Release Maintenance Event

Explanation

This activity is used to release an event on a maintenance order.

When a maintenance order is released, all connected events will be released automatically. However, if an event is added to a maintenance order that is already released, and the event does not have any task cards, the status of the event will be set to Incomplete. To be able to release such an event and start with the work it is necessary to first connect a valid task card and then set the event to the Under Preparation status or directly the the Released status.

When an event with the Simplified Work Order distribution type is released, the event will be processed in Fleet and Asset Management. For events released with the Work Order distribution type, a corresponding work order will be created per event in IFS/Work Order Management. If the event being released has the Execution Logic Structure distribution type, all relevant execution logic orders (ELOs) and ELO task cards will receive corresponding work orders and work tasks in IFS/Work Order Management.

If the event being released is connected to a service quotation for which an emergent work percentage is specified, the system will calculate the emerging work amount and raise an information message if the currently used emergent work exceeds 90% of the specified emergent work from the quotation. It is recommended that you evaluate emergent work at this time so as to avoid, for instance a situation where a medium to large event is about to start and the used emergent work percentage is already over 90%. Here, the Allowed emergent work amount is calculated as all emergent work on the quotation where the event is registered and will be equal to the value entered in the Emergent Work field found in the Service Quotation/Quotation Totals tab. To calculate the currently used emergent work amount the system goes through all maintenance orders that are connected to the quotation and identifies all non routine events in the Work Done status or higher which are not in the quoted scope of the quotation. It will then summarize the prices for transactions belonging to these events and if the result is 90% or higher raise the relevant information message.

Prerequisites

An event in the Under Preparation status must exist on the maintenance order.

System Effects

• The event is set to the Released status.
• Additional task cards can be specified for the released event.
• Defined task cards for a released event can be canceled.
• The event will be distributed to a work order if the distribution type is either Work Order or Execution Logic Structure.
• When an event is released on a maintenance order distributed with the Execution Logic Structure distribution type, the event will be added to the ongoing maintenance order and connected task cards will be mapped into correct ELOs on the maintenance order. In addition, the task cards will be mapped into corresponding ELO work orders in IFS/Work Order Management.
• If the serial is a vehicle serial, the first event that is released on the serial will lead to an automatic change of the vehicle condition of the serial to the Vehicle Condition Code defined by the auto setting Set when first Mx event is started. For more information, refer the online help file Define Vehicle Condition.
• If post maintenance check information has been predefined for the event type, this information will be fetched onto the event on the maintenance order.

Window

Maintenance Order

Related Window Descriptions

Maintenance Order
Maintenance Order/Maint. Order Str./Event Details
Maintenance Order/Included Events  
Maintenance Event Distribution

Procedure 

1. Open the Maintenance Order window and query (F3) for the necessary maintenance order.
2. Click the Maint. Order Str. tab.
3. In the graphical object structure shown on the left, select the event you want released. The Event Details tab will be updated with information on the event.
4. Right-click, point to Status and then click Release.
5. Observe that the status of the event is changed to Released.

Note: It is also possible to release an event from the Maintenance Order/Included Events tab.