This page allows you to close the aircraft forecast. Tell me more.
Select the "Close Aircraft Forecast" link under the "Aircraft Maintenance Forecast" business component.
The “Close Forecast” page appears.
The system displays the following:
Date Format |
The format in which the date fields are displayed in this page. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" 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. |
Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box, to search for an aircraft forecast. Data entry in the following fields is optional:
Forecast # |
The number identifying the forecast that you wish to close (Alphanumeric, 40) You can enter the forecast number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the forecasts that are similar to the number entered here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the forecasts. |
User Status |
Use the drop-down list box to the select user-defined status of the forecast. The system lists all the ‘active’ quick codes of the type “User Status” as defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity. The system leaves the field blank by default. |
End Date From |
The starting date, in the range of end dates till which forecast is valid (Date Format). This date must be in the same format as displayed in the “Date Format” field. |
End Date To |
The ending date, in the range of dates till which forecast is valid (Date Format). This date must be in the same format as displayed in the “Date Format” field. Ensure that this date is later than or the same as the date entered in the “End Date From” field. |
Sub Fleet # |
The number identifying the sub fleet (Alphanumeric, 150). You can enter the sub fleet number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the forecasts associated to the sub fleet entered here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the forecasts irrespective of the sub fleet. |
Aircraft Reg # |
The registration number of the aircraft (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves the forecasts associated with the aircraft specified here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the forecasts irrespective of the aircraft to which they are attached. |
Note: Leave all the fields blank to search for all the forecasts, which are in “Released” status and to which the login user is mapped.
Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the forecast details in the multiline.
The system displays the following fields in the “Search Results” multiline:
Forecast # |
The number identifying the forecast. |
Re forecast count |
The reforecast count of the selected forecast. |
Start Date |
The starting date of the forecast. |
End Date |
The ending date till which the forecast is valid. |
Enter the following:
User Status |
Use the drop-down list box to the select user-defined status of the forecast. The system lists all the ‘active’ quick codes of the type “User Status” as defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity. The system leaves the field blank by default. |
The system displays the following:
Sub Fleet# |
The number identifying the sub fleet. |
Sub Fleet Desc |
The textual description of the sub fleet. |
Note: Ensure that at least one aircraft forecast is selected in the multiline.
Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the aircraft forecast for closing.
To view the forecast details before closing
Click the “View Forecast” link at the bottom of the page, to view the forecast details.
To close forecast
Click the “Close Forecast” pushbutton to close the aircraft forecast.
The system performs the following:
Checks for the work units in the “Compliance Details” of the respective maintenance program, if the option “Work Unit Status Check on Closure” is set as “Complied” in the “Set Options” activity.
Note: Once the work unit is executed, the compliance details will be automatically updated in the maintenance program.
Checks if the work units are assigned to the visit package, if the option “Work Unit Status Check on Closure” is set as “Allocated” in the “Set Options” activity.
Sets the status of the work order as “Closed”.
Closing aircraft forecast – An overview
In this page, you can select and close an aircraft forecast. You can carry out a search based on the forecast number, user status, effective period and aircraft registration number. Based on the search criteria, the system displays the forecast and sub fleet details. Before closing, you can change the user status of the forecast.
The system updates the status of the aircraft forecast as “Closed”.