Swapping Equipment
Use
You want to swap equipment that is at two different installation locations.
This function is only possible for equipment with a material number and serial number.
Procedure
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1. Choose Logistics → Plant Maintenance → Maintenance of Technical Objects → Configuration Control → Installation and Dismantling of Components from the SAP Easy Access screen.
2. In the mode list field, select Swap if the appropriate screen is not automatically displayed.
3. Enter the following data in the Object 1 and Object 2 group boxes:
a. Enter either a piece of equipment or a material and a serial number.
b.
Choose 
Enter.
The system automatically generates the current installation location of the corresponding piece of equipment.
c. Enter a reference order, if required.
4. Select an event type on the Notification tab page.
5.
If you want to
simulate the swap of the equipment before saving, choose 
Check. You can display the search
result in a full screen application log. Choose 
Application Log to do this.
6. Save your entries.
You may have
to activate the forced swap to override an error message issued by the system.
In this case, choose 
Forced Installation/Dismantling and
confirm the message in the following dialog box.
A forced swap is only possible after the simulation of the swap has taken place.
Result
● The equipment at two different installation locations is swapped.
If the corresponding Business Add-In (BAdI) is active, a notification is generated or updated.
● If a forced swap was used to swap the equipment, a corresponding indicator is set on the Configuration Control tab page in the equipment master record.
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