Document Entry

Use

ETM distinguishes between two categories of document:

  • Shipping Document

  • Performance-based equipment document

Shipping Document

You can send equipment, material or packages with a Shipping Document . There are the following document types:

  • Acquisition (for example, when equipment is purchased, leased or rented)

  • Change of activity type (for example, change of activity type from "in operation" to "downtime". The equipment remains on the same usage site).

  • Shipping from usage site A to usage site B

  • Retirement (for example, when equipment is sold, scrapped or when the rental agreement comes to an end)

  • Inventory or inventory adjustment postings

Performance-based equipment document

You can enter and store the number of hours that equipment has been in operation on a usage site in the Performance-Based Equipment Document . There is the following document type that can be copied any number of times:

  • Machine/operator’s report

Prerequisites

  • Only physical equipment and materials are allowed.

  • The equipment must have been assigned to an equipment type.

  • The equipment must be allowed in document entry.

  • The document type must have been defined.

  • The recipient (ship-to party) must have been created in the appropriate sales area.