Material Exchange in PM Orders, PP Orders, and Networks

Use

If you want to check the availability of a specific interchangeable material (component) for a maintenance order, production order or PS network order, and the material is not available, the system suggests alternative interchangeable materials (full and restricted interchangeable) and displays them in the ATP popup screen. You can then simply select interchangeable materials directly on the popup screen and transfer them back to the maintenance order, production order or PS network components.

You can also use the rules-based global ATP check within PM orders if the material is APO-relevant.

Features

  • You can trigger material exchange using with the quick info text Trigger Material Exchange in the following ways:

    • In PM/CS order on the Components tab page

    • In the PP order and PS network order, on the Component Overview screen

  • The ATP popup with interchangeable materials has a Selected Quantity column. Here you enter the quantity of each interchangeable material you require. You can distribute the quantity you require across several interchangeable materials. If you are working in display mode in a production order, this column is not displayed in the ATP popup. If you are working in display mode in PP orders and network orders, the popup is not displayed at all.

  • If the system creates an item for an exchanged material, the item number of the original item is stored in the Reference Item column in the Component Overview table. Depending on the order type, this column can be found as follows:

    • Within the maintenance order, on the Component s tab page.

    • In the production order, by choosing with the quick info text Component Overview .

    • In the PS network order, by choosing with the quick info text Component Overview for Network .

  • It will not implement a sub item logic; this means no automatic reference or action will be done at any changes neither at the original item nor the exchanged item. The field is only a comment, that the user can see what the original item was.

  • The system transfers the quantities you enter in the ATP popup to the PM order, PP order or PS network order. The system checks these quantities against the original item quantity.

Activities

In Customizing for Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Interchangeability of Parts Next navigation step Define Settings for Material Exchange and Restricted Interchangeability,you can set the system to automatically carry out material exchange. SelectAutomaticunderMaterial ExchangeandAutomaticunderSelect IC Materials.The values for the selected quantity are then calculated by the system and suggested in the ATP popup. End of the navigation path