Editing parameter information

Edit Parameters - A summary of the activity

What you can do in this page

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You can modify the details of the selected parameters in this page. Details such as parameter description, unit of measurement, type and formula ID can be modified. The system updates the details of the parameters and sets the “Last Modified Date” to the server date.

The “Edit Parameter” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields appears in this page. 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 field in the “Parameter Details” group box:

Parameter

The selected parameter number for which the details are to be modified.

Status

Use the drop-down list box to modify the status of the parameter, which could be “Active” or “Inactive”.

Parameter Description

The textual description of the parameter (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.

Parameter Type

Use the drop-down list box to modify the type of the parameter, which could be “Technical”, “Attribute”, “Range”, “Consumption”.

Unit Of Measurement

Use the drop-down list box to modify the unit of measurement for the parameter. The system displays the list of UOM defined in the “Create UOM” activity of “Unit of Measurement Administration” business component. When the parameter type is “Range” or “Consumption” the data entry in this field is mandatory.

Note: You can modify the unit of measurement and parameter type only when the parameter is not associated to any aircraft, part or component. And if the parameter type is changed from “Attribute” to any other parameter type the system deletes the attribute parameter values associated with the parameter.

Formula #

An identifier for the formula to be associated with the parameter. The formula must have already been defined in the “Formula Builder” business component. Enter this field only when the parameter type is “Consumption”. (Alphanumeric, 20).

 

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

Formula Content

The contents of the formula entered in the “Formula #” field.

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

Created by

The name of the user who created the parameter.

Created Date

The date on which the parameter was created.

Last Modified by

The name of the user who modified the parameter.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the parameter was last modified.

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What you can do in this page

Modify parameters of different types

Modify the status of the parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify parameters of different types

Parameters can be classified as technical, attribute, range and consumption. You can modify the “UOM” and “Parameter Type” only when the parameter is not associated to aircraft, part or component.

Modify the status of the parameter

You can modify the status of the parameter, which could be “Active” or “inactive”.

The system deletes the parameter from the parameter list displayed in the “Create Formula” activity of “Formula Builder” business component.