WORK PACKS
Work Packs allow the user to package Job Cards for scheduling and assignment. The Work Packs home screen is divided with the Work Pack listing on the left-hand side and the selected Work Pack details on the right-hand side.
The Work Pack listing allows the user to sort and select existing Work Packs. From the WP details, the user can modify the selected Work Pack details and add or remove Job Cards. Work Packs can be created from either the Work Packs sub-module, the Job Card Listing, or the Maintenance Forecast.
Creating a Work Pack from the Work Pack Sub-Module
Navigation
Planning & Production > Work Packs
Select Add WP.
Select the applicable Aircraft, JC Group, and Base.
Enter a Planned Start Date.
Enter a description into the WP Description field.
Click Create Work Pack.
Figure 1: Work Pack Creation
Note: Once the WP has been saved, the Aircraft and JC Group cannot be edited, however, the Base can be edited when the status is New.
Creating a Work Pack from the Job Card Listing
Navigation
Planning & Production > Job Card Listing
Select the desired AC or Co and JC Group and click Generate.
Select the Job Card(s) in the listing that you would like to create a Work Pack for.
Click the Process Sel button in the lower right of the JC listing screen.
Select "Add selected Job Cards to Work Pack" in the Process Job Cards window.
Click Next.
Select "Create a new Work Pack".
Enter a Work Pack Description and a Planned Start Date.
Click OK.
Figure 2: Creating a Work Pack from Job Card Listing
Creating a Work Pack from the Maintenance Forecast
Navigation
Planning & Production > Maintenance Forecast
Follow the directions in the Maintenance Forecast help page.
Select the Item(s) in the Forecast that you would like to create Job Cards and a Work Pack for.
Click the Issue button.
Select "Create new Work Pack" or “Add to existing Work Pack”.
If creating a new Work Pack, enter a Work Pack Description, Planned start date and Planned completion date.
Click Create.
Figure 3: Creating a Work Pack from Maintenance Forecast
The WP number and Planned start date will be shown in the Forecast once created.
Figure 4: Work Pack reference in Maintenance Forecast
Once a Work Pack has been successfully created, the user may now modify the WP details and add or remove desired Job Cards from the WP details in the Work Packs sub-module.
Adding Job Cards to Work Packs
Once the Work Pack is created you can begin adding Job Cards either by:
Searching for existing Job Cards by using the Add JC button (see Figure 5)
or
Creating new Job Cards by using the Create JC button (see Figure 6)
Job Cards created within the Work Pack will also appear in the Job Card Listing of the Job Card Group linked to the Work Pack.
Figure 5: Add Job Cards to Work Pack
Figure 6: Creating new Job Cards in Work Pack
Work Pack Details
Once the Work Pack is ready to be actioned it can then be opened by clicking on Open WP. If desired, all Job Cards can also be opened at the same time by selecting the “When opening this Work Pack change the status of all 'New' Job Cards to 'Open'.” flag. Otherwise, if this flag is off, then all Job Cards will maintain their current status.
Figure 7: Opening Work Pack
Job Cards can be actioned from both the Work Pack as well as the Job Card Listing.
By selecting Job Card(s) you can:
Print Sel JC - prints the selected Job Card(s) all at once
Remove Sel - removes the selected Job Card(s) from the Work Pack (they will still be available in the Job Card Listing)
Note: Any Job Cards that have been removed from the Work Pack can be seen with the Include Removed Job Cards flag on, and will show with red highlight. (see Figure 9).
Transfer Sel - allows you to transfer the selected Job Card(s) to another Work Pack
If there is a Job Card with an unposted closure rectification pending release, the unposted Job Card Status will have a red font and a hover text of: This Job Card has an unposted closure rectification.
Shortage Rep - produces a Material Shortage report for the Work Pack or Material Availability can be viewed for each JC by looking at the Material Avail column for each JC
Note: The color legend can be viewed by clicking on the
.Print Issued Parts - produces a report of all Parts Issued to Job Cards within the Work Pack
Print Ctrl Sheet - produces a list of all Job Cards in the Work Pack for evaluation and control
Status Report - produces a report on Project Completion Status grouped by Planned vs Non-Planned tasks based on New, Recalled, Closed and Open Job Cards, and Man Hrs, if applicable.
The color graph on far right column will also show P vs NP and percentage of completion when clicked on.Export
Selecting JC Listing will generate an export of Job Card details
Selecting JC-Task Listing will generate an export of Job Card details as well as IDM Task details associated with each Job Card
Selecting Work Pack Status Report will generate an export of Project Completion Status
Note: Job Cards which have been previously removed from either the Job Card Group (for Job Card Group-based export) or Work Pack (for Work Pack-based export) will not be included.
Figure 8: Work Pack Details
Figure 9: Removed Job Cards flag
Closing a Work Pack
Users who do not have permission to Close a Work Pack, can click on Indicate Closure which allows for a Maintenance Release to be created (see step 5).
Indicate Closure can be used when New or Open Job Cards still exist in the Work Pack.To Close the Work Pack, verify that all Job Cards are Closed.
If any Job Cards remain Open or New, Remove them or Transfer them to another Work Pack.
Click Close WP.
Note: The Include Removed Job Cards flag allows the user to see any previously removed Job Cards highlighted in red for QC purposes.
During the Closing or Indicate Closure process, RAAS allows the user to create a Maintenance Release: Click OK or Cancel.
If OK, go to Maintenance Releases for further instruction.
Figure 10: Closing a Work Pack
Work Pack Status
New: This status is assigned for newly created Work Packs and is used when building a Work Pack. Job Cards can be added to a New Work Pack and Job Cards can also be removed or transferred from New Work Packs.
Open: This status serves to advise production personnel that a Work Pack is planned and ready to execute. Additional Job Cards can be added to an Open Work Pack and Job Cards can also be removed or transferred from an Open Work Pack.
Pending Closure: This status is used by a Production Manager to indicate to Planning that the production team has done as much as they can and are relegating any remaining non-completed jobs to a later date / later Work Pack. Additional Job Cards cannot be added to Pending Closure Work Packs. Job Cards can be removed or transferred out of Pending Closure Work Packs.
Closed: This status is used by a Planner or Production Manager to outright close a Work Pack. A Work Pack can only be closed if all JCs in it are closed. Job Cards cannot be added, removed or transferred to or from Closed Work Packs.
User security roles are available that can in-turn determine who is allowed to Create, Open, Indicate Closure or Close Work Packages. How these security roles are set will determine Work Package departmental workflow within your organization. For example, a common and recommended scenario is to allow Planning to create, Open and Close Work Packages while Production Managers would be allowed to Indicate Closure. In this scenario, when a Planner changes the status of a Work Package to Open, it is a hand-off of the Work Pack from Planning to Production. Conversely, when a Production Manager changes the status of a Work Package to Indicate Closure it is a hand-back of the Work Pack from Production to Planning.