Lock Serial
Explanation
This activity is used to lock a serial and its belonging structure. When a
serial is locked, you cannot perform any changes to the serial in the system,
except for the completion of running maintenance events. You can view information on locked
serials. Following is a list of operations that cannot be performed on a serial
that is locked:
- Changes of serial data (includes vehicle data if the
serial is a vehicle)
- Changes in the serial structure (complete structure
is locked)
- Changes for serial transportation routes
- Operational logging for a structure containing
locked serials
- Registration of faults (both serial and vehicle)
- Condition measures
- Due calculation for interval maintenance
- Assigning to modifications
- Definitions of start values
- Planning of operational events
- Distribution of pending events
Prerequisites
- The serial must be a top serial (i.e., not have a connected parent). If the
serial is connected to a parent, the serial has to be removed from the
parents structure before you can lock the serial.
- The serial must have an operational status of either In Operation or
Out Of Operation.
System Effects
- All serials in the entire structure are locked. Depending on which window
or tab is opened, the Locked or Locked for Update check box
will be selected.
- You cannot perform any changes to the serial record other than for
completing any running events.
- Serials that are locked will not be assigned to modifications. The
serials that are not locked will be assigned to modifications.
Window
Serial Structure Information
Related Window Descriptions
Serial Structure Information/General
Serials
Procedure
- Open the Serial Structure Information window and query (F3) for the
necessary serial.
- Click the General tab.
- Right-click on the tab, point to Status, and
then click Lock.
- Observe that the Locked check box is selected automatically. In
the Consist Of and Multilevel tabs, the
Locked for Update check box will be selected for the belonging serials
in the structure.