Add Skill Requirement

Explanation

Line supervisors add skill requirements to an aircraft turn on the Turn Work Assignments page in IFS Cloud Web. A skill requirement is the skill needed to complete the turn and the duration of the work. You must be online to add skill requirements to a turn.

If default skills are defined for the aircraft type and work type on the Default Turn Resource Requirements page, those skills appear automatically when a turn work assignment record is created. See Define Default Turn Resource Requirements. You can add further skill requirements, change the duration, and remove a skill that has not been assigned to a technician.

If no skill requirements exist, the turn work assignment status is No Required Skills. After you add the required skills, you can assign technicians to the turn. See Assign Technicians to Turns.

Assigned To, Start Time, and End Time on the Work Assignments list are set when you assign a technician. They are not part of this activity.

You can also add a skill requirement to a task or fault. The added skill indicates the skill required for the task and the number of hours required to complete the work. You can modify the number of hours required for the skill and remove a skill, provided that the task has not been completed or the fault has not been closed. After skills have been added, you can assign one or more skills to yourself and unassign them if required. You can also perform and record work on the task or fault when you do not possess the skills or skills have not been assigned. To assign a person as well as the skill, see Assign and Edit Labor and Skills.

Prerequisites

To add a skill requirement to a turn, the status of the aircraft turn must be Inbound, Arrived, or In Maintenance. See Review Aircraft Turn.
Flights must have been transferred to Maintenance Execution, and the workscope must have been published.
Skills must be defined as resource groups of type Person. See Define a New Skill.
Optionally, define default skills for the aircraft type and work type on the Default Turn Resource Requirements page so that the required skill list appears by default.
To add a skill requirement to a task, the status of the task is Active or In Work.
To add a skill requirement to a fault, the status of the fault is Open or Deferred.

Procedure

Add a skill requirement to a turn

You must be online to perform this procedure.

Open the Turn Work Assignments page. You can open it from:
- Aviation Maintenance > Line Maintenance > Line Maintenance Execution > Mobile Maintenance > Work Management > Turn Work Assignments
- The Station Turns page, by navigating to work assignments for a turn
- The Aircraft Turn Details page
Review the Aircraft Turn Details for the selected turn, including aircraft, airport, arrival and departure times, work package, work type, and maintenance location.
In the Work Assignments list, select + to add a skill requirement. Default skill rows may already be displayed from the Default Turn Resource Requirements page.
Select the Required Skill.
Enter the Duration (HH:MM).
Save the record.

After the skill requirements exist, assign technicians to the turn from the Work Assignments list or the Resources Gantt chart. See Assign Technicians to Turns.

Add a skill requirement to a task or fault

Open the Task Details or Fault Details page.
Add a skill requirement, then select the skill and the number of hours required to complete the work.
Save the record.
If required, modify the number of hours or remove a skill, provided that the task has not been completed or the fault has not been closed.
To assign a person as well as the skill, see Assign and Edit Labor and Skills.

System Effects

The skill requirement is added to the aircraft turn and is displayed in the Work Assignments list on the Turn Work Assignments page, with the Required Skill and Duration (HH:MM).
The turn work assignment status is no longer No Required Skills. Line supervisors can assign technicians to the turn.
The skill requirement is added to the task or fault and can be viewed from the Task Skills page or the Fault Skills page respectively. If the skill is added to a task which is a packaged fault, it can be viewed from both the Task Skills and Fault Skills pages.
If you assigned a skill on the task to yourself, the task will be displayed on your My Work page.