ETM Catalog
Definition
An ETM catalog is a structured, hierarchical list of different types of machinery (for example, equipment, machines and vehicles) and is based on the SAP standard Classification System. Every ETM catalog is assigned to a Class within a Class Type . This means that all the numbers in the catalog are also assigned to this class or class type. The characteristics used in characteristic value assignment are assigned to the class.
Use
Before you can reference to an ETM catalog, it must have been defined in Customizing for ETM. ETM catalogs can be specific to a company, region or country and form the basis for pricing in settlement accounting. By assigning bills of material (BOMs) to equipment, you can link to the ETM catalog, and therefore also to catalog valuation.
There are the following hierarchy levels in the “Baugeräteliste 1991” or “BGL 91” (German equipment rental compilation or construction equipment specifications list):
2 |
Main equipment group |
Lifting appliances and transportation equipment |
|---|---|---|
21 |
Equipment sub-group |
Cranes and attachments |
2176 |
Equipment category |
Diesel-hydraulic driven two-engine rubber-mounted cranes with steel-latticed boom |
2176-0165 |
Equipment type |
Diesel-hydraulic driven two-engine rubber-mounted cranes with steel-latticed boom, maximum load moment 165tm |
2176-0154- 01 |
Attachments |
Booms for cranes etc. |
2176-0154-C1 |
Extras |
Non-interchangeable equipment items such as diesel or gasoline engines |
Data Transfer
Every catalog has to be purchased from the appropriate publisher as a compact disc (CD) or as discs. ETM has a batch-input session.
Recommendation
We recommend that equipment be entered in separate lots according to main group. In this way, you can check and control the data transfer more easily. You can use the Procedure for the Construction Equipment Catalog when you import data from the list of construction accessories, material and tools (for example, the construction equipment list or “Bauaustattungsliste (BAL)” in Germany).
Note
ETM catalogs are client-dependent. This means that you can import a different catalog into each different client in the same system. If you want to use the same catalog in more than one client, you have to define in which logical system the original catalog is stored. You can do this under Creating a Catalog .
Integration
Catalog entries can be entered in ETM BOMs . They then form the valuation basis for settlement accounting. New catalog entries can also be interpolated directly in the catalog.