Roster Designators are codes that can be added to an activity to describe a condition of that given activity. This article describes how the Roster Designators are defined.
Accessing a Roster Designator
To search for roster designators, type name in the search field and click the SEARCH button. The result displays in the same dialog window.
Creating a new Roster Designator
- Click the NEW button to create a new roster designator.
- Enter the text Name.
- Enter the Shortcode.
- Define Type and Filter.
- Check Active if the roster designator is to be used.
Once the parameters are defined, click the SAVE button. The information is committed to the database and the new entry appears in the existing list of items. To discard a new item prior to saving, select the CANCEL button and the information will be removed and the window closed.
When defining the roster designator, you need to define a given type. Some of these have a predefined behavior. Depending on what is expected from the roster designator, select the most appropriate type. The possible types are as follows:
- Deadhead: This designator converts the assignment to a deadhead assignment. It will be also available as an option in the “Forced Assign” dialogue.
- High Ranked: This designator will be used when using the option for creating high-rank assignments. You can only have one designator of this type. It will be also available as an option in the “Forced Assign” dialogue.
- Instructor: To be used when the roster designator flags an instruction duty for an instructor. Rules around instructor duties need to be defined in the rules factory.
- Landing: This roster designator will be used to flag the pilot who performed the landing. This is connected to the voyage report. Only one roster designator can be defined.
- Low Ranked: This is the roster designator used for low-ranking operations when done manually or through the force assigned. There should be only one of this type.
- New Onboard: To be linked to flag new onboard duties.
- Passive: To be used on roster designators which will flag passive duties. These roster designators also appear as an option in the force assign dialogue.
- PICUS: To be used on the roster designator which will flag PICUS duties.
- Supernumerary: To be used on the roster designator that will flag supernumerary duties. This will be included in the force assign dialogue.
- SupernumeraryV: To be used on the roster designator that will flag supernumerary V duties. This will be included in the force assign dialogue. Normally, supernumerary V only counts Duty time. The actual definition of this is done in the rules factory. If you pick a different code from the default V, your rules definition needs to be updated accordingly. This also applies if you add more than one code of this type.
- Takeoff: This roster designator will be used to flag the pilot who performed the takeoff. This is connected to the voyage report. Only one roster designator can be defined.
- Trainee: To be used when the roster designator flags an instruction duty for a trainee. Rules around trainee duties need to be defined in the rules factory.
- Unknown: for any other type of designator.
Editing existing Roster Designators
All roster designators can be edited using the following procedure.
To edit the roster designator, click the EDIT button. If more than one roster designator is needed to be edited, select the appropriate tick boxes. After clicking the EDIT button, each item will appear in a separate window and can be edited in turn.
Once the required amendments have been made, select the SAVE button to commit the changes to the database. To discard changes, click the CANCEL button.
Copying existing Roster Designators
A roster designator can be copied to create a new roster designator using the following procedure.
Indicate the roster designators by selecting the checkbox and selecting the COPY button. The Edit dialogue window is displayed and the new parameters can be entered. To save changes, click the SAVE button. To discard changes, click the CANCEL button.
Deleting existing Roster Designators
You can only remove a roster designator that has not been used. Roster designators linked to any assignment cannot be removed. You should set them as inactive.