Process Specific Task in a Notification

Use

Using this function, you can process a specific task in a notification. You can process tasks for the notification header (immediate tasks) as well as tasks for individual items (corrective tasks). On the initial screen for this transaction, for example, you can:

Call up the task to be processed directly by entering the notification number, item number, and task number
Display a selection of tasks using the input help for the notification number and then select a specific task (for example, if you do not know the notification number, item number, and task number)

Procedure

Notification, item, and task numbers are known

Choose Logistics Central Functions Notification Task Process .

The initial screen for processing a task is displayed.

Enter the notification, item, and task numbers and choose Enter .

The screen for processing a task is displayed.

Use the functions listed in the table below to process the task.

Notification, item, and task numbers are unknown

Choose Logistics Central Functions Notification Task Process .

The initial screen for processing a task is displayed.

Choose the input help for the Notification field and enter your selection criteria for the task in the dialog box.

For example, you can select a task on the basis of the notification type, the person responsible, or various other views (for example, vendor, material, WBS element/project, etc.). If you do not enter any selection criteria, the system will select all tasks in the system.

Choose Continue .

The system displays a list of tasks sorted by notification and item numbers.

Note Note

Tasks with an item number "0000" are immediate tasks. Tasks with an item number greater than "0000" are corrective tasks.

End of the note.

Select a task and then choose Copy .

The initial screen reappears.

Choose Enter .

The screen for processing a task is displayed. Use the functions listed in the table below to process the task.

Functions on the Task Screen
Function	Menu path/Pushbutton	What you should know
Release task	Release task pushbutton	You release the task so it can be executed. For more information, see Status Management for Tasks .
Complete task	Complete task pushbutton	You confirm that the task was executed. For more information, see Status Management for Tasks .
Denote task as being successful	Task successful pushbutton	You confirm that the task solved the problem successfully. For more information, see Status Management for Tasks
Set user status	Set status pushbutton	If a user status was defined in a status profile, you can use this function to set the user status. For more information, see Status Management for Notifications .
Display associated notification	Notification (extended) pushbutton	You display the notification that contains the task. Choose Back to return to the task processing screen.
Display object	Display object pushbutton	You display reference objects or reference documents that may be specified in the notification.
Display action log	Action log pushbutton	You display changes in the notification via the action log .
Expand all screen areas	Expand all (Expand all screen areas) pushbutton	You expand all screen areas in the task processing screen.
Collapse all screen areas	Collapse all (Collapse all screen areas) pushbutton	You collapse all screen areas in the task processing screen.
Display notification	Notifctn (Open) pushbutton	You display a summary of the notification data, including short and long texts.
Expanding the individual screen areas	Basic data, Planning and Item pushbuttons	You expand the individual screen areas to display and process the corresponding task data.
Action box		You execute follow-up functions in the action box. For more information, see Action Box .