You use this activity to change the status of a resource, all resources in a work center, the status of a tool number, or all tool numbers in a tool group to indicate that the object is unavailable to be used in manufacturing at a specific time. This activity is primarily used for unscheduled downtime of the listed objects.
The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance
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Specifies the plug-in location in the SAP ME folder structure Default value: Caution Any changes to the End of the caution. |
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The following table describes fields requiring explanation:
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Filters equipment by operation Note If an operation is selected in the POD when the activity is executed, the first selected operation is passed by default. End of the note. |
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Selects equipment Note If you select a work center, the status change applies to all resources in the selected work center and all resources in all work centers underneath the selected work center in the hierarchy. The status of the work center does not change (see Work Center). If you select a tool group, the status change applies to all tool numbers in the tool group. The status of the tool group does not change. End of the note. |
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The new status for the resources or tool numbers
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The reason code for the status change (see Reason Code) |
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Submits the status change action Note If SFC numbers are active at a resource when a status change is submitted, the status change does not take effect immediately for that resource. While a status change is pending, work performed on the resource is logged to the current status, not the new one. Once all active SFC numbers are
completed or signed off at the resource, the status is automatically changed. In End of the note. |