To purchase additional parts

Step 1. To create a work order

You can create a work order in the Work Orders (tswcs2100m000) session. Enter an item for which you need additional parts. On the appropriate menu you can choose Material Resources to add material resources (= lines) to the work order. As a result, the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session starts. Enter an item and select Via Purchase in the Delivery Type field to determine that it is Purchase Control that commits the materials to the work order.

You can also define activities for a work order. After you created the work order header, on the appropriate menu of the Work Orders (tswcs2100m000) session, click Work Order Activities. As a result, the Work Order Activities (tswcs2110m000) session starts, in which you can create and maintain work order related lines that each specify a maintenance activity. On the appropriate menu of the Work Order Activities (tswcs2110m000) session, click Material Resources to add material resources to the work order activity. In the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session, you must enter an item and select Via Purchase again in the Delivery Type field.

The date you enter in the Earliest Start field or the Planned Start field of the Work Orders (tswcs2100m000) session is displayed as the planned delivery date in the purchase order.

Step 2. To plan a work order

Plan the work order in the Work Order Planning/Releasing (tswcs3200m000) session to generate a purchase order. If the work order is released successfully, the work order has the status Planned and a purchase order is generated with order type Maintenance. This can be viewed in the Purchase Order field of the Purchase Orders (tdpur4100m000) session.

On the appropriate menu of the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session, you can click Purchase Order Line - Linked Information. As a result, the Purchase Order Line - Linked Information (tdpur4502s000) session starts in which you can find the original maintenance work order.

Step 3. To commit inventory for a work order

The receipts for additional parts are carried out in Warehousing. When you add lines to the work order in the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session, you must define the Warehouse field and select the Commitment Required check box. As a result, a purchase receipt automatically results into an inventory commitment for the work order in Warehousing. Warehousing commits the received quantity until the total required quantity is committed for the order.