Manufacturer data is maintained from the CAWIS Admin menu, however the full list of data sources for manufacturer data is available at : Manufacturer/Model Tables, Data Sources and Usage
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Options :
query manufacturer
modify manufacturer
delete manufacturer
Add new manufacturer
Query Manufacturer - enter full or partial manufacturer name then select from list
Modify manufacturer - The Inspectors occasionally update a manufacturer spelling, or country. A spelling change may require that the auto-correct tables be updated first. All instances of the old spelling of that manufacturer need to be updated on Z980 in the To_txt column.
A future enhancement should
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If the manufacturer being entered exists in the from_txt of the Z980_term_conversion tables, but points to another existing manufacturer in the To_txt , this page will auto-correct, then raise a “duplicate” error on the save. If this occurs, go to the Term_conversion module, and either :
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Then simply return to the manufacturer module and enter the new manufacturer, as desired.
To update the Z980_term_conversion table, go to
CAWIS-MAIN-MENU -> CODE TABLE ADMIN → GENERAL → TERM CONVERSION
The Search facility will return rows by searching BOTH the FROM and TO columns. If a “from” term is pointing to the wrong manufacturer in the “TO” column, simply delete that row.
OTHER SOURCES FOR NEW MANUFACTURERS
TI Entry during Airworthiness Directive (AD) Input
This feature is only used for Equipment AD’s. The new manufacturer is assigned whatever country_code is assigned to the AD being entered. Corrections can be made later on the manufacturer maintenance page, if necessary.
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A conversion table for incoming/outgoing FAA data is maintained at Y72_FAA_MODEL_CONVERSION.
For any new manufacturers found during a data import it will :
a) creates create a new mapping to an existing manufacturer on Z980_term_conversion - or -
b) establishes establish a new manufacturer in CAWIS
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