Entering resources requirement for engineering document

This page allow you to add or delete the details of resources required for executing the standard procedure or task. Tell me more.

Select the “Edit Resource Requirements” link at the bottom of the “Edit Task Information” page.

The “Edit Resource Requirements” page appears.

The system displays the following in the "Eng Doc Details" group box:

Eng Doc #	The engineering document selected in the main page.
Revision #	The revision number of the engineering document..
Subject	The textual description of the engineering document
MCR Part Identifier	The identifier of the MCR part, which could be “Internal” or “Supplier”. The system displays the field only when the engineering document. is created from the Maintenance Change Request.
Applicability	The applicability of the engineering document., which could be “Aircraft”, “Component” or “Engine”.
Aircraft Model #	The number identifying the aircraft model for which the engineering document is applicable.
Std. Procedure #	The number identifying the standard procedure.
Std. Procedure Description	The textual description of the standard procedure.

Enter the following field:

Task #

Use the drop-down list box to select the task for which resources must be identified. The system displays all the “new” and “improvised” tasks that are defined in the “Edit Task Details” page. Leave this field blank, if you wish to identify resources for the standard procedure.

The system displays the following field on clicking the “Get Details” pushbutton:

Task Description

The textual description of the task.

Enter the following:

Resource Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the resource for which the details are to be added or modified. Resources can be of type “Tools”, “Others”, “Skills”, or “Equipment”. The system sets the field to “Skills” by default.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the details of resources that have already been defined for the selected task.
Enter the following in the “Resource Details” multiline:

New / Existing

Use the drop-down list box to specify the whether the resource is a new or existing resource. The system provides the following options:

New - Select this option, to indicate that the resource is new, and is not defined in the “Work Center" business component.

You should not select this option for the resource type “Skill”.

Existing - Select this option to indicate that the resource is already defined in the “Work Center" business component.

Note: The system automatically performs the following in the “New / Existing” drop-down list box in the “Resource Details” multiline:

1.Changes the value “New” to “Existing” if a resource number for the associated tool number is defined in the “Work Center” business component.

2.Changes the value “Existing” to “New” if a resource number for the associated tool number is defined in the “Work Center” business component.

The system leaves the field blank by default.

Resource #	The resource required for completing the standard procedure or task (Alphanumeric, 40). Data entry in this field is mandatory, for resource types other than ”Tools”. The resource number should be unique in the multiline.
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	For the “Skill” type of resource, the resource number must have been defined in the ”Create Employee File” activity of the “Employee Information” component, and the status should be “Active”.
	For the “Equipment” and “Others” type of resource, the resource number should have already been defined in the “Create Facilities“ activity of the “Work Center” business component and the status should be “Active”.
	For the “Tool” type of resource, and for a task, which is marked “Existing”, ensure that the resource code is defined in the “Work Center” business component. For the “Tool” type of resource, which is marked as “New”, ensure that the resource code is not already defined in the “Work Center” business component.

Note: The system does not allow you to modify an already associated resource number. To delete an associated resource, check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline and click the "Delete" button.

Enter the following fields:

Resource Description

The textual description of the resource (Alphanumeric, 150).

Tool Part #

The part number of the tool required for executing the standard procedure or task (Alphanumeric, 40). Data entry in this field is mandatory, for the resource of type “Tools”.

The system displays the following field on clicking the “Edit Resources Requirements” pushbutton:

MCR Tool Part #

The part number defined in the “Edit Tool Requirement Information” page of the “Create MCR” activity. This field is displayed only when the part is created from the Maintenance Change Request.

Enter the following fields:

Time Unit	Use the drop-down list box to specify the unit of measurement for the resource time, which could be “Minutes”, “Hours” or “Days”. The system sets the field to “Hours” by default.
Est. Time	The number of hours, minutes or days for which the resource is required to complete the task (Decimal). Mandatory. For the “skill” type of resources, if the sum of estimated duration, in terms of hours, is greater than the total man-hours estimated for the task, the system automatically sets the estimated man-hours to the sum of the estimated duration entered in the multiline.
Est. Nos.	The number of resources required for completing the task (Integer). Ensure that the value entered here is positive.
Approval Reqd.?	Use the drop-down list box and set the field to “Yes”, to indicate that an approval is required for using the resource. The system displays “No” by default.
Sign-off?	Use the drop-down list box and set the field to “Yes”, to indicate that the user has to sign after the task has been carried out by the resource. The system leaves the field blank by default. This field is applicable only for “skill” type resources.

The system displays the following field:

Currency

The currency defined for the login organization unit.

Enter the following fields:

Unit Price	The unit price of the resource (Decimal)
Rate / Hr	The rate per hour of the resource (Decimal) If the Resource Type is ”Tools” and the task is "New” then the data entry in this field is mandatory. This value should be positive. If this field is left blank, the system displays the 'Rate/Hr' value for the skill, as retrieved from the “Maintain Skills” activity of the "HR Setup" business component.
Purchase Lead Time (Days)	The time required for purchasing the part (Decimal). Ensure that the number entered in this field is positive.
Supplier Details	The name of the supplier from whom the part can be purchased (Alphanumeric, 255).

Note: Ensure that at least one resource is entered in the multiline.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark the resource for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the resources selected in the multiline.
When you delete a ‘new’ resource, the system checks whether the resource is referred in any other “Fresh” engineering document. If the resource is referred, the system classifies the resource as “New”, in the other engineering documents.
Click the "Edit Resource Requirements" pushbutton to update the resource details.

Entering resources requirement for engineering document – An overview

You can add or delete the details of resources required for executing the standard procedure or task, in this page.

If you wish to define the resources for the task, you can enter details such as resource code, resource type, time unit, estimated duration, number of resources needed and indicate whether approval and sign-off is required or not. You can also retrieve details of resources that have already been defined for the standard procedure or task and modify the details.

The system updates the resource details and sets the last modified date to the server date.

What you can do in this page

Specify resources required for engineering document execution

You can enter the details of the resources that are required for engineering document execution. You can select the task, and the resource type, and enter the resource details.

Select the task number in the “Task #” drop-down list box.
Select the resource type in the “Resource Type” drop-down list box.
Enter the resource number, tool part number, estimated quantity, time unit and the estimated time in the “Resource Details” multiline.
Set the appropriate option in the “Approval Reqd.?” drop-down list box, to indicate whether approval is required for the resource usage.
Set the appropriate option in the “Sign-Off?” drop-down list box, to indicate whether the user has to sign after the task has been carried out by the resource.