Equipment BOM

[Former Member]

Hi,all,

I m maintaining equipment BOM for spare parts planning ,where all item category has been mentioned as "L",now from maintenance order I want to generate Purchase Requisition by changing the item category as "N" after selecting the specfic item from that equipment BOM .But item category field of the maintenance order is coming greyed mode ?how can I change the item category from "L" to "N" to trigger PR??

Also is it possible to create Purchase Requisition from t-code ME51N with reference to an equiment for which I have maintained BOM .Is there any field to enter equipment no from where I can retrieve the spare parts list ?Please give ur valuable suggestion how to proceed.

thanks in advance.

rgds

rajib

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To get Non stock item from BOM in maintenance order, If you are maintaing BOM with componenets with ?L then maintain the same code with N and assign the same in maintenance order thro Components tab-> List and select the component and double click it will get copied in to your MO but remeber it will pick up the same Qty maintained in BOM, Now release your MO and save. You will have PR.

Coming to ur second issue there is no account assignment such as Equipment but I think you can use the same cost center maintained in equipment, BOM fetching from the transaction ME51N is not possible.

Regards,

N.Nagaraju

[Former Member]

Hi,

System creates PR for non stock item "N" form Plant Maintenance order. There are two scenariosn either u make BOM with non stock "N" so while releasing PM Order your PR automatically gets triggerd.Or U make Stock item "L" in BOM get it displayed in order since u dont want it as stock item & interested in procuring as non stock item System does not allow u to do so now delete the componeent. Add same component with "N" Cat & release the order Your PR will get triggerd for purchase.

As per as stock / inventory concept contains it is always rest at company--->Plant-->Storage Location----->Valuation

Hence it is not logical to have PR against Equipment.

If your PR is getting triggerd from PM order &

Purchase Order is placed against this PR automatically you will get tracing for the equipment & your new spares materials procued against this PR-PO-MO directly hits consumption account so no question of storage.

Ramesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

BOM item should be maintain with item category u2018Nu2019 or while assigning component to order instead of double clicking on item (BOM item) , Just copy the material (ctrl+c) and assign category :u2018Nu2019 and quantity manually.

In case of second issue: You cannot create a PR with reference to Equipment and there is no field in PR to assign Equipment. If you are having cost centers assigned to equipment in 1:1 ratio, you can assign cost center in account assignment of PR item.

Or else you can go for a standing order that is one standing order is to be assigned to each equipment and same can be used for account assignment for procurement.

In case of capitalization of expense you can go for asset as account assignment.

If you are not looking for account assignment and just want to retrieve the PRs connected to Equipment then you can think of tracking no field.

Raju

[peter_atkin]

Rajib,

You can't change the item category data in a PM/CS Order once it is copied from a BOM. If thee is insufficient stock, then MRP should kick-in to reorder the required stock (if configured).

Alternatively, either create a new BOM item with item category "N", or manually create the requirement in the order.

PeteA

[former_member187991]

hi

i think you can use the Task list for triggering the PR ,while creating the task you can enter the material item category as N and use it for creating PR .As BOM the default item category will be L

regards

thyagarajan

[Former Member]

Sorry but you cannot assign non-stock item to task list .....

Regards,

E-Jad