Use

You use this function to confirm time events for the secondary resources of a process order by sending a corresponding process message in process control. You can confirm the following time events:

See also:

Completion Confirmations in the Process Order

Prerequisites

Features

You can use the following process messages and destinations to confirm time events:

The following sections describe what you must bear in mind when you create process messages.

Process Messages for Processing Time Events

Time event:

You determine which time event you want to confirm by entering the corresponding resource status in the process message.

You can confirm the following time events or statuses:

In the process message, you specify the confirmed point in time using the characteristics for the event date and time.

Resource:

You determine the secondary resource for which you confirm time events by including the characteristics used for the process order, operation or phase, and item number of the secondary resource in the process message.

For the time event Start, you can also confirm that a different resource was used than planned. To do so, you include the characteristics used for the resource name and plant of the resource in the process message.

Process Message for Variable Activities

Time event:

To determine the time event you want to confirm, you enter the corresponding status in the process message.

You can confirm the following time events or statuses:

If no specific time event is contained in the process message, the system automatically sets status Partial finish.

Resource:

As for processing time events, you determine the secondary resource for which you confirm time events by including the characteristics used for the process order, operation or phase, and item number of the secondary resource in the process message.

For time events for variable activities however, you cannot confirm resources deviating from the planned data.

Variable activity:

You use the parameter ID of the standard value to determine the activity you want to confirm in the process message. The parameter must be defined in the standard value key of the secondary resource.

You enter the activity performed and, if required, the unit of measurement for this parameter in the process message.

General Notes on Message Processing

The following applies to both processing time events and variable activities.

Additional confirmation data:

If required, you can also confirm a short text for the confirmation and the reason for deviating from the planned data.

Consistency checks:

When processing the message, the system checks whether the values contained in it are valid and consistent with one another. If an inconsistency is discovered (for example, an invalid order number or a time event that is not allowed at the current processing stage of the phase):

Subsequent processing:

All further processing of the data confirmed is carried out according to the general logic of the confirmation function.

Confirmation number:

The system assigns a unique number to each confirmation. The number is written to the message log.