Entering, Issuing and Canceling a Permit (SAP Library

Entering, Issuing and Canceling a Permit

Prerequisites

You require one of the following authorizations:

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

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

Note

You can only cancel issued permits in the following cases:

If the order has not yet been released and the permit must be issued with the release
If the order has been completed and the permit must be issued for when the order is technically completed

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.

This takes you to 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 which you want to process and choose one of the following options:

- If you want to record 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.

The system cancels the issuing data.

Note

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.

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.

Select the permit which you want to process and choose one of the following options:

The system cancels the issuing data. The permit needs to be issued again.

Note

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.

The selection screen reappears.