Unlock Serial

Explanation

This activity is used to unlock a top serial and its belonging structure. When a serial belonging to a structure is locked it is not possible to carry out any operations on the serial, except for the completion of running tasks. Information on the serial can be viewed even if the serial is locked.

Note: When a serial is locked, the Locked check box will be selected for the given serial in the Serial Structure Information/General tab and the Locked for Update check box will be selected in the Serials window. 

Prerequisites

• A serial structure that is locked needs to exist.

System Effects

• The serial and its belonging structure is unlocked.
• It is possible to carry out operations on the serials in the structure.
• An active maintenance program is connected to the serial.
• All due calculations for the serial will be run to calculate due dates and values.

Window

Serial Structure Information
Serials  

Related Window Descriptions

Unlock Serial  
Serial Structure Information/General
Serials  

Procedure

Option 01:

1. Open the Serial Structure Information window.
2. In the Part Number field, query (F3) for your serial that is locked.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Right-click on the tab, point to Status and click Unlock. The Unlock Serial dialog box will open.
5. In the table of this dialog box, all serials in the structure that have obsolete maintenance programs connected will be displayed, along with serials that do not have maintenance programs defined when the serial was locked.
6. Click Set Program to automatically connect the new valid active maintenance program revision to all serials in the structure with obsolete maintenance programs connected. You can also click List by placing the cursor on the Maint. Program ID field to select a suitable active maintenance program ID. Note: In the list all active maintenance programs that the serial is connected to will be displayed.
7. For locked serials that do not have maintenance programs registered, in the Maint Program ID field click List to select a valid active maintenance program.
8. When valid maintenance programs are defined for all serials displayed in the table of this dialog box it will be possible to close the dialog box.
9. Click OK to close the dialog box and unlock the serial and its structure. The serials in the structure will also be updated with the selected active maintenance program.

Option 02:

1. Open the Serials window and query (F3) for the serial that is locked.
2. Select the row that holds the part number of the locked serial right-click, point to Status and click Unlock. This will open the Unlock Serial dialog box.
3. Continue with steps 5 - 9 detailed in option 01 of this procedure.

Option 03:

1. Open the Define Maintenance Program window and query (F3) for your maintenance program. You can also create a maintenance program (F5) and connect parts, part revisions and Maintenance Group to this maintenance program in the Preliminary status.
2. Click the Affected Serials tab.
3. Select the row that holds the part number of the locked serial, right-click, point to Status and click Unlock. This will open the Unlock Serial dialog box.
4. Continue with steps 5 - 9 detailed in option 01 of this procedure.