4.2 Tanking New and Modified Maintenance Records

This topic explains on tanking New and Modified maintenance records.

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Table 4-2 Tanking New and Modified Maintenance Records

Tanking New and Modified Maintenance Records	Description
Tanking New Records	During the creation of a new record, if Tanking Required option is enabled, the system tanks the details of the newly created record till the record gets authorized. Any query on this data retrieves this stored information.
Tanking Modified Records	All modifications to unauthorized records get tanked and the modified data gets written to actual tables only after authorization. In this case, the record remains in Authorized status in the actual table and the unauthorized modifications will be kept pending for un-tanking. The most recent modifications will be shown in both summary and detailed screens with the Authorization status as Unauthorized. Note: Reject of tanked unitholder modifications are supported for unit holder that are authorized at least once. You can use Delete to remove modifications prior to authorization.
Closing a Record	You can close a record only if it is in Authorized state, without any unauthorized modifications pending for un-tanking. Closure is possible only for records that are in Open status. When you close a record, the system tanks this and the record gets actually closed only after the closure gets authorized.
Re-opening a Record	You can re-open a record only if it has been closed and the closure is authorized. Re-opening of a record gets tanked till it gets authorized and the actual re-opening happens after the authorization.
Authorizing a Record	All unauthorized modifications get displayed when you click Authorize menu option. You can select a modification number and the records get authorized till that modification. These records are un-tanked and their status gets updated as Authorized. You can authorize the modifications partially, if required.
Deleting a Record	All unauthorized records will be available for deletion. You can select a modification number and system deletes all unauthorized modifications from the selected modification number. If the modifications getting deleted are made by a user other than the current user, the system displays an error message.
Viewing Summary of Records	All summary screens display data retrieved from both the summary data source and the table that contains the unauthorized tanked records.
Modifying Tanking Preferences	You can modify the tanking preferences specified for a function ID, if required. This modification is possible only if all records related to that function Id are in Authorized status.