6 Part 6: V-Modell Reference Activities

6.3 Activities

6.3.11 Logistic Elements

6.3.11.3 Preparing Maintenance Documentation

Purpose

The preparation of the »Maintenance Documentation will be based on the analysis of the logistic requirements (see »Analyzing Initial Situation and Logistic Requirements ), the logistic support concept and the logistic analyses and calculations. In this context the organization of the maintenance work at the facilities of the acquirer, the maintenance levels and their contents and the actions taken at each maintenance level shall be considered.

Maintenance actions shall be combined in packages in the form of maintenance levels and synchronized with each other. Several actions should be taken at the same time to keep the life cycle costs of the systems as low as possible. This will form the foundation for the »Maintenance Plan.

For each maintenance action it first shall be determined in which steps it will be taken and which particular activities will be required for it. In the »Maintenance Instructions these steps shall be described accurately and replicably so that they can be replicated by the maintenance personnel. Required measuring and test equipment as well as standard and special tooling shall be included in the description.

The »Maintenance Instructions will prepared similar to the »In-Service Documentation, i. e. in the following steps: the instruction will be prepared, the data will be acquired, the instruction will be edited and then compiled and integrated.