Graphical Display of All Interchangeability Relationships

Use

This function enables you to use a graphical overview to display the interchangeability relationships (fully and restricted) of a part. One part can have full interchangeability with some parts, but only restricted interchangeability with others.

Features

On the left of the screen, the graphical overview displays all parts that are:

  • Fully interchangeable with the originally entered part

  • Restricted or one-way interchangeable with the originally entered part. The parts are grouped by their interchangeability relationships (the long text of their interchangeability codes ).

On the right of the screen, the graphical overview displays a selected part from the tree structure with the manufacturer part number, external manufacturer, and FFF class. For each selected part, you can:

  • Branch to the material master ( Material Master )

  • Display the product structure ( Product Structure )

  • Display the assigned documents from the Document Management System (DMS) ( Documents )

  • Display the long text describing the interchangeability relationships in more detail ( Long Text )

Membership of Fully Interchangeable Parts in MPN-MRP Sets

An icon in front of each entry shows whether the part belongs to the same MPN-MRP set as the original part:

  • (green traffic light): The part belongs to the same MPN-MRP set as the original part.

    This icon only appears if the system can clearly determine an MPN-MRP set for the original part (on calling the graphic, the Plant and perhaps the Storage Location or MRP Area were also specified).

  • (yellow traffic light): The part does not belong to an MPN-MRP set.

  • (red traffic light): The part does not belong to the same MPN-MRP set as the original part, or the system cannot clearly determine the MPN-MRP set because it does not have sufficient details about the part, the storage location, and the MRP area.

Activities

  1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Central Functions Next navigation step Engineering Next navigation step Interchangeability of Parts Next navigation step Display End of the navigation path .

  2. On the selection screen, enter a part in the Material field and choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Full Interchangeability End of the navigation path .

    If conversion exit is activated, you can enter the SAP material number or the MPN. The system converts your entry into the MPN and adds the external manufacturer to it.

    If the part is assigned to a FFF class, the part and all other parts that are interchangeable with it are displayed in the lower group box.

  3. Choose Graphic .

  4. If you also want to display information about the MPN-MRP Sets , enter a Plant , a Storage Location , and an MRP Area .

    The graphical overview appears.

  5. To display a part on the right of the screen, choose Display next to the required part in the tree structure on the left of the screen.