CAFAM - AMP UPDATE LOG 2005

 Last Updated 28 October 2005  (See amp_2004 for previous year,  amp_2006 for following years)

      Subject : Details of Updates on CAFAM AMP made in the year 2005
      


 

17 Dec 2005 Rev 5e.42

  1. ACFT RECS: Added prompt for RELEASE Certification on Worksheets for APU/HTR

  2. ACFT RECS: Changed Log Book Entry preparation where a date is prompted and searched for in the Flight Log file. If flight hours data is found, then Log Book entry Hours and Cycles will "roll-back" to this date for the Print of the Log Book Cert. In addition, Certification Statement is re-prompted if needs to be different to default. Forms change: RG_LOGBW, RU_AJBNW

  3. ACFT RECS: Long Range Forecast - changed layout to be a true date Ascending Order with a Utilisation "Est Date Due" calculations. Form: RJ_ARNGW

  4. ACFT RECS: Enhanced report RT_TYPEW, RT_CRNWW to acquire Component Description (was displaying Call-up on Comp Descr)

  5. ACFT RECS: Increased the description width for Component Modules

  6. ACFT RECS: Added Look-up on Aircraft Type during Call-Ups add/edit. Changed logic of look-up to allow ESC as an over-ride

  7. ACFT DEFECTS/TASK Added New prompt Button in TASKS DETAILS sub-menu for connection directly to Defect Analysis page. Now possible to update Defect Page from Task Details

  8. FLT_LOGS: Added Summary Report for fleet flying hours, new report added RJ_LOGSW

  9. T/LIBRAY: Added Memo Notes to Tech Library. Added Yellow prompt "Caution Update On Revision" flag (..if set in a new prompt that has been added at this version - was intended to be used as an aide memoir to caution that some updates may also require updates to separate W/sheets)

  10. W/SHOP : Added Prompt for Work Shop Supplier where item is being sent to when a W/SHOP type of Job or Purchase Order is being created - connects to main Supplier file for valid entry. Previous was fixed to one Supplier that was set in Setting & Parameters

 

25 Oct 2005 Rev 5e.41a

  1. STORES: Changed Costing Analysis report to break down receipt listing sorted by Purchase Order type - New report form created and added to program - RP_BAT2W

  2. STORES: Added Serial Number in RU_JOBNW form. Added in programming to total an acquire value of serialised items added as a print statement at the end of the report

  3. ACFT RECS: Added REQ button to open and print Parts Requisition directly within the Defect Entry Screeen. Button is in both screens - in Defect Analysis in Acft Recs and also in Time/Job Menu when opening a Job and Transfer to Defect Analysis is selected. New report form added - RM_REQ2W

  4. ACFT RECS: Added in Job No prompt for Call-ups satisfied, displays in view abd print ins Current Status reports. Forms changed RE_CURRW, RT_CURRW

  5. ACFT RECS Added Pop-up table for Postion in Component replacements

  6. TOOL/EQPT: Changed Due list prompt for variable date (was set previously to a fixed 30days)

  7. BILLING Added Check for Credit Limit when opening a Job in Time/Job

  8. BILLING Margin Report - added in Time Card Labour element - report RA_MARGW changed

 

27-Aug-2005 Rev 5e.40 - completed 03 Oct 2005

  1. ACFT RECS: Added new control file called FDUELST where parameters for setting Fleet Utilisations and default forecast Hours/ Cycles/Days can be set to individual default Aircraft Type requirements

  2. ACFT RECS: Changed "Ascending" forecast to print just three (C/up, Comp, C/up-Comp) or just one single report where data is merged using a factor of Forecast/Hrs to days to work out utilisation per day to get a date sort order. New form RJ_DREFW added

  3. ACFT RECS: Changed Long Range Forescast single call-up to go ascending date order

  4. ACFT RECS: Changed Forescast Due List process so that "Browse" is now selectable to print Worksheets on selected items.

