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State management for components

Components support a flexible state management mechanism that allows you to track their condition at the quantity level.

Basic logic

Components are stored as a total quantity (for example, 10 cables).

By default, the entire quantity has a single state (for example, “working”).

Changing the state

To change the state of part of the quantity:

  1. Open the entry card
  2. Click “edit” next to the State field
  3. In the “State management” window, select the required action (e.g., not working, lost, requires diagnostics, send to service center)
  4. Specify the Qty to which the new state should be applied
  5. Click “Perform”

Splitting into extracted units

After applying a state to part of the quantity, the system separates these units into individual sub-entries.

This means:

  • separate units are created with their own identifiers
  • each unit receives the selected state
  • they are displayed in the “Extracted units” block

For example:

  • initial quantity: 6 (all working)
  • 2 units marked as not working
    → the system creates 2 extracted units with this state

Visual indicator

When extracted units appear, an exclamation mark icon (!) is shown for the entry.

This indicates that:

  • the total quantity is split by states
  • some units have individual states

Working with extracted units

Extracted units:

  • have their own identifiers
  • can have different states
  • are tracked separately from the main quantity

Returning to the main quantity

If the state of extracted units is changed back to “working”:

  • they are automatically merged back into the main quantity
  • the total quantity is restored
  • the exclamation mark icon disappears

Repair and diagnostics

The following states are available for components:

  • not working
  • requires diagnostics
  • send to service center

This allows you to:

  • isolate faulty units
  • send them for repair
  • maintain accurate condition tracking

After repair, the units can be returned to the working state and merged back into the available quantity.

Example

You have 6 cables.

After inspection:

  • 4 are working
  • 2 are not working

The system:

  • creates 2 extracted units
  • keeps 4 units in the main quantity

After repair, the 2 units are set back to working:

  • they are automatically merged back
  • the total quantity becomes 6 again