Supply Serial Part Information

Explanation

This activity is used to supply serial parts with fleet management-specific information. Each serialized part is automatically created when a serialized engineering part is created. 

The following must be defined prior to defining maintenance data for the serials of the new serial part:

• Operational parameters
• Maintenance groups
• Whether the serial part is a vehicle part
• Whether the serial part is a life limited part    

When serial parts are defined, the Life Limited field does not display any value. This field must be updated to Life Limited or Not Life Limited before these parts can be used in an active template structure. Build the serial template structures for the top template parts to enable the stress ratings to be defined for the top template part. These stress ratings will be valid for all the levels below if there are no other stress ratings defined for the lower levels. When the template structure is set to the Active status, the system will check whether the Life Limited field is set to Life Limited or Not Life Limited for the serial part. 

The following conditions exist for the serial part, based on the value in the Life Limited field: 

• A serial for a serial part that is defined as Not Life Limited cannot be used as a life limited part. 

• A serial for a serial part that is defined as Life Limited can be used as life limited and not life limited. The template determines whether the serial part in the actual position is treated as life limited or not life limited.

• A serial that is initially registered as a Life Limited part can be changed to a Not Life Limited part. A serial that is initially registered as a Not Life Limited part cannot be changed to a Life Limited part. 

Note: Revisions are automatically created when new engineering part revisions are created. 

The following must have been defined for the serial part revision prior to defining maintenance data for the serials:

• Fault deferral codes

• Maintenance codes

• Maintenance programs

• Condition limits

The following should be defined as soon as the new serial part revision is used in a template structure:

• Life limits

• Instructions

• Modifications

Prerequisites

• A serialized part must have been created in IFS/PDM-Configuration. 
• A primary operational parameter must have been defined for the serialized part.

System Effects

• The serial part can be used for building serial structure templates. 
• Life limited parts are registered in the system and can be used in serial structure templates.
• A new revision is created and maintenance data can be registered, either manually or by using the Copy from another Revision assistant.

Windows

Serial Parts
Serial Part  
Serial Part Revision  
Instructions per Maintenance Code
Condition Monitoring Program

Related Window Descriptions

Serial Parts 
Serial Part
Serial Part/General
Serial Part Revision
Serial Part Revision/Maint Codes
Serial Part Revision/Condition Limit
Serial Part Revision/Instructions
Instructions per Maintenance Code
Instructions per Maintenance Code/Operations
Condition Monitoring Program
Condition Monitoring Program/Instructions
Condition Monitoring Programs/Instructions/Operations

Procedure

Follow this procedure to define whether the serial part is a vehicle part or not or whether it is a life limited part or not:

1. Open the Serial Parts window and query (F3) for the necessary serial part. You can also perform this procedure from the Serial Part/General tab.
2. If the serials with this part number are vehicles, select the Vehicle Part check box.
3. In the Life Limited field, select whether the serials with this part number are life limited parts or not. Valid values are Life Limited and Not Life Limited.
4. Save the information (F12).

Follow this procedure if you want to define engineering parts as VIM serials parts. This procedure is useful if you have been running IFS/PDM-Configuration for some time before installing IFS/Vehicle Information Management (IFS/VIM), and want to create the engineering parts that already exist as serial parts in IFS/VIM:

1. Open the Serial Parts window. You can also perform this procedure from the Serial Part window.
2. Right-click and click Copy Engineering Parts. All serialized engineering parts already defined in IFS/PDM-Configuration will be created automatically as serial parts in IFS/VIM.
3. An information message is shown with the number of parts that have been copied.

Follow this procedure to manually define maintenance information for the serial part. When the maintenance data is very different from the other part revisions the maintenance information must be entered manually:

1. Open the Serial Part Revision window and query (F3) for the necessary serial part revision.
2. Click the Maint Codes tab and create a new record (F5).
3. In the Maint Code field, enter a maintenance code by selecting a suitable value from the List of Values. 
4. Save the information (F12).
5. Click the Condition Limit tab and create a new record (F5).
6. In the Condition Category field, enter a condition category. Use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
7. In the Condition Code, Cond Limit Description, and Standard Value fields, enter the name, description, and standard value for the new condition code respectively.
8. Enter a measure unit in the Condition UoM field by selecting a suitable value form the List of Values.
9. Complete the information by entering warning, danger, and change limits in the respective fields.
10. Save the information (F12). 
11. Click the Instructions tab or open the Instruction window.
12. Create a new record (F5).
13. Provide the required information to create a new instruction.
14. Save the information (F12).
15. Open the Instructions per Maintenance Code window and query (F3) for the necessary part revision and maintenance code.
16. Click the Operations tab and create a new record (F5).
17. In the Operation Number field, enter the instruction you want to connect to the maintenance code. Use the List of Values to select a suitable instruction. When the operation number is selected, the instruction information appears automatically. 
18. Save the information (F12).
19. Open the Condition Monitoring Program window and query (F3) for the necessary part revision.
20. Click the Instructions tab and then click the Operations sub tab
21. Create a new record (F5). 
22. In the Operation Number field, use the List of Values to select the instruction to connect to the condition limit. When the operation number is selected, the instruction information appears automatically.
23. Save the information (F12).