This activity is used to approve a structure change where an alternate with the Qualified Interchangeability interchangeability rule is installed in a structure. Based on the defined configuration rules, approval records will be generated for such structure changes. As a result, the operational condition of the parent part in the serial structure is set to Non Operational and the generated approval records are connected to the parent part. If an approval routing is connected to the alternate definition, this approval routing will be connected automatically to the approval record.
At creation the approval record is set automatically to the Not Approved status. When you set the operational condition of the parent part to Operational, the system will perform a check to identify approval records that have not been approved. During this check, each record with the Not Approved status is validated against the connected approval routing and, provided that all steps for the relevant approval routing are completed, the corresponding approval record will be set to the Approved status. A journal entry will be created with information on the approval of the structure change.
If a structure change is undone prior to its approval, the corresponding approval record will be removed automatically. For example, a pump is installed in Engine 1 and the ensuing structure change requires approval. However, before the installation was approved, the pump was swapped with a pump from Engine 2. The structure change for this swap does not require an approval. Accordingly, the approval record for the installation of a pump in Engine 1 is removed automatically when the swap process is performed.
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To approve or reject a structure change:
Note: The steps must be approved in sequence. A step cannot be approved or rejected if the previous step has not been approved or has been rejected.
You can also approve or reject a structure change from the Structure Changes Approvals window or the Serial Structure Information/Approval tab. Right-click on the relevant row, and then click Approve to approve or Remove to reject the change.
To approve or reject a structure change for an object: