Install equipment at Functional locations

[sank_n]

Hi Experts,

One of our clients has come up with a request to restrict installation of equipments.

Spare parts are required for maintenance purposes are requested via PM orders. And they are issued form warehouse (normal PM process flow). Our client have 3 different companies but uses same warehouses and maintenance teams.

Equipments are created automatically in the system once they are issued from warehouse against a PM order.  But such equipment (master data) does not contain data for example Maintenance plant, location etc when they are created. Hence Users are able to install equipment issued to company A at Company B’s functional location.

Client has asked to prevent erroneous installation at functional location by giving an error message.

How should I cater the requirement?  Is there any method without ABAP development?

Highly appreciate your valuable inputs

Thanks

[Former Member]

You have to put a custom check at the time of installation between F/L and equipment maintenance plant. The check should happen when equipment has a status =AVLB and target status is INST.

Hope this helps.

[sank_n]

Thanks for the replies.

But just to clarify the requirement more...

Even if we made mandatory the Maintenance Plant, User would be able to add different plant.

And equipment are not create against the PM order. Rather equipment are issued against a PM order for maintenance purposes.

Clients requirement is to prevent installing Equipment issued to Company A, at company B's functional location.

Appreciate your valuable suggestions.

[Former Member]

This is more of user understanding than SAP restriction.

User can assign 2nd plant & trying to install to functional location of 1st plant can be controlled.

Master Data creation or change should be done by authorized person who knows which plant to be given & to which FL to be installed.

Unless, users don't have clear understanding & idea, even SAP system can't help you in that regard.

[former_member186385]

Hi,

What is the business requirement for creating the equipment directly from the PM order ? Can it be a different equipment category ? then

You have to ensure Creation of equipment for PM order with different Category such as Machines with out serial number other than normal Equipment

Then in the configuration  uncheck the INSTALLATION AT FUNCTIONAL LOCATION field

this will not allow to install at function location

If it is same category then follow as suggested by Maheswaran

regards,

santosh

[Former Member]

In OIAF, keep Maintenance Plant as Required field for that equipment category. If this condition restricts creation as well, then try the condition by making Maintenance Plant as Required field for Activity category Change.