Viewing material request information

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Select the “View Material Request” link at the bottom of the “Material Request Selection” page.

The “View Material Request” page appears.

The system displays the following fields in the “MR Details” tab and "MR Info" group box:

Material Request #	The number identifying the material request.
Status	The status of the material request which could be ““Draft”, “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Canceled”, “Partially Issued”, "Short Closed”, “Closed”, or "Partially Received".
MR on Hold	Indicates whether the material request is on hold and requires customer approval.
Need Date	The date and time at which the parts will be consumed or needed.
Warehouse #	The number identifying the warehouse where you are located.
Warehouse Description	The textual description of the warehouse.
MR Class	The class to which the MR belongs The system displays one of the following: Maintenance – To indicate that the MR is created for maintenance requirement. General – To indicate that the MR is created for a general requirement.

MR Type

The type of the material request The system displays one of the following:

Planned - Indicates that the material request is raised due to planned maintenance activities or execution documents which contains the list of materials required.
Unplanned – Indicates that the material request is raised for e unplanned maintenance activities such as the line station.

MR Priority

The priority of the material request

Issue Option	The options for issuing the material request, which can be “Document Level” or “Line Level”. By default, the system displays “Document Level”, if no value is selected in the material request document.
MR Category	The category to which the material request belongs
User Status	The user-defined status of the material request.
Remarks	Any additional information about the material request.
Customer #	The code identifying the customer.
Customer Name	The name of the customer.

The system displays the following fields in the “MR Details” tab and “Exchange Info Tab” group box:

Exchange Order #

The number identifying the exchange order document, for which the MR is created.

Exchange Entity

The assembly or unit that is being exchanged, which could be “Top Assembly” or “Sub Assembly”.

Exch. MR for

The user for whom the exchange MR is created. The system lists one of the following options:

Donor – The exchange MR is created for a user who gave away the part.
Recipient – The exchange MR is created for the user who received the exchanged part.

The system displays the following fields in the"Additional Info" tab and “MR For” group box:

Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft for which the parts are required
Component #	The number identifying the component for which the materials are required
Facility Object #	The facility object for whose maintenance the warehouse requires parts.
Work Center #	The number identifying the work center where the parts are required
Station #	The number identifying the station where the parts are required

The system displays the following fields in the“Additional Info” tab and “Ref. Doc Info” group box:

Ref. Document Type

The reference document type based on which the material request is prepared. The system displays one of the following:

Component Work Order – The work order generated for a component.
Hangar Work Order – The work order generated for “Hangar” maintenance.
A/C Maint. Exe. Ref #,– The technical log that raised the request for the material.
Visit Package – The document generated for the maintenance activities that are to be accomplished during the aircraft visit.
Others - Any document other than the line work order, component work order, technical log, hangar work order or visit package.
Shop Work Order – The work order generated for shop maintenance.
Customer Order – The work order generated for customer order.

Ref. Document #	The number identifying the reference document based on which the material request is prepared.
Requestor	The number identifying the employee who made the request for the part. The employee name will be displayed alongside.
Requested by Emp.	The number identifying the employee who made the request for the part.
Requestor Name	The name of the employee who made the request for the part.

The system displays the following fields in the “Accounting Details” group box:

Account Usage	The accounting usage to be used.
Costing Usage	The costing usage to be used.
References	Displays “Multiple”, if the “Maintenance” class material request has reference to multiple “Tech Log” documents. Else, displays “Single".
Hard Allocation Required	Indicates whether hard allocation is required for a part or not. After authorization of material request, the requested part will be allocated to the material request.

The system displays the following field in the “Part Details” multiline:

Note: The system displays or hides the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # based on the options set in “Set Inventory Process Parameter” activity in the “Logistics Common Master” business component.

If the “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” is set as "Yes", the system displays both the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # in the multiline.
If the “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” is set as "No", the system hides both the Mfr. Part # and Mfr. # in the multiline.

