Create a new location

Add a track, hanger or other maintenance location.

  1. Click Menu , then click Data management, and then click Location.
  2. Click Add location .

    The Add location window will appear with the following sections:

    Location information
    This information defines the location and basic capability information.
    Priority and Proficiency
    This information relates to the priority assigned to visits on this location by the scheduling engine. Priority can be set either at the track level or at the task type level, or a combination of both.

    • Track: this numeric field indicates the priority of the track relative to all the other locations. 1 is the highest priority and priority decreases with increasing values. The default priority is set to 100.

    • Task Type Prefixes: selection of task type prefixes that should be considered by the scheduling engine as a priority for the current location.

    • Proficiency Factor: this numeric field indicates the proficiency factor of the track. The Proficiency Factor value must be set within the range of 0.001 and 1000000.

    • Track Proficiency Exception Period: this table indicates the start date, and end date of the proficiency of individual tracks, when the proficiency factor changes due to manpower fluctuations throughout the year.

    The priority information is used by the scheduling engine to place visits on tracks. Visits will be placed based on the track and task type priority of each location as well as other constraints such as extraction rules or yield. If a visit cannot be placed on a specific track, they are placed in the overflow track.

    If both Track Priority and Task Type Priority Prefixes information is present, Track Priority will take precedence over Task Type Priority Prefixes during scheduling. This means that the scheduling engine will attempt to fill visits on locations following the track priority order set by the user and then attempt to place visits following the task type priority prefixes list set for the location.

    Hours of availability
    The number of labor hours available at this location track per day.
    Blackout periods
    Times during which an aircraft cannot be at the location.
  3. Enter the required information, as indicated with a *, in the general information and Hours of availability sections.
  4. Note: You can add the track proficiency to an already existing track. The value must be set within the range of 0.001 and 1000000

  5. Optional: Enter Blackout periods by clicking Add, then entering start and end dates.
  6. Click Save.