Customer Service (CS)
   Overview
      Customer Service (CS) in IDES
         Introduction
         Organization
         Characteristic Values and Special Features
         Note for IDES Processes in the Customer Service Area
   Service Processing
      Selling a Serialized Product and Creating an Equipment Master Re
         Data Used During This Process
         Creating a Sales Order for a Serialized Product
         Creating a Delivery
         Creating a Billing Document
         Checking the Sales Document Flow (Optional)
         Creating the Equipment Data
         Related IDES Processes
      Service Management - Spare Part Delivery
         Data Used in This Example
         Creating a Service Notification and a Spare Parts Order
         Creating a Spare Parts Order
         Creating the Billing Document
      Performing a Service Order and Billing
         Additional Process Information
         Data Used During This Process
         Creating the Initial Situation
         Entering a Problem Notification and Creating a Service Order
         Processing a Service Order
         Confirming a Service Order
         Creating a Billing Request (Resource-Related Billing)
         Creating a Billing Document
         Settling and Completing the Service Order
         Displaying Line Items in Profitability Analysis
         Displaying a CS Report in Profitability Analysis
      Returns and Repair Processing
         Additional Process Information
         Data used during this Process
         Activating the QM Check
         Creating the Service Notification and the Repair request
         Posting the Goods Receipt of a Piece of Equipment to be Repaired
         Processing the Technical Check
         Displaying the Repair Request and the Service Order
         Editing the Service Order
         Processing and confirming the Service Order
         Technically Completing the Service Order
         Delivering the Repaired Piece of Equipment
         Creating the Billing Request
         Invoicing the Repair Request
         Settling and Completing the Service Order
         Analyzing the Result of the Repair request
         Deactivating the QM Check
      Creating a Service Order from a Sales Order
         Additional Process Information
         Data Used During This Process
         Entering a Customer Notification and Creating a Service Order
         Setting an Service Order to “In Process”
         Processing the Service Order
         Settling the Service Order
         Invoicing the Sales Order
         Analyzing the Cost Report in the Sales Order
         Settling the Sales Order
         Analyzing Line Items in the Financial Statement
      Processing Telephone Calls in a Call Center
         Data Used During This Process
         Preparations: Assigning the CIC Profile
         Preparation: Defining the Work Center
         Processing a Customer Call (Variant A)
         Processing a Customer Call (Variant B)
   Service Contracts
      Processing Service Contracts with Periodic Billing
         Data Used During This Process
         Creating and Delivering Sales Orders
         Creating the Equipment Master Record
         Creating Service Contracts for the Plant Maintenance of Customer
         Maintaining Price Agreements in the Service Contract
         Service Processing and Resource-Related Billing (optional)
         Performing Periodic Billing Document
         Settlement of Service Contracts
         Creating Service Contracts (Nonconfigurable)
         Creating Service Contracts with a Configurable Service Package
         Creating Service Contracts with a Preconfigured Service Package
         Displaying Line Items in Profitability Analysis
         Displaying a CS Report in Profitability Analysis
      Service Processing and Resource-Related Billing with a Service C
         Data Used During This Process
         Creating a Service Order from a Notification
         Assigning Components and Releasing a Service Order
         Posting Goods Issues for a Service Order
         Confirming a Service Order
         Creating a Billing Request
         Creating a Billing Document from a Billing Request
         Settling the Costs of the Service Order to the Service Contract
      Spare Parts Delivery with a Service Contract
         Additional Process Information
         Data Used in This Example
         Creating a Service Notification and a Spare Parts Order
         Creating a Spare Parts Order
         Creating the Billing Document
   Controlling
      Controlling for Services
         Additional Process Information
         Data Used During This Process
         Displaying a CS Report in Profitability Analysis
         Displaying Line Items
            Executing an Existing Report in Profitability Analysis and Getti
               Additional Process Information
               Data Used During This Process
               Setting Up Parameters in Your User Profile
               Selecting a Report in CO-PA
               Drilling Down to the Lowest Level (Including Line Item Detail)
               Line Item Analysis (Including Integration with MM and SD)
               Report-Report Interface
               Displaying Attributes
               Hit Lists
               Changing the Report Currency
               Displaying and Creating Exceptions
   Workflow in Customer Service
      Workflow - Service Management
         Additional Process Information
         Data Used in This Process
         Logging the Service Notification
         Processing and Completing the Service Notification