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 Phase 3: Adjustment of Notifications

Use

The adjustment of notifications is the third phase in the process for changing an equipment history. This phase starts with the processing of the notification data for events of the type “installation”, “dismantling”, and “replacement”. It ends with the adjustment of the notifications. This means that you define the following for the events:

  • Whether or not a notification is required

  • Whether the system is to create a new notification

  • Whether the system is to refer to an existing notification

  • Whether the system is to delete a notification

    Note Note

    You always perform the adjustment for all events, or not at all.

    End of the note.

Prerequisites

  • SAP ECC Extension PLM is activated.

  • The piece of equipment to be changed has a material numberand a serial number.Either the original history, or the actual history has at least one event of the type “installation”, “dismantling”, or “replacement”.

Features

The system determines the notifications that relate to the events of the type “installation”, “dismantling”, and “replacement”. It does this using the notification date and time, which are identical to the event date and time.

If the system cannot uniquely identify a notification, it also tries to identify a notification using the notification short text. If this also does not lead to the unique identification of a notification, the system does not propose a notification.

This is the standard method for identifying notifications. You can change this method by implementing the corresponding method in BAdI IEQCM_NOTIF_BADI.

The following occurs during notification adjustment:

  • Creation of notifications

    If you create notifications, the system uses the date and time from the event as the notification date and time in the new notification, during notification adjustment. In addition, it uses the piece of equipment and the corresponding short text from the event.

  • Referring to existing notifications

    If you refer to existing notifications, the system uses the date and time from the event as the notification date and time in the existing notification, during notification adjustment. In addition, it uses the piece of equipment from the event in the existing notification.

  • Deletion of notifications

    If you delete notifications, the system automatically gives the notifications the status DLFL (deletion flag).

In addition, all of these notifications receive the status FHNC (from history new construction).

Special Features of the Process Screen

When you call up the transaction, the system displays the original history and the actual history. Note that the history has already been replaced . Therefore, the original history in phase 3 corresponds to the actual history in phase 1; the actual history in phase 3, in turn, corresponds to the target history in phase 1.

Only events of the type “installation”, “dismantling”, and “replacement” are displayed.

The following graphic is an example of the process screen.

Checks

Some of the checks for phase 1 take place when you first call up the transaction, or automatically when you save. Other checks for phase 1 take place when you choose Interim Status with the quick info text Check Interim Status . The adjustment of the notifications is only possible if the checks contain no errors, that is, all traffic lights for all events are green.

The reasons for a red traffic light are as follows:

  • Original history

    The notification in the original history is used in any actual history of an interim status. This ensures that you do not inadvertently delete a notification that is intended for further use.

  • Actual history

    The notification to be changed does not exist or it has the status DLFL (deletion flag).

    Note Note

    Yellow traffic lights are not used.

    End of the note.

Activities

  1. Call up transaction IEQCM1 and choose the relevant interim status for processing.

  2. Process the notification data.

  3. To complete this process step and trigger the adjustment of the notifications, choose Adjust Notifications .

    After you have executed the adjustment, the system deletes the interim status, and documents the adjustment and the deletion of the interim status in the conversion log .