  5. ACFT RECS: Added new field to records Airframe Hrs at fit of Component. Displays on screen in "Component Status" and prints in "Full Current Status". Report RR_CURRW changed

  6. FLIGHT LOGS: Changed Update of Aircraft Records to a Menu Selectable Process to ensure reliability in no conflict with other Network Users. File Locks are applied in the process

  7. STORES/ACFT RECS: Added TSO and CSO (times/cycles since overhaul) in Batch book. Print on the batch book. Report form RP_BOOKW changed 

  8. ACFT RECS: Added new prompt for "Followed by " for a next Call-up when tagging a Callup to Aircraft or Component, Creates a "NOT DUE" status to the followed on item. Intended for those Call-ups which are completed as Part 1 with a follow-up function on Part 2. "Satisfy Call-up" completes the link and prompts the Tagging of Part 2 . Satisfy Call-up by Group reports on items that were applied with a Follow-up Call-Up. Report form RE_FOLLW added

  9. ACFT RECS: Changed Log Book Entry forms RG_LOGBW and RU_AJBNW to display Certification Statement on each page.

  10. ACFT RECS: Changed internal workings so that Call-ups that are "Repetitve" are flagged accordingly and those on "COMPLY WITH" are tagged with the letter "C". Report added to show Call-Up items that were satisfied during a Group Call-up

  11. STORES: Added BinLoc in Non-Moving Stock report - RA_COD1W

  12. STORES: Changed how Warranty Orders work, new field introduced WARR_ORDR that can make any Order be a Warranty PO. Updates Stock record during Book-into stock and carries across into Parts Used file into Edit Process for visibility in charge-out process

  13. STORES: Added new field into Sales Order file to hold Memo Notes per line. Prompted and Edited in Requisitions. Form RM_REQSW changed to display start of notes

  14. STORES: Added new field for O/Station into Parts Used and Batch book file. Added reporting on Parts received and Issued at O/stations. New form RU_OSTNW

  15. BILLING: Added new report for totalling Labour, Materials and Services on a summary of Job numbers. New report form RA_MARGW added

  16. All Forms for Worksheets changed to 4 items per page instead of 6. Was getting too crowded. Files in this Zip are RE_DWSHW, RR_DWHSW, RT_DWSHW, RY_DSHW, RW_DWSHW, RE_DTRDW, RY_DTRDW, RT_DTRDW

  17. ACFT RECS Summary of Current Status Reports modified to show "Next Due A/Frame times" and also "Time Remaining". Reports changed RE_CURSW, RT_CURRW, RR_CURSW 

 

24-July-2005 Rev 5e.39 & 39a

  1. Added New report in Costing Analysis to list only Outright Receipts and Issues for Approved and Commercial - excludes O/Station transfers, Commercial Services, Warranty & Loan items,,Delivery Notes issues, Tool & Equipment movements etc. New reports added RU_JOBPW & RM_JOBPW

  2. Changed End of Day Stores Value Report (new buttons added) to also list out and total all Materials Received and Issued for the day, plus End-of-month listing of Items in stock

  3. Batch Book Edit - added message "CAUTION: Prices set in Parts issued to a Job could be affected by this Edit Process" . Added new Setting & Parameter to turn ON/OFF this message

  4. Added History of Issue and Receipt in Inventory Control Transfer to Outstation of stock

  5. Changed Settings and Parameters List to make it easier to read

  6. (11 July 2005 Rev 5e.39 changes) Payment Terms - added in to program where Customer Payment Terms can be set individually by a code letter pre-definded in "Set Various Tables". Translates (if rules are set) to calculate and print on Invoices an actual payment due date for the Invoice. Prompted during Invoicing

  7. Changed Demand Req Print to process and show items allocated, issued and alternates Form RM_REQSW

  8. In allocated stock, during Draw and Issue Item, added in option to re-issue item to a different job number

  9. Corrected fault in Component removal where "UnScheduled Removals" were being written and flagged as "Scheduled" removals

  10. Aircraft File Component Status Memo Notes. Added in flag to indicate Memo Notes present. Corrected fault where notes were being "lost". Index key in Daily File Maintenance corrected to include Serial No.

  11. Corrected fault in Isgus Program upload where all PO's were being written instead of just W/SHOP PO's (Cirrus Req)

 

02-June-2005 Rev 5e.38

  1. Component Control - added full text for "Reason for removal" of Component - new prompt. Forms changed:RH_ACFTW, RH_FLTAW, RH_FLTLW, RH_RMVAW, RH_RMVLW

  2. Component Control - linked component "Fitted Date" to Flight Log file to determine accurate aircraft's TTSN/TCSN at time of fitment for auto-calc of time remaining on component

  3. Defect Analysis - Action Memo notes changed to be password protected for Edit Process, but allow ADD to notes . New buttons added [ADD] [EDIT]

  4. Defect Analysis - Print Reports added new Menu Option - "Open MEL Items": Reports on one MEL code (or all) listing all aircraft on the open list sorted by MEL Code. New form: RY_MELCW added

