1 Introduction
Input Defaults
In this topic, we will review the configuration of Input Defaults, which allows users to store default data, or create templates which automatically load specific entries to fields within the various screens of the primary User Interface, to assist with automation and provide standardization.
We estimate that this will take 7 minutes to complete.
2 Detailed Explanation
Input Defaults WebFOMS
The Input Defaults
webFOMS screen stores data and automatically loads it to the compute
fields on the Plan or Route screen.
There are two
types of templates that you can add, Default and UI Selected
Templates.
■ Defaults templates load data automatically when a flight is added if Record Types in the Key group match between the template and the flight added.
■ UI Selected Templates load data automatically from the Plan screen when a template is applied.
This topic will
show you how to create and apply both types of templates.
Record Types in the Key group.
Add Flight dialog from the List Screen.
The following steps demonstrates how to build a default template and how it is applied when record types match fields when adding a flight.
The rest of the fields, including the other 3 tabs, are the default values that will be loaded into the Plan and/or Route screen.
Click
the New button.
HINT
This is a basic example of a default template. There are many different ways you can use templates. You can use more Record Types to be as specific as you want when using templates.
Click
the Type dropdown
button.
Click
the Defaults list
item.
Click
the Orig input
field.
Enter KJFK into
the Orig field.
Click
the Dest input
field.
Enter EGLL into
the Dest field.
Click
the Weight Unit dropdown
button.
The Weigh Unit field is mandatory for every template.
Click
the KGS list
item.
Click
the Atc Remark input
field.
Enter TEST
REMARKS into
the Atc Remark field.
Click
the Aircraft tab.
Click
the Payload dropdown
button.
Click
the Pref list
item.
Click
the PayWgt input
field.
Enter 4500 into
the PayWgt field.
Click
the Save button.
Click
the Add Flight button.
To recap the values in the template just added.
Record Types in
the Key group
(highlighted):
■ Origin: KJFK
■ Dest: EGLL.
Default values added:
■ Weight Units: KGS
■ Atc Remark: TEST REMARK
■ Payload: Pref
■ PayWgt: 4500.
Any flight that has KJFK as the Orig and EGLL as the Dest will automatically have these values loaded to these fields.
Click
the Plan menu
item.
Click
the Use preferred payload list
item.
Test Remarks automatically added.
4500 (KGS) automatically added in the Payload field and the Use preferred payload was automatically selected.
You can have multiple Defaults templates. Values can be taken and automatically added from multiple templates provided that the Record Types match. The following example will show you how two templates merge.
In this example, a new Defaults template has been added along with the template added in the previous example. This template has a value added to Type in the Key group and Rules Enabled has been selected in the Rules Enabled field.
Click
the Add Flight button.
This flight will use 2 templates because the Origin is KJFK, the Dest is EGLL and the Aircraft type is N320A.
Click
the Plan menu
item.
RAD Only added from the 2nd template because it matched the Aircraft type.
Payload and Atc Remarks field values added from the 1st template because Orig and Dest matched.
Click
the New button.
The following example shows you how to create and apply a UI Selectable Template.
Click
the Type dropdown
button.
Click
the UI Selectable Template list
item.
Click
the Template Name input
field.
You must give a UI Selectable Template a name.
Enter TEMPLATE1 into
the Template Name field.
Click
the Weight Unit dropdown
button.
Click
the KGS list
item.
Click
the Rules Enabled dropdown
button.
Click
the Include All list
item.
Click
the Atc Remark input
field.
Enter TEST
REMARK into
the Atc Remark field.
Click
the Save button.
Click
the Plan menu
item.
The following steps will show you how to apply the UI Selectable Template just created.
Click
the Template button.
Click
the Templates dropdown
button.
Click
the TEMPLATE1 list
item.
Click
the Apply button.
The All option automatically selected.
TEST REMARK automatically added.