Reviewing the text message details

The content of text messages that are imported to Release Management can be checked and reviewed on the Text Messages Detail page.

To review the text message details:

  1. Select Release Management > Text Messages.
  2. Click the Drill down button of a text message.
  3. Review the content of the selected text message:
    Document ID
    This field shows the document number of the original release order. The incoming text message is linked to the corresponding release orders by the External Document Number. The External Document Number is displayed in the Release Information field set of the plan applications in Release Management.
    Transaction Number
    The transaction number that is used by the original release order message.
    Status
    The status of the text message:
    • New: For each text message the corresponding combined plans are loaded. A new version of each combined plan is created and published to the ERP system. The free form text is added to the plan notes respectively replaces the existing plan notes.
    • Processed: The corresponding combined plans have been updated successfully. The status description contains the plan IDs of the updated plans.
    • Failed: An error occurred while the related combined plans were updated. The status description shows an error message.

    Only text messages with status Failed or Processed can be validated. The status then changes to New and the text message is processed again.

    Customer Plant Code
    The EDI plant code for the customer plant.
    Text Message
    The text message that communicates an explanation for the original release order to the supplier.
    Document Date
    The creation date/time of the text message.
    Processing Date
    The last processing date of the text message.
    External Contact Person
    The customer's representative.
    Status Description
    Includes a list of the plan IDs of plans that were updated by the text message.