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 Creating an Order

  1. Call up the initial screen for creating an order.

  1. To change the reference object view, choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Reference object view Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

In the standard system, different versions are entered here, for example:

  • Functional location, equipment and assembly

  • Material number and serial number

  • Equipment

  • Without reference object

  1. If your entries often remain the same, you can use Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Default values End of the navigation path to create default values for the following data:

  • Order generally

  • Reference object

  • Control

  • External processing

  • External procurement

  • Sales

  1. Complete the screen according to your requirements.

Note Note

To use another order as a reference , enter the appropriate order number.

The system copies the planning data for operations, material components, external operations, production resources/tools and purchasing from the reference order as default values for the new order.

You cannot use historical orders as a standard reference order.

End of the note.

  1. Choose Continue .

  2. The header data screen for the order appears.

  3. If you have entered a specific object for the new order, for example, a functional location or piece of equipment, this is the reference object for the new order. The system completes some of the header data fields with data from the object master record. Check the data and complete any other relevant fields.

  4. If you need more lines for the description than are available in the short text, you have the following options:

  • Call up the long text editor and write the long text for the order header. Save the long text and return to the header data screen.

  • Choose Show long text dialog box to keep the long text for the order visible on the header data screen.

  1. Save the order.

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