  5. Defect Analysis - CLEAR button now detects Flight Log and acquires the Aircraft Hrs (if present) for the date entered as "Clear Date"

  6. Defect Analysis- Add/Edit of Defects and Rectification, changed screen response to allow word-wrap. Now does not require <enter> key per line

  7. Defect Analysis - Added new prompt for defect "Entered By". Searches on main Employee file same as "Cleared by" prompt

  8. Defect Analysis - Tightened search on the employee file so that search finds nearest - was going to the bottom of the file

  9. Interchange Components - added Memo button for notes on Component History transaction. 

  10. Interchange Components - now supports creating of New Rotable Record on interchanged aircraft

  11. Component Status - changed screen to more meaningful display , now show times remaining and TTSN etc

  12. Component Status - Added Memo Notes button to retrieve/add information on Component History transactions

  13. Acft Recs, Print Reports, Component Remove History - added prompt and filter for S/no

  14. Acft Recs - Print Reports, Added Deferred Defects into Forecast of Due list items and into Long Range Forecast Print report. Form changed RG_CNTRW, and added RY_DREFW

  15. Flight Log - now supports printing of all Aircraft selected on date range (previously only did one aircraft at a time). Forms changed RJ_LOGBW, RJ_LOG2W, RG_LOGBW

  16. Tech Lib - added new prompt to indicate media e.g. CD-Rom, Fiche or Paper

 

01-May-2005 Rev 5e.37a

  1. Added in Buttons to optionally use Auto GRN during "Load Maintain Stock File"

  2. Added option to change Issue Prompt message during Parts Issue - now amendable in the Control file (Summit Aviation request to change wording to "Sign for Compliance")

  3. Added auto-issue to Job directly during Commercial book-in to stock. Now works the same to mirror similar facility in Approved Stores

  4. Added new Long Description to Part Nr. Is printed on Orders, Quotes, Invoices and Delivery Notes. Is displayed on Inventory screen. RO_ORDRW, RO_DELVW, RQ_QUOUW, RQ_QUINW, RU_INVCW, RU_DELVW, RM_SALOW

  5. Added filter prompt for Job No in Cost of Sales Report

 

22 Apr 2005 Rev 5e.36c

  1. Fault in History one Serial Number corrected. Form was embeddedt within the .EXE file. Now separated to be called as an external .FRX

 

12 Apr 2005 Rev 5e.36b

  1. Tool & Equip Delivery Note - corrected fault in repeating Delivery Note Number that was occuring if more than one item was being despatched

 

10 Apr 2005 Rev 5e.36a

  1. Connected Requisition system to Commercial Services for control of specialised services that might be required on the Job. The Req demand is reverted to zero as being satisfied during the "Book-in to Stock" process in Commercial P/OrdersPrinting of the Requisition itself connects and displays open Commercial Order if found. System is triggered by creating a Requisition with a Part no = "C/SERVICE"

  2. Time & Job - Job Master File - added new Print Report - Jobs Sorted by Aircraft Type. New form required - RB_TYPEW

  3.  Non-Moving Stock Report altered - added filter buttons to separate Consumable, Rotable or all Stock

  4. Daily Materials Valuation and WIP now processed and daily summary TXT file created on exit of program. Text file is written to special folder using the date as a file name, e.g. "20050404.TXT". The special folder is created by the User, MUST be called STCKVALU and must be located in the CAFAM folder itself. It must also contain the file FLOGGER.DBF copied and duplicated from the CAFAM folder for the process to work

  5. Direct Alternate Numbers - added new prompt to "ALSO REVERSE THE LINK OTHER WAY?", creating the Direct alternate number in both directions

 

23-Mar-2005 Rev5.35a

  1. Added Control of Tools & Equipment Delivery Note Issue for dispatch to O/station

  2. Added controls in Direct Invoices to caution the User with prompt over-ride for Items that are not in Stock and that are being sold or dispatched

  3. Corrected 1 place decimal error in Acft Recs calculation following Rev 5e.34 increase of Hours and cycles to 6 characters

 

18-Mar-2005 Rev5.35

  1. Add a connection between Tools & Equipment file and Approved Store Purchase Order system to control despacth and receipt of Tools. Does not form part of the Stock system, but is listed in the Batch Book

  2. Changed Prepare Billing - Labour and work carried out background screen to display the charge out rate for labour - together with totals. Helps in making the bill in the foreground screen

