Valuation Code based maintenance plans

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

We have a daily check of our Signaling system, where we check the LEDs (Green/Yellow/Amber) and based on that LED (if amber) a notification is to be created using maintenance plan.

A measuring point has been created for the LED status and Valuation code is assigned to it.

How can I use these valuation code so that to create a maintenance plan for triggering a Notification as soon as I enter Valuation code "Amber" for measuring point.

TIA

Vivek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Vivek,

Condition-Based Maintenance - Plant Maintenance (PM) - SAP Library

Customer Exit IMRC0001 - Plant Maintenance (PM) - SAP Library

You don't need to create a maintenance plan for it as its not a counter based maintenance but a condition based maintenance. You need to implement this exit. You will need help of your ABAP team for this.

Once you implement this exit as per your requirement, on posting the measuring documents for the measuring point you have defined with the valuation code, Notifications can be triggered in the background.

Hope it helps.

[jogeswararao_kavala]

Hello Vivek,

Saurabh is right. The answer is user-exit IMRC0001. I have used this exit to trigger Notification when

• The Measurement reading is outside the specified Range.
• The Measurement Counter reading cosses a particular value.
• The measurement Valuation code reads a specified Code (in your case it is Amber)

So, it is ABAPer's job and can be easily done. Regarding the involvement of Maintenance plan, it is redundant, because the required Notification is directly being created . In case you are talking about triggering a Notification through an existing maintenance plan, that too can be explored. But the bottmline is the answer to your query is user-exit IMRC0001.

If you have got any further queries, please ask.

Goodluck

KJogeswaraRao

[Former Member]

Thanks,

Yes, I was aware about user-exit IMRC001 and same was activated in one of the enhancement package. I also checked the code and code for including valuation code was present.

Perhaps, I need to debug that code and check if it is maintained properly.

Rao sir, the second point is totally new for me (that we do not need maint. plan for triggering the notification). This in fact will be a game changer for my current implementation as for most of the measuring points valuation code will suffice and I was previously implementing these notification (triggering from valuation codes) through maintenance plans.

I'll be needing some more inputs from you in future.

Thanks

Vivek

[jogeswararao_kavala]

Hello Vivek,

In case your present method of triggering Notification through Maint,Plans utilizes the same exit namely IMRC0001, then in the proposed method where it is said there is no need of Maintenance Plan, would drastically simplify the code. I'll try to help your specific queries if any, in this regard.

Regards

KJogeswaraRao

[Former Member]

Hi Vivek,

There are 2 aspects to your query. First is the daily inspection of LEDs. Second is the creation of a Notification based on the condition of the LED(Condition based Maintenance).

As I explained earlier, you will not be able to link your Measuring point to your Plan if its "NOT" a counter. And that makes sense, because for condition based maintenance, why would you need a plan as its not a cyclic thing.

If you really want to use Maintenance Plans for Inspection only, I think may be you can use a functionality of "Inspection Rounds" if this business function is activated in your system.

1. You can create an inspection task list for LEDs and assign the measuring point based on valuation code to the operation of task list as a PRT.

Inspection Rounds - SAP Library

2. Create a plan with daily cycle using this task list and schedule the plan.

3. The plan will generate Inspection Orders on daily basis.

4. The Inspecting person will inspect the LEDs and then confirm the Operation(IW41/IW44). Here while confirming, he can post measuring documents for the measuring point that was assigned in the task list operation.

5. If your customer exit is configured, that should generate a notification for maintenance of the signaling system.

But if you want to go the simple way without using a maintenance plan for inspection only, you can straight away go for posting measuring documents against the measuring point and generating notification.

I hope it helps.