Activating/Deactivating Equipment 
Prerequisites
Before you deactivate a piece of equipment, you should be fully aware of the consequences that this may have. See
Deactivating Master Records.Deactivating a Piece of Equipment
To deactivate a piece of equipment, perform the following three steps:
The system then shows the status "Object deactivated".
Activating a Piece of Equipment
To activate a deactivated piece of equipment, perform the following three steps:
The system then cancels the status "Object deactivated".