameters

If the supplier wishes to offer warranty on the basis of usage of the part, the various usage parameters can be identified. You can enter the parameter and the value of the parameter based on which the warranty on the part is tracked.

Enter the parameter code in the "Default Warranty Value" multiline.
Enter the warranty value in the "Default Warranty Value" multiline.