Variant Maintenance for Scheduling Overview 
Variant Maintenance for Scheduling Overview
Use
You can use the variant maintenance to define the selection criteria for the graphical scheduling overview and the scheduling overview as a list individually.
Features
Three variants are available in the Maintenance Planning component. The table list the variants in the order of priority in which they are considered by the system. If, for example, a user variant (= priority 1) is created, then it is displayed; if no user variant exists, the system displays the standard variant (= priority 2).
Variant Priorities
Priority |
Type of Variant |
Special Features |
1 |
User variant |
Begins with U_ |
2 |
Standard variant |
– Begins with SAP_ – Setting in Customizing – Valid for all users |
3 |
Standard system |
Display period for the graphic: Current date plus three months |
Activities
You maintain a standard variant for the list display in the Customizing of Maintenance Planning under Plant Maintenance
® Preventive Maintenance ® Maintenance Plans ® Set list editing for maintenance item dates.You maintain a standard variant for the graphic display in the Customizing of Maintenance Planning under Plant Maintenance
® Preventive Maintenance ® Maintenance Plans ® Set list editing for maintenance plan overview.