Service Order Activities (tssoc2110m000)

Use this session to view and maintain the activities of a selected service order.

Use the following options to view the related orders within the service package and the related orders originating from the packages such as Purchase, Manufacturing and Warehouse:

  • Related To:
    Starts the Graphical Browser Framework that displays the orders which originate from the current order.
  • Related From:
    Starts the Graphical Browser Framework that displays the orders from which the current order originates.

Graphical Browser Framework allows you to view Multi level relations of the orders. You can view the details using the following options:

  • View Details:
    Use this option to view the details of the related order.
  • Reverse Tree:
    Use this option to start the Graphical Browser Framework in reverse mode starting from the order you select. For example, if you open Graphical Browser Framework in Related To mode, you can use the reverse option to view the orders in the Related From mode.
Note

You can view the Required Skills option, only if the Skill checkbox is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Use the Recalculate Price/Discounts Entire Order option to retrieve the default prices of the cost and invoice lines related to the service order or activity line from the service contract. This option is disabled if the price of the related cost lines, activities and invoice lines cannot be modified.

This session can also be viewed as a satellite session in the Service Order (tssoc2100m100) session.

 

Service Order
The (number of the) service order for which the activities are listed.
Description
If the service order is created for an external customer, this field displays the name of the sold-to business partner.

If the service order is created for an internal business partner, this field displays the description of the service department that carries out the service order.

Service Order Status
The service order's current status.
Activity Line Number
The smallest unit of activity that can be carried out for a service order. Multiple activities can be defined per service order. This can be useful, for example, to combine calls with planned maintenance activities.

Default value

The activity-line number enables you to define more than one activity for a service order.

Activity Status
The current status of the service order activity.
Reference Activity
The (code of the) reference activity listed for the service order.

If the reference activity has an inspection template (maintained in the Inspection Templates (tsacm3160m000) session), the inspection template's measurements are used to add inspection lines in the Inspections (tscfg3100m000) session, for the service order.

Note

Any requirements (material, labor, other) listed for the reference activity are added to the cost lines of the service order.

Service Engineer
The employee who carries out the service order activity.
Note
  • The default value is the service engineer specified for the service order.
Description
A brief description of the service order activity.
Search Argument
The service order activity's search key.

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Activity Group
activity group. The Activity Group can be used only if the parameter in Activiity Management Use Activity Groups field is ON.
Service Type
The service classification that service providers offer. The service type determines which availability type applies to a service order header, and provides a default order procedure and coverage type.
Coverage Type
The (code of the) service order activity's coverage type.
Installation Group
The Installation group to which the item (on which the service order activity is carried out) belongs.
Item
The item on which the service order activity is carried out.
Serial Number
The serial number of the item on which the activity is carried out. You can manually enter the serial number. Following are the two possible conditions:

When the item number is specified

  • Enter the serialized item's existing serial number. Alternatively, you can use the browse arrow to select the serial number from the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session.

When the item number is not specified

  • A serial number can be linked to one or more serialized items. When you enter the serial number that is linked to more than one serialized item, the Serialized Item (tscfg2100m000) session opens displaying all the items to which that serial number is linked. You can select any serialized item from the list. When you select the serialized item, the Description, Quantity, and Department fields are populated.
  • When you enter the serial number linked to only one serialized item, the Item, Description, Quantity, Department fields are populated.
Note

In case the serial number entered is incorrect, LN displays an error message.

Effectivity Unit
A reference number, for example a sales order line or a project deliverable line, that is used to model deviations for a unit effective item.
Alternate Serial Number
The serialized item's BP identification number.
Note

You can specify this number in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) details session.

Pricing Contract Change
The number that identifies the active contract change number at the time of linking. The order uses the contract terms that are activated for this contract change number.
Downtime Ratio
The activity's downtime ratio.

Default value

The downtime ratio specified for the reference activity in the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) details session.

VAT Based On
If this check box is selected, VAT calculation is based on goods or services.

Allowed values

VAT Based on

Note

Depending on the option chosen, LN will determine defaults for the tax country and the tax code.

Service Contract
A sales agreement between a service organization and a customer for a specific period, that states the configurations (Installation groups or serialized items) to be maintained, the coverage terms, and the agreed price.
Activity Duration
The amount of time it takes to carry out the activity.

