Sqn Ldr Alan W Moore Head of Reporting Services Management Information Branch Supply Chain Support (Programmes) Defence Equipment & Support Royal Air Force Wyton RAF Logistics (Air) Reporting The Actuate story so far

RAF Logistics (Air) Reporting - Scope RAF Logistics - what we do How we got Actuate Data Sources, Product areas & examples Reporting Service Changes and Benefits What Next

RAF Logistics - What we do Logistics (Air) = Engineering and Supply activities for aircraft Air Command - operate aircraft –Daily Servicing (eg. fuel & stores) –Repairs (limited capability) –Scheduled Maintenance (not deep maintenance) DE&S –Integrated Project Teams - support to Air Command Manage support activities Manage range of spares Develop modification programmes with Design Authority Manage Industry contracts for repair & maintenance

RAF Logistics - What we do DE&S (contd.) –Specialist Areas - examples: Inventory Optimisation Reliability Centred Maintenance Industry (RR, BAe, MAe, LM, Boeing, etc.) –Design Authority and/or overhaul/repairing –Contracting - traditional, ILS, availability & capability –Reporting & data exchanges

RAF Logistics - What we do Management Information Reporting Services Customers - IPT, Commands/MOBs & Industry The Reporting Team –10 Actuate qualified –Functions: Scrutinise Requirements Develop & Test Customer Walkthrough Release (& manage) Service Quality Management System - ISO 9001:2000 approved ITIL - IT Service Management

How we got Actuate Upon introduction of Typhoon aircraft Needed a reporting system that would: –Comply with MOD Architecture and be run over the MOD RLI –Connect to multiple database sources of differing standards –Output in multiple graphical formats –Would minimise development resources –Provide Web Reports that could be manipulated by Customers Typhoon => Eurofighter Picture taken at RIAT

Common Support Services (CSS) - overview Data Sources: E&AM - LITS & MDS MF - MJDI MIS

Reporting Services - Products Plus: CSA –Performance Materiel Flow –Asset location & status –Demand management –Asset forecast E&AM Subjects (LITS)

Aircraft Controllers Report on LMU, by aircraft Report Parameters input by customer Flight Line - live data source For airworthy reports - include data date-time- stamps

Plan Aircraft Maintenance / View existing extensions MOB/IPT Report - latest/recent data

CSA Report (factitious data used) IPT Report example - historic data Maintenance event arisings by system How event was rectified

Reporting Services - Before Actuate What we were doing: –LITS data no web-based reporting Eureka - from Computer Associates Smart Server scheduling Reports accessed via menus from within application Created Access DB services Data Mart Service (using DEX - product QinetiQ licensed from ClearPace) –MDS SQL data extractions to customer

Reporting Services - With Actuate What we now do: –Web-based reporting (visibility - helps diagnose problems) –Deliver E&AM and MF reports via Air Command portal Mix of live, operational and back-office data stores Reports available to deployed operational sites (eg. IRAQ ) Multi data source reports Typhoon Reporting –Introduced New Services MJDI, CSA & AwIS reporting

Reporting Services - Actuate Benefits Need less reports (use generic - less maintenance & resources) Visibility of how customers use the reports Combine data from multiple sources Add Graphical presentation of data No more need for macros to be run against report extracts Ability to do pixel-perfect layouts Ability to do the difficult jobs due to highly configurable tool Easier metadata management for developers (knowledge base & data table linking)

Reporting Services - Next steps Future Actuate work –Convert remaining LITS reports –Introduce Actuate Query When LITS report conversion completed: –Revisit & make greater use of graphical presentation –Provide customer with more ability to set trigger levels Support BI CC formation –Additional data sources? (eg. MDS data in EDW) –Additional reporting requirements? Prepare for SOA?

RAF Logistics (Air) Reporting Questions ???? Sqn Ldr Alan W Moore Head of Reporting Services Management Information Branch Supply Chain Support (Programmes) Defence Equipment & Support Royal Air Force Wyton