Notification Type

Definition

Key that specifies the origin, informational content, and other attributes of a notification. In the standard system, a notification type is assigned various notification origins, which in turn are grouped together in a notification category.

The standard system supports the following notifications (examples):

Notification Type	Notification Origin	Notification Category
M1 - Maintenance request	01 - Maintenance request	Maintenance notification
M2 - Malfunction report	02 - Malfunction report
M3 - Activity report	03 - Activity report
S1 - Problem notification	04 - Problem notification	Service notification
S2 - Service request	05 - Activity report (Service)
S3 - Activity report	06 - General notification (Service)
Q1 - Customer complaint	Q1 - Customer complaint	Quality notification
Q2 - Complaint against vendor	Q2 - Complaint against vendor
Q3 - Internal problem notification	Q3 - Internal problem notification
$$ - Feedback notification	R3 - Feedback notification
C1 - Claim (internal)	C1 - Internal claim	Claim
C2 - Claim (external)	C2 - External claim	Claim
G0 - General notification	G0 - General notification	General notification

In addition to the notification types listed above, the standard system may also contain other notification types.

Use

When you create a notification in the system, you choose a notification type that suits the subject matter of the notification from a business standpoint. You can either use the notification type that was predefined in Customizing or in the user default values (default notification type), or you can select another notification type.

You can also define your own notification types in Customizing. When you create a new notification type, you must assign a notification origin predefined in Customizing to this notification type. On the basis of this assignment, the system automatically determines the notification category.

You cannot define notification origins or notification categories in Customizing.