Default value

The duration specified for the reference activity, in the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) details session.

  • All activity durations listed for the service order are added up to give the order duration of the service order.
Note
  • You can only maintain this field if the activity's status is Free, Planned, or Released.
  • If labor cost lines are linked to the service order activity, the total of all durations specified in these lines will be displayed here when you click Recalculate Price/Discounts Entire Activity.
Activity Duration
The unit used to express the activity's duration.
Planned Start Time
The time planned for the activity to start.
Note
  • The value in this field cannot be greater than the Earliest Start Time.
  • This field is enabled only for the service order activities with the status Free, Planned, or Released.
Planned Finish Time
The time planned for the service order activity to finish.
Note
  • The value in this field cannot be greater than the Latest Finish Time.
  • This field is enabled only for the service order activities with the status Free, Planned, or Released.
Earliest Start Time
The earliest time that any physical machinations required by the service order activity, can be started. For example, delivery of the required materials.
  • You can maintain this field if the activity's status is Free or Planned. If the value you enter in this field is earlier than the Latest Finish Time of the service order, LN updates the service order's Earliest Start Time with this value.
Note

You cannot maintain this field if the activity is generated from:

  • A call in the Call Management module.
  • A planned activity in the Service Planning & Concepts module.
Latest Finish Time
The time at which any physical machinations required by the service order activity must be finished, for example, the return of unused materials to the warehouse.
  • You can maintain this field if the activity's status is Free, Planned or Released. If you enter a value in this field that is later than the Latest Finish Time of the service order, LN updates the service order's Latest Finish Time with this value.
Note

You cannot maintain this field if the activity is generated from:

  • A call in the Call Management module.
  • A planned activity in the Service Planning & Concepts module.
Latest Solution Start Time
If the service order activity is generated from a call transferred from Call Management, this field displays the time by which the support engineer must have started solving the call, which is determined in the Calls (tsclm1500m000) session.
Latest Sol. Finish Time
If the service order activity is generated from a call transferred from Call Management, this field displays the time by which the support engineer must have finished solving the call, determined in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.
Execution Start Time
The time when the service order activity was actually started.
Note

You can only maintain this field if the order status is Released.

Execution Finish Time
The time when the service order activity was actually finished.
Note

You can only maintain this field if the order status is Released.

Coverage Time
If a warranty or contract is valid for the item on the date displayed in this field, the service order activity's costs are covered by the valid contract or valid warranty.

Default value

  • For service orders generated from the Call Management module, the date when the call is reported.
  • For service orders generated from the Service Planning & Concepts module, the earliest start date of the planned activity.
  • For manually defined orders, you can maintain this field if the activity status is Free, or Planned. The default value is the service order's planned start time.
Buy-from BP
The code of the buy-from business partner who carries out any subcontract work required by the service order activity.

Default value

The buy-from business partner selected for the reference activity in the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) details session.

Service/Cost Item
The service item code, or cost item code, used to itemize the subcontact work carried out for the reference activity.

Default value

The item code selected to itemize the subcontact work for the reference activity in the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) details session.

Purchase Order/ Line
The purchase order of the activity's subcontracted work, which LN generates when you run global SRP for the service order.
Note

LN uses the purchase order series you specify in the Run Global SRP (tssoc2260m000) session to generate the purchase order.

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The purchase order line for the activity's required subcontract work.
Checklist
The checklist used to carry out the service order activity.

Default value

The checklist specified for the reference activity in the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) details session.

Planned Activity
If the service order activity is generated from a maintenance plan's activity in Service Planning & Concepts module, this field displays the code of the planned activity.
Planned Activity
If the service order activity is generated from a maintenance plan's activity in Service Planning & Concepts module, this field displays the activity sequence number of the planned activity.
Field Change Order
If the service order activity is generated from a field change order (FCO), this field displays the number of the FCO that generated the service order activity.
FCO Item
FCO item is the item for which the Field Change Order is generated.
Measurement
The code of the measurement that triggers the service order activity in a use-based maintenance (UBM) schedule.

Default value

The measurement specified for the reference activity.

Note

You can only maintain this field if the service order activity status is Free or Planned.

