Multilevel Repair
Introduction
When a multilevel-tracked part is received into the
inventory after manufacturing, it records the full level as-built structure
underneath. In a multilevel repair process, we retrieve this full level
saved structure and do the necessary structure changes through a repair shop order. You
may add new components to the structure as well as you may remove some
components from the existing structure. This is done through
the Component Replacement
Details
dialog box. Components removed from the structure can be received into the inventory as salvage
parts. A history record is created for each change done
which can be viewed in the Repair History window.
Once the repair is completed, a new as-built structure is
created with the changes done when receiving the repair part into the
inventory.
Changes in Multilevel Repair with Respect to Normal
Repair
Although the multilevel repair process inherits the normal shop order flow,
there are further changes that are applied to the multilevel repair process.
For instance,
- If a material exists as consumed in the repair structure, it
will not be copied to the Shop Order/Materials tab when creating a
multilevel repair shop order.
- It is not possible to add consumable
material lines to a multilevel repair shop order directly, instead the
Component Replacement Details dialog box has to be used.
- It is not
possible to change the lot size of a multilevel repair shop order if at
least one repair history record exists.
- It is only allowed to reserve a single lot/batch number for a multilevel repair shop order.
- Material lines of a multilevel repair
shop order are not manually editable (This is not applicable for the
Condition Code, Owner and Ownership fields).
- You cannot
use alternate component replacement functionality for the material of a shop
order.
- The existing structure revision/alternate cannot be changed using the
shop order header right click menu options.
- You cannot use the shop order split/merge
functionality for a multilevel repair shop order.
Requirements
In order to process a multilevel repair there are some
requirements to be fulfilled.
- The parent part to be repaired should be multilevel-tracked
and there should be at least one child existing for the parent part in the as-built structure. The parent parts should be
completely reserved to the multilevel repair shop order.
- There should exist at least one buildable repair structure alternate for each of the structure levels to execute multilevel repair in that specific structure level.
-
If there exist a lot tracked, but not serial tracked parent that consist of serial tracked components in the as-built structure, such
parts will not be able to reserve to a multilevel repair shop order. This
combination should not occur on any level of the as-built structure corresponds to the reserved parent part.
If the parent part is serial-tracking-enabled
- The quantity in the repair shop order should be 1.
- The parent part should not contain a structure underneath IFS/VIM.
Note: In case the parent part is both serial and lot/batch-tracked, the generation of
as-built structure does not consider the lot/batch number of the reserved parent
part. Here the as-built structure is generated by selecting the records with the
highest as-built revision number for the same parent serial. This is required to
get the latest as-built structure for a serial where the lot/batch number of the
parent has been changed due to some reasons.
If the parent part is not serial-tracked but lot-tracked,
- All the parent parts should be reserved from a
single lot/batch.
Repair Possibilities
Under multilevel repair it is possible to add a structure component,
remove a structure component, or replace a structure component. It is also possible
to install an already available component to the as-built structure, remove a component which is not actually present
from the as-built structure, or define a component for direct salvage while
it has not
been listed in the as-built structure.
These actions can be performed in any level of the as-built structure.
Track the Repair Process
For each of the structure changes done to the as-built structure, there exists
a history record which can be viewed in the Repair History window.
Here, you can update some of the parameters such as Repair
Reason and Notes in the repair history, if the new as-built structure has not been created.
Salvage Parts
When a structure component is marked as to be removed from the actual structure
received, that component is called a Salvage Part and it can be received into the inventory separately,
whether it is a component listed either in the original
as-built structure or not. Ownership of the salvaged part is as same as the
parent part. Following requirements must be made in order to receive a salvage
part to the inventory.
- The parent material must have been completely issued.
- Location, Cost and Condition Code (if applicable)
have to be defined for the salvage part.
- It should not have been received into the inventory
earlier.
A received salvage part can be un-received using the
Un-receive Salvage Part option. Then the component will be issued again from
the inventory and it will be attached in its parent.
Revert Changes
It is possible to revert the changes done to one or several component lines
in a multilevel repair shop order on following conditions:
- Parent part has not been received into the inventory
after the repair.
- If the change has created salvaged parts, then
those salvaged parts should not have already been received into the inventory.
- If the change has created any new material demand,
then those materials should not have been issued. (If there any reserved
materials exist, then those will be un-reserved)
Receive Repaired Part
Receiving of the repaired part is done via the
Receive Shop Order window. There are certain changes applied for the
receiving of a repaired part when you do a multilevel repair.
- The following right click options that appear in the
Shop Order
window
and/or in
the
Receive Shop Order window will be disabled:
- Manual Unreceive
- Reserve Serial No
- Build Tracked Structure
- Receive Serial Parts
- Receive Reserved Lots
- Match Lots to Serials and Receive
- Generate Order Based Lots
- Shop Order Graphical As Built Structure
- If the repaired part is lot/batch-tracking-enabled, then a new lot /batch number should be reserved to the parent part
before receiving the repaired part. You cannot receive the repaired part
with the existing lot/batch number. If the repaired part has order-based lot
tracking-enabled, then the generated lot/batch number will be used. All the new
sub-assemblies will also get the same lot/batch number.
- A new as-built structure is created when receiving
the repaired part for all the changed sub-assemblies
and the parts above it.
- When creating the new as-built structure, the
number of components marked as to be removed along
with their components are excluded if the Repair Action for those
were set as Removed, Replaced or Not Present.
- When creating the new as-built structure, any new
component added by using Add, Replace or Install as the
Repair
Action will be installed.
Exception: Components with the Exclude from As-Built
structure check box selected in the Component Replacement Details
dialog box will not be added in to the new as-built structure.
- If a sub-assembly has changes defined where the
specific parent part is serial-tracked, then the as-built revision will be
incremented by 1 when creating the new as-built structure.
- Receiving a multilevel repair shop order is
irreversible.