Association of Orders

[Former Member]

Dear Experts,

How to Handle following scenario,

On a Preventive Maintenance three work centers are working on one equipment lets say Mechanical, Electrical & Process control.

The requirement is when the PM orders will be created they should be associated with each other means work order for Mechanical should not closed unless and until electrical or Process control closed there work order.

We can achieve this in break down maintenance by creating a Suborder but how to configure Maintenance Plans that work order will be generated as a sub order or any other option that can handle above scenario.

Thanks & regards

Kamlesh

[peter_atkin]

Kamlesh

Why not have them as separate operations on the same order (i.e. via the maintenance plan task list)?

PeteA

[Former Member]

Mr PeteA,

That I thought we will select 3 different work centre and define operation but  following is the issue

1. While settling the order we can settle only on 2 cost centre while here we will have 3 cost centre

2. it will create only 1 work order for all three work centre with the same order no. which auditor may object.

3. while technical confirmation 1 person will complete while we have work centre wise 3 different engineer.

Mr Thyagarajan

let me check the option you have suggested.

regards

Kamlesh

[Former Member]

1. While settling the order we can settle only on 2 cost centre while here we will have 3 cost centre

Work Center Cost Center is different & Settlement Cost Center is different. Work Center Cost center is source cost center for labor cost. Settlement Cost center will be receiver cost center where the equipment is installed & where the costs are to be booked.

Refer SAP help links & other threads on this for more clarity.

2. it will create only 1 work order for all three work centre with the same order no. which auditor may object.

SAP has given the option of having work center at operation level to ease the users entry & to minimize the order. No auditor will object this as SAP is being by all companies world wide.

3. while technical confirmation 1 person will complete while we have work centre wise 3 different engineer.

Work Center wise confirmation can be during IW41 Actual Time Confirmation. TECO will be done by some planner / superior who will not fit into these categories. Even Manager / Plant Maintenance In-Charge can do that activity.

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Even with Mr. Thyagarajan's view, how many user status you will define?? Currently, you may have 10 work centers. Tomorrow, one new work center should be defined for the new department. Then you need to edit the user status. In that case, all 11 user statuses will be available to confirm even though one specific work center doesn't have any specific task on one order.

No engineer will confirm the user status in PM order as there is no activity for their work center.

[Former Member]

Thanks Mr.  Maheswaran

In this company they wanted to settle the cost on on executing work centre, thats why its an is issue.

To resolve this issue Can I use User Exit with the following logic.

If Check order type ='PM' and maintenance plant = '4000'

Check sub equipments for Main equipment

If exists

Loop  for each sub equipment

Check for each sub equipment work order exist for same date of the work order for Main equipment and any of the work order is open

If exist

Message " Order for Sub equipments are open"

Exit loop

Endif

End loop

Endif

Endif

I will be very thankful if experts can convert this logic to ABAP code.

Thanks

Kamlesh

[Former Member]

There is no restriction on using N no. of cost centers in Settlement rule.

You can use 3 cost centers if there are 3 work centers involved. If its 10 work center, then you can use 10 cost centers if it has been mapped in that way.

You have to make changes in settlement profile to accommodate no. of lines as per your requirement. Then you have to distribute the order cost according to work center involved.

Even you can look at Operation Level Costing to make this easier. Search in forum for Operation Level Costing.

As per my understanding, logic seems ok. Please discuss with your ABAP consultants.

[peter_atkin]

Kamlesh

At what point in the order processing do you want this logic to trigger?

It can be quite easily done in user-exit IWO10009 (at order SAVE event) or via BADI WORKORDER_UPDATE.

PeteA

[former_member187991]

hi

Other option would be using user status , where each status you can assign to respecive person , hence once all the operation is performed you can close the  order.

Kindly check

Regards

Thyagarajan