ITEM TYPES
While every Item Type in RAAS is fundamentally built with a Part Description, Part Number, and Serial Number, a main source of differentiation is the set of allowable installations for any Item Type. Although each Item Type has a set list of possible installations, your company may or may not make use of each option for each Item Type. Below is each Item Type with its possible installations, as well as any other relevant information.
Aircraft
Aircraft can be installed to:
Base
Dead
External Repair
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Quarantine
Base
Bases can only be installed to the Company, or to Dead.
Consumable
Please refer to the Consumables Help Page
Employee
The Employee Item Type is generally installed to the Staffing Location at the appropriate Base, though they can also be moved to Quarantine, or to Dead to retain records.
Engine
Engines can be installed to the following:
Aircraft
Awaiting Repair
Dead
Engine
External Repair
Ground Equipment
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Inventory
Issued for Maintenance
Quarantine
Return to Inventory
Ground Equipment
Ground Equipment share the same behaviour as serialized parts and are meant to be installed at a Base, however, they can also be installed to Inventory to better facilitate shipping and receiving functions in RAAS. If Ground Equipment is received into Inventory, it will not automatically move to the Base, and must be moved manually, if desired. Ground Equipment can be installed in these locations:
Base
Dead
External Repair
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Inventory
Quarantine
Inspection
Inspections can be installed to the following locations:
Aircraft
Base
Company
Dead
Engine
Ground Equipment
Inspection
Inventory
Non-serialized
Propeller
Serialized
Tool
Non-Serialized
The Non-Serialized Item Type exists for items without an actual original manufacturer serial number. Non-serialized parts differ from Serialized parts in name only. A RAAS non-serialized part must be assigned a serial number, which will represent one (1) particular part. This allows these non-serialized items to be tracked and used in the system exactly like their serialized counterparts. Non-serialized parts can be installed to:
Aircraft
Awaiting Repair
Base
Dead
Engine
External Repair
Ground Equipment
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Inventory
Issued for Maintenance
Non-serialized
Propeller
Quarantine
Return to Inventory
Serialized
Tool
Propeller
Propellers can be installed to the following:
Aircraft
Awaiting Repair
Dead
Engine
External Repair
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Inventory
Issued for Maintenance
Quarantine
Return to Inventory
Serialized
Serialized components can be installed to:
Aircraft
Awaiting Repair
Dead
Engine
External Repair
Ground Equipment
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Inventory
Issued for Maintenance
Non-serialized
Propeller
Quarantine
Return to Inventory
Serialized
Tool
Tool
Tools are generally stored in the Tools Crib in Inventory. It is recommended that Tools are primarily managed through the Tool Allocation Listing in the Stores Module. This allows the user to list all allocated tools and to run utilization history reports.
Tools have several possible installation locations:
Awaiting Repair
Dead
External Repair
Internal Repairs
Internal Shipping
Issued for Maintenance
Quarantine
Tool
Tool Crib
Training Requirements
Training Requirements are to Employees as Inspections are to aircraft and components. In RAAS, Training Requirements are installed to Employees and generally track calendar limits. The Maintenance Forecast is used to generate a list of upcoming training requirements for a base, an Employee, or a specific Training Requirement. Training Requirements are a good candidate for a Maintenance Forecast Profile.
Training requirements can be installed to:
Employee
Staffing
Training Requirements