Package and complete tasks done in the past

You can package one or more tasks that were completed in the past on an inventory item, and record their completion date in a single operation. Since packaging and completing in one step does not let you record details in individual tasks, it is best to use this feature to record the completion of simple tasks.

Doing these steps automatically creates a work package, adds the selected tasks to the work package, and completes both the tasks and the work package, unless there are conditions that prevent the completion. For example:
  • The aircraft has missing components or overdue tasks; in these cases, the packaged tasks are completed but the work package remains in work.
  • One or more of the selected tasks contains a part request with an invalid inventory serial number in these cases, the affected tasks remain active and the work package remains in work.

Note that, if at the time the work was completed, a tracked component was installed on the aircraft but it has since been removed, the work package that is created automatically shows the component that is currently installed, not the one that was installed at the completion date.

The package and complete options are also available on the corrective task pages of faults.

  1. Go to the Fleet List tab, and click the aircraft name.
  2. On the Inventory Details page, click the Open tab > Open Tasks tab.
    The list includes all open tasks that are not assigned to a work package. You can select only tasks that are active (ACTV).
  3. Select the check box beside the open tasks that were completed, and click one of the following:
    • Package and Complete Task
    • Package and Complete and Enter Usage
    Tip: You can also click Package and Complete Task and the Package and Complete and Enter Usage from the Task Details or Task Search pages.
  4. On the Complete Task page, provide the following information and click OK:
    • Repair Location: Enter the location where the work was done.
    • Completion Date: Select the completion date, which occurred in the past. All selected tasks will have this date as their completion date.
    • Current Usage: Enter the correct usage as it appears in the records from the start date. If you clicked Package and Complete and Enter Usage, enter the correct usage as it appears in the records from the start date.
    Tip: When entering aircraft usage after selecting Package and Complete and Enter Usage, the usage for sub-assemblies is automatically calculated based on the assembly calculation. To override the auto-calculated values, click the Auto Calculate field on either the CYCLES or HOURS row and enter the adjusted value.
  5. If prompted, enter your user name and password, and press ENTER.
  • The selected tasks are completed and are no longer shown in the Open Tasks tab.
  • The work package that was automatically created is also completed, unless there are conditions that prevent the completion as outlined above.
  • If you chose the Package and Complete and Enter Usage option, the following comment appears in the usage snapshot area of the completed work package: "These values were manually entered", indicating that Maintenix will not be auto-adjusting these values in the future.
  • On the Inventory Details page, Historical tab, Usage sub-tab, a usage record is created for any removed or installed components.