Enter Part Provisioning Rules on Contract
Explanation
This activity is used to define part provisioning rules on the contract for maintenance that is agreed on
between the customer (e.g., operator) and the service provider (e.g., MRO shop).
Part provisioning rules are a set of rules that indicate how the customer wants parts to be provided and
maintained during a maintenance visit. Part provisioning rules can be defined on the part main group level. If
there are exceptions to the rule, these can be defined on the part level (i.e., explicit rules). Only one part
provisioning rule can be defined per part. Explicit rules defined on the part level will have the highest priority
when applying the part provisioning rules, e.g., when setting material ownership for maintenance order material
demands. There are two types of provisioning rules in this rule set:
- Material provisioning rules – The customer specifies how parts should be provided, whether the part is
to be provided by the customer or the company (service provider). This is applicable for replacements or
installations that should be done as part of the visit scope. To enter the material provisioning rule, select the
required value in the Part Provided By field for the record.
- Repair provisioning rules – The customer specifies how parts removed from a structure should be
repaired/handled. There are three scenarios: The company will decide how the repairs should be done (e.g.,
through a work order or external service order), the customer requires the part to be sent to a preferred service
supplier for repair, or a replacement part will be provided by the customer or company and the existing part will
be removed and returned to the customer without any repairs. To enter the repair provisioning rule, select the
required value in the Repair Type field for the record. If the part is to be repaired
externally, the preferred supplier should be specified.
Prerequisites
- A service contract or a heavy maintenance contract must exist.
- Part main groups must be defined if part provisioning rules are to be defined on this level.
- Parts must be defined in the part catalog if part provisioning rules are to be defined on this level.
- If the part is to be repaired externally the preferred supplier must be defined (All suppliers defined in
IFS/Enterprise, excluding suppliers with category Prospect, can be connected).
System Effects
- When the service contract or heavy maintenance contract is connected to a maintenance order ((work package
for which work tasks will be generated), the material provisioning rules defined for the part level (explicit
rules), or part main group level will be used to apply ownership for the maintenance order material demands. If
additional material is added to a work task with the VIM connection type, the part provisioning
rules included on the service contract or the heavy maintenance contract connected to the maintenance order will
be used to apply ownership for the material line.
- The repair provisioning rule will be used during the repair flows for the maintenance visit.