Actual Down Time
The actual downtime.
Project
The code that uniquely identifies the project to which the service order/service order activity line is linked.
Note

LN defaults the value in this field from the Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session.

Call
If the service order activity is generated by a call transfered from the Call (tsclm1100m000) session, this field displays the call number that generated the service order activity.
Response Time
The (code of the) response times that determine the time periods within which the call that generated the service order activity must be solved.

Default value

The response time code selected for the call in the Call (tsclm1100m000) seession.

Note

You can only maintain this field if the service order activity status is Free or Planned.

Problem Priority
The priority given to the call's problem, which is used to determine the priority factor.

Default value

The priority given to the call's problem in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.

Customer Priority
The priority assigned to the customer (sold-to business partner), which is used to determine the priority factor.

Default value

The priority given to the call's customer in the Calls (tsclm1500m000) session.

Ser. Item Priority
The serialized item's priority, which is used to determine the priority factor.

Default value

The priority given to the serialized item in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.

Service Kit
The service kit that supplies the necessary materials and/or Service tools needed to carry out the service order activity, and solve the call that promted the activity.
Note

You can only maintain this field if the activity status is Free or Planned. This field is cleared and inactive if the Use Service Kits for Calls check box in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session is not selected.

Problem
The (code of the) call's problem that service order activity is supposed to solve.

Default value

The problem code selected for the call in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.

Description
A brief description of the problem.
Solution
The code of the solution to the call's problem.

Default value

The solution code selected for the call in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.

Description
A brief description of the solution.
Call Text
If this check box is selected, a text is present.
Note

This text is created in the Call (tsclm1100m000) session.

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Solution Text
If this check box is selected, a text is present.
Note

The solution text is added in the Call (tsclm1100m000) details session.

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Master Routing
The master routing code that was used to generate the service order activity.
Note

The master routing is used in the service order only if the Use Master Routing check box is selected in Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session.

Routing Option
Routing Options that were used to generate the service order activity.
No. 1
The description of the routing option.
Pricing Contract
The contract linked to the service order line for which contract price is defined.
Pricing Contract Line
Contract configuration line liked to the service order line for which contract price is defined.
Pricing Method
The pricing method that LN uses to invoice the service order.
Note

If the Pricing Method field is set to Fixed Repair Price, a record is crated in Service Order Fixed Prices (tssoc2115m000) session.

Allowed values

Pricing Method

Fixed Price
The fixed price available for the service order.
Note

This option is enabled only if the Pricing Method field is set to Fixed Repair Price.

This option is visible only if the Use Fixed Repair Prices in Service Orders check box is selected in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session.

Price Origin
The price origin of the fixed price.

Allowed values

Price Origin

Contract Ignored
If this check box is selected/cleared, the following are the possible scenarios:
  • If this check box is selected and Pricing Contract, Pricing Contract Change and the Pricing Contract Line fields are specified, a valid service contract is linked and the sales price of the service contract is overruled.
  • If this check box is selected and Pricing Contract, Pricing Contract Change and the Pricing Contract Line fields are not specified, a service contract is not linked.
  • If this check box is not selected and Pricing Contract, Pricing Contract Change and the Pricing Contract Line fields are specified, a valid service contract exists, and pricing terms data is used.
  • If this check box is not selected and Pricing Contract, Pricing Contract Change and the Pricing Contract Line fields are not specified, a valid service contract does not exist.
Note

This is a display field.

This field is visible only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.

Warranty Type
The type of warranty applicable to the cost lines linked to the service order activity.

Allowed values

Warranty Type

Warranty
The code of the warranty applicable to the cost lines of the service order activity.
Note

This field is mandatory if the Warranty Type is set to a value other than No Warranty.

The value in this field cannot be modified if the Order Activity Status is set to Costed and/or the Status of the cost line is set to Costed.

If the Order Status is set to Costed, the value in this field can be modified until it is allowed by invoicing.

Service Area
The code of the service area.
Note

To default the value in this field, LN considers the following search path:

  • LN first considers the Service Area specified in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session.
  • If the value is not defined in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session, LN considers the Service Area specified in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session.
  • If the value is not defined in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session, LN considers the Service Area specified in the Service Orders (tssoc2100m000) session.