Line #	The number identifying the row in the multiline in which the part is entered.
Requested Part #	The number identifying the part for which the material request is raised.
Mfr. Part #	The number provided by the manufacturer of the part,
Mfr. #	The code identifying the manufacturer of the part
Part Description	The textual description of the part.
Reqd Qty	The total quantity of the part required
Reqd UOM	The unit of measurement of the required parts
Stock Status	The stock status of the required part
Preferred Condition	The preferred condition of the requested part. The system leaves the field blank or displays one of the following: New – Indicates that the part is new or purchased recently. Overhauled – Indicates that some maintenance action or servicing is done on the part, and the part has not been used after servicing. Serviceable – Indicates that the part is in a usable condition. Unserviceable – Indicates that the part is in an unusable state and needs service.
Request For	Indicates whether the material request is created for internal parts, customer parts or both the internal and customer parts. The system lists one of the following options, such as “Internal”, “Customer”, or “Internal and Customer”.
Requirement Type	The requirement type of the part, which could be “Normal” or “Specific”.
Request Mode	The mode of request for the part
Effectivity Notes	The effectivity or suitability of the part to aircraft or component as defined for the part in the “Maintain Part Effectivity” screen under Aircraft business component
Remarks	The comments or remarks about raising the material request for the part.
Short Close Comments	The reason provided for short closure of the material request. Click the icon in the column to open the “View Notes Information” page and view the history of short close comments for the material request till date. The history includes short close comments, user ID of the employee who recorded the comments and, date and time of recording these comments.
Reason for Hold	The unique hold code that is mapped for a material request, which is put on hold and requires customer approval. All the hold codes are defined in the “Manage Customer Contract" activity of the "Sale Contract" business component.
Alternate Allowed?	Displays “Specific Alternates” if alternate part numbers can be considered in place of the requested part number, when the “Requested Part #” is not available. Displays “Not Allowed” if alternate part numbers cannot be considered.
Substitute Part #	The number identifying the alternate part that can be used if the part entered in the “Requested Part #” is not available
Exp. Return Date	The expected date when the part must be returned.
Issue Basis	Indicates whether the part is a “Returnable”, “Non Returnable” or “Core Returnable” part “Core Returnable” indicates that any other part can be returned instead of the issued part.
Part Type	The part type for which the material request is created. The system lists one of the following values such as, Component”, “Expendable”, “Tool”, “Consumable”, “Raw Material”, “Kit”, or “Others”.
Part Control Type	The type of part control, which could be “Serial Number”, “Lot Number”, “Both” or “None Controlled”.
Planning Type	The planning type of the part, which could be “Disposition” or “Non Disposition”.
Status	The status of the material request, which could be "Draft", "Fresh", "Authorized", "Canceled"," Partially Issued”, "Short Closed", "Closed", or “Partially Received”.
Material Type	The material type, which could be “Main Core” or “Regular”.
Note: The system displays the material type only if the reference document type is “Component Work Order”.
Available Qty	The quantity of the part that is available in the warehouse (in Stock UOM).
Stock UOM	The unit of measurement of the stocked part
Authorized Qty	The total quantity authorized for the part (in Stock UOM).
Hard Allocated Qty	The quantity of part that is physically allocated for non-disposition part (in Stock UOM).
Reserved Qty	The quantity of the part that is reserved for the disposition part (in Stock UOM).
Issued Qty	The quantity of the issued part (in Stock UOM).
Short Closed Qty	The quantity of the short closed part (in Stock UOM).
Return Qty.	The quantity of part returned (in Stock UOM).
Receipt Qty.	The quantity of part received (in Stock UOM).

Substitute Qty	The total quantity of the alternate part required (in Stock UOM).
Allocable	Indicates whether the part is allocable or not.
Discrepancy #	The number identifying the discrepancy.
Task #	The number identifying the task
New Part?	Indicates whether the part is a new part or not. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No”.
Part Created?	Indicates whether the part is a created part. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No”. The system displays “Yes”, if (i) the “New Part” is set as “No” or (ii) the “New Part” is set as “Yes” and the part specified in the material request document is available in the “Part Administration” business component. The system displays “No”, if the (i) the “New Part” is set as “Yes” and the part specified in the material request document is not available in the “Part Administration” business component.

The system displays the following fields in the “Other Details group box:

User-defined Details – 1	Additional details pertaining to the material request.
User- defined Details – 2	Additional details pertaining to the material request.
Delivery Instruction	General instruction regarding the delivery of the part.
Short Close Comments	Additional comments or remarks pertaining to the material request which typically are reasons for short closing the material request.

The system displays the following in the Attachments group box:

File Name

The name of the file used for document reference that is associated to the material request (Alphanumeric, 50).

Select “View File” alongside to view the content of the file.

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

Created By	The name of the user who created the material request
Created Date	The date on which the material request was created
Last Modified By	The name of the user who last modified the material request
Last Modified Date	The date on which the material request was last modified
Approved By	The name of the user who approved the material request
Approved Date	The date on which the material request was approved

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “View Coverage Details” link to view the coverage details.
Select the “View References” link to view the document reference details.
Select “View Preferred Serial /Lot Information” link to view the preferred serial and lot number information for the part.
Select the “View Stock Issue” link to view the stock issue details.

Select the “Inquire Stock Availability” to view the stock balance details in the warehouse for the requested part.
Select the “Inquire Stock Availability Substitute Parts”, to view the availability of alternate parts in the warehouse.

Select the “Inquire New Part Request Status” to view the availability status of the new request part.
Select the “View Customer Order” link to view the Customer Order of the part.

Refer to the topic "Manage Customer Order - A summary of the activity" in the "Customer Service Order" business component.

Select the “View Part Sale Order” link to view the Part Sale Order of the part.

Refer to the topic "Manage Part Sale Order - A summary of the activity" in the "Part Sale Order" business component.

Viewing material request information – An overview

In this page you can view the material request details. The material request number and its status can be viewed. You can also view the following details:

MR class, which indicates whether the material request is created for maintenance requirement or for general requirement.
MR type, which indicates whether the material request is generated for planned maintenance activities or for unplanned maintenance activities.
MR priority, which indicates whether the material request is created for usual requirement of an aircraft or for the aircraft on ground
The warehouse from where the materials can be collected
The date on which the materials are required

You can also view the category to which the material request belongs, and the user-defined status of the material request.

You can also view the aircraft and the code identifying the component, for which the parts are required. The numbers identifying the work center and station where the parts are required, and the reference documents details can also be viewed.

The part details such as

The part number, the required quantity, the type of the part
The alternate part if the requested part is not available
The available quantity in the warehouse, and the authorized quantity
The stock status of the part required
The required condition of the part

The expected return date for the returnable part The user-defined details and the delivery instruction for the material request can also be viewed.