Sending equipment to outside vendor for repair

[Former Member]

HI all,

I am in ERP 6.0, EHP4,trying to use the new functionality of sub-contracting through maintenance order provided in EHP4.But however in components detail screen,i am trying to use the material provision indicator as "K-Material provided by customer" or "L-Material provided by vendor", but system is not accepting neither of these two.I have used control key as PM03 in operation tab page & checked the "sub-contracting" check box.System is throughing below message--

"Material provision indicator cannot be used

Message no. AD_SUBCON016

Diagnosis

In A&D subcontracting you must:

Set the Externally processed op. with subcontracting indicator in the operation of a plant maintenance order.

or

Set the subcontracting type to Refurbishment in the purchase order item or purchase requisition.

If you are working with an A&D-specific process, you can only use an A&D-specific material provision indicator (MPI). If you are not working with an A&D-specific process you cannot use these MPIs.

System Response

The system does not allow further processing.

Procedure

Change the MPI to suit the type of process working with."

Can you please suggest what is the problem why system is not accepting the material provision indicator?

rgds

rajib

[rakesh_mane · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please refer this link might this will help you [http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04_sp/helpdata/en/c7/2587b8dad94c52854ccd28015dceb0/content.htm]

Regards,

Rakesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

Thanks.However, from the link , I could not get any clarity .If one has faced this scen,, pl sugest why the error is coming .

rgds

rajib

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Rajib,

Have you tried as suggested. Did your error message problem resolved?

Regards,

NNR

[former_member239632 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

but in the latest EHP is it possible to indicate the equipment number in the subcontracting operation??? (I d like to trace an equipment when I send it outside for rapair)

Thank you

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

As such you can not assign equipment, but material and serial number combination is the reall object which will be equal to equipment.

Regards,

N.Nagaraju

[Former Member]

Hi,

Create an operation with cantrol key PM02 give all purchasing details and subcontracting check box. Then Maintein the material major product which going for repair and if you are providing spares them too and material provision indicator. Then you will get PR with item cat as L Sub contract and Account assignment as F. Create PO, do GR while receiveing back the stock and at header of PO you will have price for the services not for the product. And the spares will get consumed automatically.

Just try and let me know if you have any further problem.

Regards,

NNR

[amit_saxena7]

Hello NNR,

The procedure is fine.

The question is "where to find this sub contracting check box in ECC 5.0 or older versions?". Please tell me the screen where to find it.

Thank you,

Amit

[Former Member]

Hi Amit,

This functionality is not available in ECC5.0. It's only available in ECC6.0 with EHP4.0.

Normally this check box is available through this path,

Select operation-> Go to external tab in the middle tab left corner you have check box.

Regards,

NNR

[amit_saxena7]

Ok.

Thank you for the clarification.

Regards,

Amit

[rakesh_mane]

Hi

USe use the material provision indicator as "S" IF still Problem is presist then try to Use Control Key PM02 & material provision indicator as "S" & check out the Check Box Sub.contracting for this operation.

Regards,

Rakesh

Edited by: RAKESH ASHOK MANE on Aug 21, 2010 11:01 AM

[amit_saxena7]

Hello Rakesh,

I am working on ECC 5.0 and I couldn't find any such Sub Contracting checkbox in the operation details screen.

I assume this functionality is not present in ECC 5.0 or earlier versions. Is there anywhere else that I can find this Sub Contracting indicator in ECC 5.0? Or can you suggest me a way to handle this?

Thank you,

Amit

Edited by: Amit Saxena on Jan 20, 2011 4:23 PM