 

Perform ATP check
Performs the ATP check for the selected activity and updates the ATP date.

In case the item, quantity, warehouse or delivery date are changed then the ATP check is performed again and the ATP date is updated.

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Insert
Creates a new service order activity.
View Details
Starts the service order activity details session.
Service Order Estimated Material Costs
Starts the Service Order Estimated Material Costs (tssoc2120m000) session.
Service Order Estimated Labor Costs
Starts the Service Order Estimated Labor Costs (tssoc2130m000) session.
Service Order Estimated Other Costs
Starts the Service Order Estimated Other Costs (tssoc2140m000) session.
Service Order Actual Material Costs
Starts the Service Order Actual Material Costs (tssoc2121m000) session.
Service Orders Actual Labor Costs
Starts the Service Orders Actual Labor Costs (tssoc2131m000) session.
Service Order Actual Other Costs
Starts the Service Order Actual Other Costs (tssoc2141m000) session.
Propagate Tax Settings
Starts the Propagate Tax Settings (tssoc2270m000) session. Use this command to create or restore uniform tax settings.
Print Draft Invoice
Use this option to print the draft invoice.

This option is available when :

  • The service order is an external service order.
  • The status of the service order activity is Released or Completed.
  • The actual quantity and invoice sales amount is defined for atleast one of the cost lines.

Note

  • If the Total Invoice check box is selected, then all the cost lines will be printed in the draft invoice. Only the cost lines with statuses Free and Costed are considered.
  • If the Total Invoice check box is cleared, then the cost lines can be printed individually. Only the cost lines with status Free are considered for printing the draft invoice.
  • This option is disabled when the service order is linked to ERP project.
Appointment
Starts the Appointments (tsmdm0123m000) session.
Hours Accounting
Starts the Service Order Hours (bptmm1130m000) session.
Set Activity to Released
Sets the status of the service order activity to Released The selected Service Order Activities are released, independent of the header status( Free or Planned). The status of the Service Order Activities, which are not selected for release, remains unchanged.
Set Activity to Completed
Sets the status of the service order activity to Completed.
Set Activity to Costed
Sets the status of the service order or service-order activity to Costed.
Configuration Tree
Use this option to view the list of Installation groups for a particular Sold-to-BP represented in the graphical form.
Determine Start
If you use this option and you enter the planned end date, the planned start date is calculated backwards using activity duration and availability by calendars. The calendars are selected from the serialized items, if specified, or else from the Installation group. If no calendars are defined for the durations concerned, ERP displays an error message. If the planned end date is not calculated, no activities are planned.
Determine Finish
If you use this option and you enter the planned start date, the planned finish date is calculated forwards using activity duration and availability by calendars. The calendars are selected from the serialized items, if specified, or else from the Installation group. If no calendars are defined for the durations concerned, ERP displays an error message. If the planned start date is not calculated, no activities are planned.
Recalculate Activity Duration
Sums up the Reference Activity duration mentioned in the Configuration Lines and updates the Duration field on the Service Order Quotation header.
Related Orders To
Starts the Graphical Browser Framework that displays the orders which originate from the current order.
Related Orders From
Starts the Graphical Browser Framework that displays the orders from which the current order originates.
Generate Call
Use this option to generate a call that originates from this Service Order Activity.
Related Orders
Use this option to access the details of the related orders for the specific service order. Starts the Service order Activity – Related Orders (tsmdm4500m000) session.
Required Skills
Starts the Required Skills by Activity (tstdm2111m000) session. You can view this option, only if the Skill checkbox is selected in General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
Link / Unlink Project
Use this option to link or unlink the activity line to the project header.
Link / Unlink Contract
Allows the user to link or unlink the service contract with the pricing terms.
  • This option is enabled only if the pricing contract is defined for the service contract.
  • This option is visible only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
Recalculate Price/Discounts Entire Activity
Starts the Price and Discount Recalculation (tssoc2240m000) session.
Fixed Price
Starts the Service Order Fixed Prices (tssoc2115m000) session

This option is enabled only if the Pricing Method field is set to Fixed Repair Price.

This option is visible only if the Use Fixed Repair Prices in Service Orders check box is selected in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session.