Import Assets or Records

Explanation

To import aircraft assets and shipments, technical records, and basline data to a location, you use the Disconnected Operations Workflow Manager to access and upload an exported ZIP file, select files inside the uploaded file, and import them.

The same steps are used by any FOB, MOB, or Technical Records Repository location to import aircraft, shipments, technical records and baseline updates.

System Effects

 Note that when aircraft or shipments are imported, technical records and baseline updates are automatically included in the import file, but you won't see them.

Steps

1. In the IFS Cloud navigator, go to the Disconnected Operations Workflow Manager / Prepare Import page.
2. Go to the location where the exported file is. Browse to the file or drag and drop the file into the dotted rectangular area on the screen.
3. Click Upload, enter the password that was used to encrypt the file for export, and click OK.

   Result: The system starts to decyrpt and prepare the file for import. The system displays the unique Transfer ID for the import file.

4. Click View File.

   Result: The Import File page opens. You see the uploaded file and its overall status.

5. Click the expand the arrow for the uploaded file.

   Result: When each of the nested files has the Ready status, the file has the Ready To Import status.

6. Select all or select one or more files and click Import Files.

   Note: If you are importing baseline updates, you cannot select the individual batches for import.

7. Optional: To assist you in verifying that imported items are updated in IFS Maintenix, from the Import Files page, export a copy of the file to an Excel spreadsheet.