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	Managing Generic System Configurations

Managing Serialized Systems

XFRACAS includes both generic and serialized system configuration information.

The generic system configurations are the basic "system templates" that describe the parts that are included in all systems of a specific type or model. For example, the template for the model A system includes the part numbers for all parts included in all model A units.
The serialized system configurations include the part numbers and serial numbers (when applicable) for the parts that are included in a specific serialized unit. For example, the serialized system configuration for a specific model A unit includes the part numbers for all parts that are included in the specific model A unit and the serial numbers for the serialized parts that are included in the unit.

The Serialized page allows you to view and manage serialized system configurations. Permissions required to access this page: Access Admin Tab and Manage Serialized Systems.

To open the Serialized page, choose System > System > Serialized.

All activities performed on this page pertain only to the current entity.

The system configuration for the selected system for the current entity is displayed on the left side of the interface. The part number, part description, version and serial number for each part in the configuration are displayed. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) to the left of a part number to hide or display the parts below this part in the hierarchy. To locate a specific part, click the Find part on system link at the top of the hierarchy to search by part number, part description or serial number. If a part in the system configuration has been replaced, it will appear at the bottom of the hierarchy and a retired date will appear next to it. Retired parts are indicated by .

Creating a System Configuration

To create a serialized system, choose System > Serialized > Create System.

In the Create Serialized Part utility that appears, choose the kind of part you want to create from the Template Part drop-down list. Then enter the serial number and the build date, along with any other desired information. The following characters are not allowed in serial numbers: @ # % & = { } " < >

Finding an Existing System Configuration

To work with an existing serialized system, choose System > Serialized > Find System.

In the Find System utility that appears, you can search by the system serial number, subsystem serial number, subcomponent part name or subcomponent part number.

Adding a Part to the System Configuration

Once you have selected a system configuration to work with, you can add new parts or existing part to it. To do this, select the parent part (i.e., the part under which you would like to add a part) and do one of the following:

To create a new serialized part, choose System > Part > Create Serialized.

To add an existing serialized part to the serialized system, choose System > Part > Add Existing Serialized.

In the Add Existing Serialized Parts utility that appears, choose the item type from the Available Items drop-down list. You can enter part or all of the serial number, if known. Click the Find Available Items link to show all matching serialized parts.

To add an existing non-serialized part to the serialized system, choose System > Part > Add Non-Serialized.

In the Add Non-Serialized Parts utility that appears, you can use the Add (>), Remove (<), Add All (>>) and Remove All (<<) buttons to move parts between the Available Items List and the Selected Items List.

- To search for an item in the Available Items List, click the Find Available Items link to open the Find Part utility, which allows you to search by part name, number and/or version in one or more entities.
- If you select the Associate Children check box, all children of each newly selected part will also be added to the list of selected items. Note that this can add a large number of parts and that, depending on the size of the tree underneath each selected part, the save process may take several minutes. To see the children of an item in the Available Items List, select the item and click the Show Item Hierarchy link to display the item hierarchy at the bottom of the utility. For a more detailed view including child parts, you can click the View Structure link in the item hierarchy to open the full hierarchy in a new window.

Editing a Part in the System Configuration

You can edit information for any part in the system configuration by selecting the part and choosing System > Part > Edit Serialized.

Removing a Part from the System Configuration

There are two options when removing a part from a system configuration. You can either remove the part from the system configuration but leave the part in existence for possible future use (i.e., disassociate the part) or you can remove the part from the system and remove the part record entirely (i.e., delete the part).

To disassociate a part from a serialized system, select the part in the system configuration and choose System > Part > Disassociate.

This removes the part from the system and makes it a top level part.

To delete a part, select the part in the system configuration and choose System > Part > Delete Serialized.

This removes the part from the system, unless there are already records pertaining to the part, in which case the part is retired instead.