Linking Equipment with iPPE Access Nodes

Use

In the equipment master records, you must link the top equipment in the actual configuration to its counterpart iPPE access node in the master parts list. This equipment is used within the Configuration Control Workbench as reference equipment for the overall configuration check .

Prerequisite

You have maintained the actual configuration and the master parts list for the desired object.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Plant Maintenance Next navigation step Technical Objects Next navigation step Equipment Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path from the SAP Easy Access screen.

  2. Enter the desired piece of equipment.

  3. On the Change Equipment: General Data screen, choose the Configuration Control tab page.

  4. The material that requires an iPPE access is displayed in the Configuration group box. The Display pushbutton shows that there is an individual configuration for the material. You can use this pushbutton to display the configuration.

    Note Note

    If the material is a configurable material, you can define an individual configuration on the Conf. Data tab page.

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  5. Choose the desired iPPE access or change it in the iPPE Access Information group box. Choose the access that you have maintained in the corresponding iPPE product structure. The iPPE accesses that you can select should correspond to the materials, plant, and default use assigned in Customizing.

    Note Note

    You can find the corresponding IMG activity in the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Start of the navigation path Plant Maintenance and Customer Service Next navigation step Maintenance and Service Processing Next navigation step Configuration Control Next navigation step Make General Settings for Interface to iPPE Workbench. End of the navigation path

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  6. Save your entries.

Result

The linked equipment can be used as reference equipment for the overall configuration check .

In the Configuration Control Workbench you can display the information for the iPPE access in the detailed view of the respective equipment.