Specifying and Changing Reference Objects

To call up the individual functions in the table, call up the notification header data screen in create or change mode. As the notification screen is adjustable, it is possible that the functions in your system are located on other tabstrips.

Function	Tab page/Menu path	What you should know
Entering a reference object directly	Notification	Enter the number of the reference object directly on the tabstrip. After choosing Continue , the system displays the text for the reference object. If you have entered a piece of equipment that is assigned to a functional location, the functional location is also displayed. Moreover, the system will copy the location and account assignment data for the reference object from the master data to the notification. You can modify the data here. This has the advantage that a change in the technical object master data does not automatically change the notification.
Changing the reference object	Notification	Enter the number of the new reference object directly on the tabstrip. Moreover, the system will copy the location and account assignment data of the current reference object to the notification.
Updating the reference object	Updating the reference object data	You use this function to adjust the location and account assignment data in the notification with the data from the reference object master record.
Not specifying a reference object	Location data	Leave the fields for the reference object on the tabstrip Notification empty, and instead enter the location data as precisely as possible.
Changing the reference object view	Extras Settings Reference object view	You can only change the view if a reference object has not been entered. After saving the notification, the selected setting will only be retained for this notification.