Measuring Points

[Former Member]

Hi All,

In a measuring point (Counter), is it possible to enter the duration/frequency of updation. i.e is it possible to specify how often do we need to create measuring documents for the counter (Hourly/Daily/Weekly).

Rgds,

Srini

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The process of creating Notification or Order for reminding the user for entering the Counter value is meaningless and it leads to lot of irrelevent data created. A simple way will be to write a ABAP program which could be scheduled as background job, that sends mails, inbox messages with the equipment name as transaction variant and sending a link for ik21 as ITS transaction.

Any comments on this?

Ramesh,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

Is there a way in PM module wherein LOG BOOK can be created and parameters be entered as it is done in regular way in industries?

Pls. throw some light?

Best Regards

Kannan J

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Kannan,

SAP has developed a shift log book which is part of the ERP Enhancment Packages 3 (EHP3). I basically uses Notifications to catch and group the data and information against Work Center or functional location or equipment. The ramp up for EHP3 has just started in December 2007.

Hope this helps.

regards

Lutz Knabel

[Former Member]

Dear Srini,

There is no specific place to enter the frequency at which you should update the measuring point. But if your business requirement is to remind users to update the measuring points on a perticular frequency there is a method.

Create a single cycle maintenance plan with the frequency/unit ( 5 hours or 5 days etc.) for the equipment. Select the setting such that only a notification is created.Give the text as "Updating Measuring Point xxxxxxxxx" so that the user know the purpose of the notification. Send alerts (emails) to the relevant users based on the notification. So this will become a notification to the user to update the related measureing point.

Reply me if you are not ok with this solution or else kindly add me points.

Cheers

Deepal

[Former Member]

Hi Deepal,

Thanks for your valuable inputs. Have a couple of questions:

1. In a single cycle maintenance plan, the minimum frequency that can be entered is 1 day. Is it possible to enter the frequency in terms of hours?

2. If we go for the above mentioned solution, how will the user come to know which measuring pt that needs to be updated. Is there any setting to fetch the measuring pt no?

Rgds,

Srini.

[Former Member]

Hi Srini,

1) If you don't have unit of measure for "hour" defined in the system, you can define in from the TCode CUNI.

2) There is no direct way to link order and the measuring point. But if you are warried about how the user gets to know which measuring point to update, enter the order/notification text (you can once and for all set this in the single cycle plan) denoting the measuring point as well. E.g. "Reminder to update mearusing point 3311". So the user knows that the measuring point is 3311.

Tell me if you need further guidence.

Rgds

Deepal

Edited by: Deepal Ratnayaka on Dec 19, 2007 1:28 PM

[Former Member]

Hi Deepal,

Even after maintaining "Hour" in CUNI. I'm getting the foll msg:

The cycle length must be a multiple of one day.

Message no. IP110

Diagnosis: You have maintained the cycle length for a time-based cycle and have entered a value that is not a multiple of one day. Scheduling is performed on the basis of days, and therefore only entries are allowed that are at least one day, or a multiple of one day (e.g. 24, 48, 72, 96... hours).

System Response

Processing will not be continued.

Procedure

Enter a cycle length of at least one day, or enter a multiple of one day.

Kindly advice.

[Former Member]

Srini;

If you want to go only with the method that you are trying, then you can create a dummy equipment in the system with a measuring point as COUNTER.

Now you use this counter for creating the notification/ order; it will allow you to put hours as desired.

Note: maintain EAP of the counter as the total number of hours in a calendar year.

This will sort out your problem.

Regards

Hemant

[Former Member]

Hemant,

Guess u havent got the actual requirement. The reason for creating a maint plan is to send reminders to the user (in the form of emails based on notifications generated from the plan)for the updation of measuring pt.

Now, if i create a counter for this plan, then i need to enter the measurement docs for this counter which is not feasible.

Just wanted to know if there is any std functionailty available for the same or should we go for abap development.

Srini.

[Former Member]

Hello Srini,

if you want to use SAP standard maintenance plans the minimum cycle you are forced to use is 1 day. SAP has developed all the scheduling algorithms based on that.

But you can use it this tricky way.

ie. you have a measuring point 4711 you want to read every 6 hours (4 times a day) on 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 and 24:00.

Then you create one single cycle maintenance plan based upon a 1 day cylcle with 4 items and for the first item you use the description:"read point 4711 on 06:00 a.m."; for the second item use the description "read point 4711 on 12:00 a.m." and so on.

When you schedule the maintenance plan it will create 4 notifications or orders one for each reading. If you configure an own notification type just for tracking the execution SAP standard list will easily show you the completion status of your measurement tasks.

I personally would prefer to use an annual standing order in combination of a measurement entry reading list (transaction IK31-IK33) instead of creating hundreds of single notifications or orders.

Kind regards

Lutz Knabel