Checks (CS-BD/PM-EQM-EQ) 
Checks (CS-BD/PM-EQM-EQ)
Use
Before archiving, the system must determine whether the equipment is in use elsewhere in the system (for example, in a task list). For this purpose, usage checks are made for the individual pieces of equipment.
Prerequisites
The equipment master record must have the status Deletion flag set before it can be archived.
For more information about setting deletion flags, see
Setting Deletion Flags for Equipment (Plant Maintenance - Structuring Technical Systems).Features
The section ‘Checks for equipment’ describes the chronological sequence the system uses to check for usage. As soon as the system determines that the equipment is being used, the status DLT (Deletion indicator, to be archived) cannot be set for that piece of equipment.
The system checks the following information for individual pieces of equipment:
You can use report RIARCEQ1 to display a where-used list for pieces of equipment which are still used in the system.
For more information about the exact procedure, see
The following tables describe the chronological order in which the system checks for equipment usage. As soon as the system determines that the equipment is being used, the status DLT (Deletion indicator, to be archived) cannot be set for that piece of equipment.
Usage as equipment number
Check Criteria |
The system cannot set the deletion indicator if |
Equipment master data |
it is configured. |
Task list |
a task list is assigned. |
Bill of material |
it is included in a bill of material. |
Order header |
it is included in an order header. |
Notification |
it is entered as the reference object in a notification (for example, maintenance notification, or quality notification). |
Maintenance item |
it is included in a maintenance item. |
Object list |
it is included in an object list. |
Object link |
it is included in an object network. |
Measuring point |
a measuring point is assigned to it. |
Document link |
a document is assigned to it. |
Historical order master data |
it is included in a historical order. |
WBS element (work breakdown structure element) master data |
it is included in the master data of a WBS element. |
Sampling table |
it is integrated in a sampling table. |
Usage as superior equipment
Check Criteria |
The system cannot set the deletion indicator if |
Equipment time segment |
It is a superior piece of equipment in an equipment hierarchy containing superior and sub-pieces of equipment. |
Usage as equipment affected
Check Criteria |
The system cannot set the deletion indicator if |
Notification |
it is included in a notification (for example, maintenance notification, quality notification) as an affected equipment. (For example, a notification is entered owing to a defective PC, although the CPU is the affected equipment.) |
For more detailed information on how to remove found usages, see the message long text in which the usages found in the system are displayed.