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Prerequisites – classes, characteristics and UDF definitions
Create a new equipment class in CL01 (or use an already existing one). Make sure its characteristics are properly maintained as well (to be created in CT04).
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Prerequisites
A characteristic class exists and is assigned to a given equipment /
functional location.Status title (S4)PACG 200 SP11
Equipment characteristics are maintained as UDFs in transaction /PACG/ECM_UDF_CONF - UDF Configuration .
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They can be entered manually or generated with transaction /PACG/ECM_UDFG_UDF - Build UDF and UDFG out of Class. , based on a specified the entered class.
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Make sure the cloud message type of all UDFs meant for equipment characteristics is ‘EQUIPMENT’ (or ‘ACTIVITY’ if the UDF is meant for activity screen). Also the 'data ‘data source' field should be filled and refer to an equipment characteristic. |
New UDF definitions
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are transferred to SAP FSM
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Successful process results in new fields displayed in equipment FSM master data.
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and added to the relevant screen in FSM admin.
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[IMPORTANT] For equipment characteristics values to be sent, it is
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necessary to check the ‘EQChasUDF’ field in transaction /PACG/ECM_EQ1 - Equipment Settings.
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Send equipment characteristics
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Equipment
In transaction IE02 assign the testing class to an equipment of your choice.
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The characteristics values should also be visible in SAP FSM master data of this equipment, in the ‘User-Defined Fields’ section.
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Send equipment characteristics – activity
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Activity
Make sure that UDFs meant to be sent within activities have cloud message type ‘ACTIVITY’ in transaction /PACG/ECM_UDF_CONF and have been transferred to SAP FSM.
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For this functionality to work as intended, the ‘equipment’ field of outbound activity idocs should be filled with equipment, not functional location. This depends on setting ‘SEND_EQUI’ in /PACG/ECM_ACTIVE. |
To see the UDFs in SAP FSM, make sure the Screen Configuration is customized to display the UDF as a fieldUDFs.
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Add an equipment to an operation in IW32.
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The UDF data can be found in SAP FSM, provided the UDF had been added to the screen in the Screen Configuration.
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Update equipment characteristics
Equipment
Equipment characteristics sent as UDF data can be automatically updated by changing the UDF value in SAP FSM.
Example
The tested equipment’s characteristic has value ‘INPUT’ in transaction IE02.
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Change the related UDF’s value in SAP FSM equipment master data.
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An idoc of type /PACG/ECM_ITYPE_EQUI_IN is generated, with a UDFDATA segment containing the changed value.
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Navigate to transaction IE02 and see that the modified characteristic of the tested equipment has changed in SAP as well.
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Activity
The tested equipment’s characteristic has value ‘14’ in transaction IE02.
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In SAP FSM navigate to an activity which has the test equipment assigned. Find the test UDF and change its value.
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An idoc of type /PACG/ECM_ITYPE_ACTIVITY_IN is generated, with a UDFDATA segment containing the changed value.
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Navigate to transaction IE02 and see that the modified characteristic of the tested equipment has changed in SAP as well.
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