MANUALS > Technical Records > Technical Records Module > Technical Records, Update Menu > Defect Report > Defect Report Detail > Defect Report Detail Buttons > Copy Button, via Defect Report Detail

Users are allowed to create new Defect Reports based on existing Defects by selecting the Copy button. When selected, an exact replica of the Defect Report is created based on the General, Defer, Troubleshooting, and P/N Requirement List tabs. The Defect Type, Defect number and Item number can be modified for each new Defect Report.

This button is security-controlled via Technical Records/Update/Defect Report/Copy Defect in the Security Explorer window. For more information refer to the Security Explorer of the System Administration module.

For example, find the Defect Report that is going to copied and notice the information in the General, Defer, Troubleshooting, and P/N Requirement List tabs.

Once the Copy button is selected the Defect Report Copy window appears.

The following information/options are available in this window:
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Defect Type - The type of defect found on the aircraft (for example, Pilot Report, MX Report). For additional information, refer to the Defect Type Transaction Code, via the Technical Records Transaction Code Manual.

Defect - The defect number (or log book number).

Item - The defect log item number.

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Defect Type - The new Defect Type of the copied Defect. This field can be the same as the original Defect.

Note: If the Defect Type entered has the Auto Create Defect checkbox selected in the Defect Type Transaction Code, the Defect and Item fields will be auto-populated. For more information refer to the Defect Type via the Technical Records Transaction Codes Manual.

Defect - The new Defect number of the copied Defect. This field must be different from the original Defect.

Item - The new Item number of the copied Defect. This field can be the same as the original Defect.

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Once all information is entered, select the Save button. The following prompt appears indicating that a Concession will not be copied.

Select OK to save the new Defect Report.

Exit the Defect Report Copy window.

From the Defect Reports header window, find the newly created Defect Report.

Notice that the information of the General, Defer, Troubleshooting, and P/N Requirement List tabs have been copied over to the new Defect Report.