The yard monitor methods allow you to perform actions on a selected object or object class. Each method belongs to one of two groups:
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1. Display methods
Display information for the selected object
2. Maintenance methods
Enable you to perform actions that influence object field values
You have defined methods and object classes in Customizing for Logistics Execution ® Yard Management ® Monitoring ® Define Object Class Methods.
You can invoke the methods either via the monitor hierarchy tree or the ALV tool bar.
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1. Display the relevant objects. For information on how this is done, see Using Basic Monitor Functions.
2. From the hierarchy tree, right-click one or more objects or an object class. A pop-up menu appears.
3. Choose an option from the pop-up menu.
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1. Display the relevant objects.
2. From the ALV, select the row or rows corresponding to the objects on which you want to apply the method.
3. For some methods, you choose the relevant icon from the ALV tool bar.
4. For other methods, you choose or from the ALV tool bar and then an option from the pop-up menu.
Display Methods
Method Name |
ALV Icon |
Allowed Objects |
Description |
What You Should Know |
Display details |
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All |
Displays the Details dialog box |
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Refresh objects |
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All |
Updates the display of selected objects |
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Select tree objects |
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All |
Selects in the hierarchy tree objects that have been selected in the ALV |
This method is available from the ALV tool bar only. |
Hide selected objects |
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All |
Hides one or more selected objects in both the hierarchy tree and ALV |
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Hide unselected objects |
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All |
Hides one or more unselected objects in both the hierarchy tree and ALV |
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Set as selection criteria |
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All containing sub-object classes |
Sets one or more object nodes as the selection criteria for expanding sub-object classes |
This method can be used instead of Drag&Drop.
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Clear selection criteria |
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All containing sub-object classes |
Discontinues the use of object nodes as selection criteria |
Maintain Methods
Method Name |
ALV Icon |
Allowed Objects |
Description |
What You Should Know |
Assign to delivery |
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Vehicles
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Enables you to assign a vehicle to one or more deliveries |
Refer to Assigning Vehicles to Documents. |
Assign vehicle |
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Inbound Shipments Outbound Shipments Inbound Deliveries Outbound Deliveries |
Enables you to assign a vehicle to: · One or more deliveries · One shipment |
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Assign to outbound shipment |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to assign a vehicle to an outbound shipment |
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Attach means of transport |
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Vehicles (of category transport equipment) |
Enables you to attach means of transport and transport equipment |
Refer to Attaching Transport Equipment to Means of Transport. |
Attach transport equipment |
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Vehicles (of category means of transport) |
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Block |
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Locations |
Blocks a location |
The system prevents a blocked location from being the destination of a yard activity |
Block (vehicle damaged) |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to block a vehicle that has been damaged |
Yard activities cannot be created for a blocked vehicle, and nor can blocked vehicles (except for reserved vehicles) be assigned to documents.
When blocking a vehicle, you can add explanatory text. This text appears alongside the blocked vehicle in the alert monitor (Vehicles – Damaged, Reserved or Unidentified sub-object classes), and can also appear in the yard monitor (if you have included it in the ALV). |
Block (vehicle not identified) |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to block a vehicle that does not have an identifiable reference document |
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Block (vehicle reserved) |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to block a vehicle that is to be reserved |
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Cancel |
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Activities |
Changes the status of selected activities to 5 Cancelled |
You can cancel activities only with status 1 Planned. |
Complete confirmation |
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Activities |
Changes the status of selected activities to 4 Completed |
You can complete confirmation only for those activities with status 1 Planned or 2 Started. |
Create |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create a standalone vehicle |
Refer to Creating a Standalone Vehicle. |
Create check-in activity |
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Inbound Shipments Inbound Deliveries Vehicles |
Enables you to create check-in activities for inbound documents and vehicles |
Refer to Creating a Check-in Activity. |
Create check-out activity |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create check-out activities for vehicles |
Refer to Creating a Check-Out Activity. |
Create movement activity |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create movement activities for one or more vehicles |
Refer to Creating a Movement Activity. |
Create scheduling activity |
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Vehicles
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Enables you to create scheduling activities, based on the system’s automatic scheduling mechanism, for one or more vehicles |
Refer to Creating a Scheduling Activity. |
Create sealing activity |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create a sealing activity for a vehicle |
Refer to Create a Sealing or Un-Sealing Activity. |
Create un-sealing activity |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create an un-sealing activity for a vehicle |
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Create weighing activity |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to create a weighing activity for a vehicle |
Refer to Creating a Weighing Activity. |
Define RF users
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Yard |
Enables you to define users who can log on to the system and perform the RF transactions |
Refer to Defining RF Device Users. |
Delete |
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Vehicles |
Deletes a vehicle |
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Detach |
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Attached Vehicles |
Detaches previously attached vehicles |
Refer to Attaching Transport Equipment to Means of Transport. |
Display HU details |
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Vehicles |
Displays the detailed data for handling units |
Refer to Editing Detailed Data for Handling Units in the SAP Library for Handling Unit Management (LO-HU). |
Load |
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Vehicles |
Creates a loading activity with status 4 Completed, and changes the vehicle’s stock status to 03 Full |
Refer to Loading a Vehicle. |
Load by delivery |
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Vehicles |
Creates a loading activity with status 4 Completed, and changes the vehicle’s stock status to 03 Full or 02 Partially full |
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Maintain monitor variants |
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Yard |
Enables you to create and display customized versions of the monitor hierarchy tree |
Refer to Maintaining Monitor Variants. |
Maintain presentation devices |
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Yard |
Enables you to maintain presentation devices
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Refer to Maintaining Presentation Devices. |
Modify |
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Vehicles |
Enables you to modify details of a vehicle |
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Process document |
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Inbound Shipments Outbound Shipments Inbound Deliveries Outbound Deliveries |
Creates a vehicle and assigns it to one or more documents |
Refer to Processing a Document. |
Un-assign |
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Inbound Shipments Outbound Shipments Inbound Deliveries Outbound Deliveries Vehicles |
Un-assigns a vehicle from one or more documents |
You cannot un-assign a vehicle from inbound documents after it has been checked-in to the yard. |
Un-block |
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Locations Vehicles (Damaged, Reserved, Unidentified) |
Un-blocks a previously blocked object |
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Unload |
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Vehicles |
Creates an unloading activity with status 4 Completed, and changes the vehicle’s stock status to 01 Empty |
Refer to Unloading a Vehicle. |
Unload by delivery |
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Vehicles |
Creates an unloading activity with status 4 Completed, and changes the vehicle’s stock status to 01 Empty or 02 Partially full |