A measurement of work that can be defined, among other things, by the following values:

Labor value number
Description
Target time for labor value
Pricing reference material
Labor value main type

You can combine labor values in Labor Value Catalogs according to different criteria. A dealer can assign more than one labor catalog to each OEM.

Note

In Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service > Service > Labor Value > Catalog Determination > Assign Criteria, you can assign more than one catalog ID to an OEM.
You can assign the division representing the vehicle brand in the SAP System to an external manufacturer, by selecting Vehicle Sales and Service > Enterprise Structure in Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service. You can use the manufacturer, for example, to control the interface or determine the labor value catalog.

In order processing for a service order, you can enter labor values as items in the order. For the item category in the order, the system distinguishes between labor values entered in the material master and manual labor values not entered in the material master that are used for a specific order only. You can use manual labor values, for example, for dealer promotions or sales of used vehicles.

Note

Using various function modules, you can adapt the labor values and use functions for the labor values. For more information about function modules, see Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS) under RFC Interfaces > Function Modules > RFC Labor Value.
You can use the Business Add-In (BAdI) /DBE/BADI_LV_SEARCH (see Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS) under Service > Labor Value > Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) > BAdI: Labor Value Search), to influence and enhance the labor value search.

Structure

The labor value is defined by an alphanumeric key. This key is model and OEM-specific and is provided by the OEM in the form of subsystems. These systems support the search for labor values and contain a series of additional graphical information that supports the work carried out on the vehicle. The systems are connected to VSS by an interface.
The following data is stored in the master record of a labor value:

Pricing reference material
When a VSS order is created, the system transfers this material to the order.

Labor value main type
The OEM usually delivers the labor value main types. For manual labor values, you can define labor value main types yourself.

Labor value group
You can use the labor value group to subdivide the labor values according to categories that you choose, for example, electrics and electronics, mechanics, and body work.

Matchcode
The matchcode simplifies the determination of labor values in the VSS order.

Target time for labor value
The value in the system is proposed as a quantity for the labor value and a target time in the VSS order.

You can organize labor values in a hierarchy. You define the hierarchy level in Customizing for Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS) under Service > Labor Value > Define Hierarchy Level and maintain the labor value hierarchy nodes in transaction /DBE/LBROPGRP.

Example

If the hierarchy level has two characters, the following labor values could belong to the hierarchy node 17 Engine Lubrication:

17030100 Check oil pressure
17051900 Remove and install oil pressure switch
17071900 Remove and install oil temperature sensor

More Information

For more information about labor values, see the VSS Configuration Guide.

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