  3. Added in new variables "m_web" and "m_email" into Memfile.mem for printing on to paperwork. Can be set in Control Files under Company profile. Users will need to add these two variables into their Forms and Reports

 

05-Mar-2005 Rev5.34

  1. Acft Records - increased Hours and Cyles to 6 char width - to support aircraft over 99,999hrs/cycles. Added new control date for scrap time on Components Forms changed: RE_DREFW, RR_DWSHW, RR_CURRW, RR_DATAW, RR_APNOW, RR_ACFTW, RR_CURSW, RR_BATAW, RR_AATAW, RR_SATAW, RR_SPNOW, RR_RMODW, RR_ARNGW, RR_BRNGW, RR_LRNGW

  2. Changed Component Removal processing in Aircraft Records to also hold data on on-going going Componert together with Aircraft Hours at fit. Reports now list Component OFF and ON giving a full history.. Forms Changed: RH_ACFTW, RH_FLTAW, RH_FLTLW, RH_RMVAW, RH_RMVLA, RH_PRTLW

  3. Added new Look-up data table to handle different formats of W/sheet print-outs. Table automatically pop-ups if substitute form has been defined in Control Files. File added: FRPTFRM.DBF

 

25-Feb-2005 (Rev 5.33b)

  1.  Corrected fault tha allowed a change Aircraft Regn during browse screen when opening a new Job number

 

10-Feb-2005 (Rev 5.33a)

  1. Inventory - Rotables Pricing - adding prompt to use full List Price as an option

  2. Stock - Rotables Re-Price - adding new push-button to use List Price 

  3.  Book-into stock - changed logic to only write Alt Part no to Batch Book for Rotables recvd and Partno changed. Stopped the write of this info into Stock Record

  4. Added reporting for Job Costing showing per Job / Task - Estimate Parts and labour with accompanying actual revenue on parts, labour and services. Forms changed RD_TSKFW, RB_WRKBW, RD_TSKDW

  5. Delivery Note Issue - Added a check to caution that items not in stock are being transferred to O/Station or Issued from stock

  6. Fixed Work Report (By Job Number) to work correctly - was not counting lines correctly. Form RB_WRKR

  7.  Corrected fault in duplicate Job No being created on cancelling the multi question process mid-way

 

09-Feb-2005 (Rev 5.32c)

  1. Pre-Invoice - Fixed the totalling in Pre-Invoice Form where mixed suffixed Invoice were being done containing a fixed price element. Form affected RU_FORMW

  2. Time & Job - Changed logic of "Deleting" Job Number to Status of "Cancelling" Job Number. Added support in Print Reports for this

 

02-Feb-2005 (Rev 5.32b)

  1. Time/Job - Fixed "Date" error in Work Report Print and other screen display error on Cancel

 

19-Jan-2005 (Rev 5.32a)

  1. Added Invoice number in Commercial History Print out - Form RA_CARDW changed

 

16-Jan-2005 (Rev 5.32)

  1. Added support to Over-ride W/SHOP type Jobs to print EASA form even if aircraft regn is entered i.e. a normal Aircraft type job is opened. New setting and Parameter added to turn on this feature send to cirrus

 

05-Jan-2005 (Rev 5e.31d AMNDSTRU needed)

  1. Defect Control - added prompt for Man_hrs - free text and info only

  2. Defect Control - Added new report option - "Summary" by aircraft regstr Forms: RY_DREGW, RY_DATAW, RY_DRECW, RY_SREGW(new)

  3. Added drop-down box to select O/S address to print on the EASA form (same as Delivery addr on PO's) Forms: RU_JARFW, RU_FAA8W, RU_MATLW, RW_TSTFW

  4. Tools/Equipment -Added Memo field (Memo Button). Prints on single record print Forms: RA_CLBRW

  5.  New Menu prompt & report added "Cost of Sales" - is the opposite of the W.I.P.  report listing summary of items invoiced for date period

  6. Pre-Invoices - Added Check and report on Back Orders for Commercial Items

  7. New Setting & Parm item added: "Make 'Required for' mandatory"

  8. New Setting & Parm item added: "Rotabl:Sell Price based on Buy Price"

  9. Log Book Entry acquires Defect+Rectification and warns on re-linking to same Job no

 

 

-End-


 

Zenner Limited (UK)
Zenner Aviation Inc. (Canada)

UK +44 (0) 1959 565 707
Canada +1 613 384 6523

email: