Creating Service Master Records 
Use
External service procurement does not expressly require the existence of service master records. However, using this type of master data can spare you considerable time when entering data, because the master records allow you to store certain information that you would otherwise have to enter for each separate purchasing transaction (for example, texts, posting information, service conditions for the vendor and so on).
Procedure
Menu Path |
Logistics ® Materials Management ® Service Master ® Service ® Service Master. |
Transaction Code |
AC03 |
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.One of the services to be performed during the pipe-laying is the creation of a corresponding plan of the plant. To do this, you now need to create a separate service master record.
Field |
Data |
Description |
Activity number |
No entry |
Internal number assignment for service master record |
Service category |
Service: Purchasing |
Service category for the service master record |
Base unit of measure |
H |
Hours |
.Field |
Data |
Activity number short text (right-hand field) |
Produce plan of plant for pipe-laying |

Make sure that the short text you enter in the right-hand field of the activity number begins with a capital letter.
Make a note of the short text. You will need it later to determine the service number.
.The short description you entered for the service is copied into the service overview area.
Field |
Data |
Material group |
007 |
Valuation class |
Services |

At this point, the system suggests creating a reference to the standard service catalogs that contain the standard texts with exact specifications. To do this, choose
Standard serv. cat.. You can refer to these by selecting an item in the field Service type (or Edition) using the F4 help in the dialog box that appears. Choose
. To display the standard catalogs, choose the F4 help in the SSC item field. The predefined texts can then be copied into the long text of the service master. Double-click on the standard formulations until the Change Service Master XXX screen appears again. To update the long text, close and then reopen the long text by choosing
Long text. For more information on the use of standard service catalogs, see the online documentation.
To continue with the activity, delete your entries in the fields Service type (or Edition),SSC item, and the copied long text. Make sure, that you reenter the activity number short text (Produce plan of plant for pipe-laying), because the predefined text of the Standard serv. cat. has also been copied in the short text field. Choose
.

You can enter any long text you want in the large input field at the bottom of the screen. This is then copied into the purchasing document and can be printed along with the document.
.The overview tree appears.
Note the number displayed in the Activity number field.
until the overview tree appears.