Entering, Issuing and Canceling a Permit (SAP Library

Entering, Issuing and Canceling a Permit

Prerequisites

You require one of the following authorizations:

Authorization to change orders

When changing the order, you can enter, issue and cancel permits.

Authorization to issue and cancel permits

You can only enter, issue and cancel permits using the permit list.

You can only cancel issued permits if the order has not been:

Released and the permit must be issued when the order is released

Completed and the permit must be issued for when the order is technically completed

You can reissue a canceled permit later.

For more information, see Displaying a Permit List.

Procedure

When Changing the Order

Depending on the application component in which you are working, choose one of the following menu paths:

Logistics ® Plant maintenance ® Maintenance processing ® Order ® Change

Logistics ® Customer service ® Service processing ® Order ® Service order ® Change

Enter the number of the order, in which you want to issue permits, and choose Continue.

The header data screen for the order appears.

Choose Goto ® Permits.

The system displays a dialog box with all the permits valid for the order.

You can assign additional permits if required, as described in Assigning Permits.

Select the permit that you want to edit.

Now choose one of the following options:

To state that someone else is issuing the permit, enter their name and yours in the corresponding columns.

Save your entries or choose the Issue permit pushbutton.

The permits are issued.

To issue the permit yourself, choose Issue permit.
To cancel the permit, choose Cancel permit.

The system cancels the issue data in the corresponding fields. The permit needs to be issued again.

Depending on the permit attributes and the system status of the order, the reissue can be refused.

The system writes the relevant data to the appropriate fields.

Save the order.

From the Permit List

Depending on the application component in which you are working, choose one of the following menu paths:

– Logistics ® Plant maintenance ® Maintenance processing ® Order ® Permit list ® Change

– Logistics ® Customer service ® Service processing ® Order ® Service order ® Permit list ® Change

A selection screen appears.

Enter data as required.

Specifying the duration until the key date is necessary to see which permits should be issued until this date.

Choose Execute.

The list of permits appears. The urgency of issuing permits is represented using a traffic light display.

Select the permit that you want to edit.

Now choose one of the following options:

To state that someone else is issuing the permit, enter their name and yours in the corresponding columns.

Save your entries or choose the Issue permit pushbutton.

The permits are issued.

To issue the permit yourself, choose Issue permit.
To cancel the permit, choose Cancel permit.

The system cancels the issue data in the corresponding fields. The permit needs to be issued again.

Depending on the permit attributes and the system status of the order, the reissue can be refused.

The system writes the relevant data to the appropriate fields.

Choose Back.

The selection screen reappears.