Maintaining Variants for Scheduling Overview

Use

You can use variant maintenance to define the selection criteria for the scheduling overview and simulation and for the scheduling overview as a list individually. For more information, see Scheduling Overview and Simulation .

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

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 can define a standard variant for the list display in Customizing of Maintenance Planning under Start of the navigation path Plant Maintenance Next navigation step Preventive Maintenance Maintenance Plans Set list editing for maintenance item dates. End of the navigation path

You can define a standard variant for the scheduling overview and simulation in Customizing of Maintenance Planning under Start of the navigation path Plant Maintenance Next navigation step Preventive Maintenance Maintenance Plans Set list editing for maintenance plan overview. End of the navigation path