Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000)

Use this session to maintain installation group.

Example

Two engines, each of which has the code CF6, and which belong to your business partner MACH Industries (MACHI), are identified as one Installation group. The Installation group is called CF6 machine MACHI.

On the appropriate menu, you can choose:

  • Create Physical Breakdown

    Enables you to generate a physical breakdown from one of the following:

  • View Tree

    Displays the structure of the selected Installation group in a graphical way.

  • Lines

    Enables you to view or maintain configurations for the selected Installation group.

  • Planned Activities

    Starts the Planned Activities (tsspc2100m000) session.
Note: 
  • You can use the Sort by command on the View menu to choose the way you want to display the Installation group data.
  • Use the Synchronize to Physical Breakdown Structure option to synchronize the modified data with the linked installations, serialized items and physical breakdowns.

Field Information

Installation Group

The code that identifies the installation group.

Description

The name or description of the installation group.

Search Argument

The search argument of the Installation group.

Note: The default value is the first 16 characters of the description in uppercase.
Extra Information

In this field, you can add any other information related to the Installation group.

Effective Time

The first date and time on which the Installation group becomes valid.

Service Contract

If the Installation group is covered by a service contract, the Installation group's contract number is displayed in this field.

You can link an Installation group to a contract in the Contract Configuration Lines (tsctm1110m300) session.

Text

If this check box is selected, a text is present.

Owner

The code of the sold-to business partner that owns the Installation group.

Note: 
  • If your company owns the Installation group, leave this field empty and use the Department field to define ownership of the Installation group.
  • You cannot maintain this field if the Department field is entered.
Name

The description or name of the code.

Contact Person

The sold-to business partner's contact.

Note: 
  • The default sold-to contact and address for the sold-to business partner is defined in the Business Partners (tccom4500m000) session.
  • You can only enter a contract if you have specified a sold-to business partner in the Owner field.
  • You can only select a business partner's contact who represents the business partner's sold-to role.
Address

The code of the sold-to business partner's address.

Default value

The address (code) defined for the sold-to business partner in the Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000) session.

Department

If your company owns the Installation group, in this field, you select the department that owns the Installation group, for example, the manufacturing department.

Note: You cannot maintain this field if the Owner field is filled in.
Type of Ownership

The ownership type for the installation group. This is a display field.

Note: The value in this field is set to External if the value in the Owner field is specified.

Allowed values

External
Internal
Operations Department

The code of the service department responsible for carrying out maintenance activities on the configurations of the installation group.

Description

The name of the department.

Preferred Engineer Field Service

The code of the service engineer (field service) preferred to perform the maintenance for the configurations of the installation group. LN defaults this value for the related service orders and service order activities.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Field Service check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
Preferred Engineer Field Service

The name of the engineer.

Preferred Engineer Depot Repair

The code of the service engineer (depot repair) preferred to perform the maintenance for the configurations of the installation group. LN defaults this value for the related work orders and work order activities.

Note: 

This field is applicable only if:

  • The Depot Repair check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
  • The Use Assignments in Work Orders check box is selected in the Work Order Parameters (tswcs0100m000) session.
Responsible Engineer

The code of the service engineer who is responsible for any maintenance carried out on configurations of this Installation group.

Labor Rate Code

The default labor rate for work carried out on any of the Installation group's constituent parts.

Priority

The rating that is given to the work that must be carried out for the configurations of this Installation group. For example, the rating can arrange the work in order of importance or time.

The priority given to the Installation group is used to calculate response times in the Call Management module.

Description

The description or name of the priority assigned to the Installation group.

Calendar

The calendar that specifies the times when the items in the Installation group are available for servicing.

Description

The description or name of the calendar.

Service Office

The code of the service office responsible for the maintenance of the items in the installation group.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Repair Site

The code of the site where the items in the installation group are maintained. The items are sent to this site for the repair activities.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Warehouse

The code of the warehouse from where the material required for the repair of the items is issued.

Note: You must specify a warehouse that is linked to the Repair Site.
Description

The description or name of the code.

Location Site

The code of the site at which the installation group is located.

Note: This field is enabled only if a value is specified in the Department field.
Usage Class

The usage class of the configurations in the Installation group.

Usage classes are defined if the maintenance of a product or item depends on its usage.

Description

The name or description of the usage class.

Address

The address and location of the configurations in this Installation group.

Modem

The (number of) modem that is used for data transferring to the location of the configurations.

Service Area

The code of service area in which the configurations of this Installation group are located.

Note: 

You can only fill in a value if, in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session:

  • The Use Service Areas check box is selected.
  • The Traveling Cost Method selected is Based on Service Area.
Description

The name or description of the service area.

Travel Distance

The distance that must be traveled from your service center to the location of the configurations of this Installation group. The unit in which the travel distance is expressed is set in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Note: You can define a time and distance between the ZIP code/Postal code of the Installation group's location address and the ZIP code/Postal code of the Installation group's sold-to address in the Distance Table by ZIP Code/Postal Code (tccom4538m000) session. LN then automatically fills the Travel Time field and the Travel Distance field.
Order Type

The order type based on which the installation group is created.

Allowed values

Deliverable
Project
Sales Order
Not Applicable
Originating Order

The code of the originating order such as a sales order or a deliverable.

Originating Contract Line

The line number of the originating contract deliverable line.

Originating Order Line

The line number of the originating order such as a sales order line or the contract deliverable line.

Originating Detail Line

The detail line number of the originating order such as a sales order line sequence or a contract deliverable schedule.

Distance Unit

The unit in which the travel distance is expressed. Defined in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) dynamic session.

Note: 
  • You can only use unit codes that have the physical quantity length.
  • You must also define a base length unit in the Units (tcmcs0101m000) session and the conversion factors from length units to the base length unit in the Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000) session.
Travel Time

The time it takes to travel from your service center to the location of the configurations of the Installation group. The time unit is defined in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Note: You can define a time and distance between the ZIP code/Postal code of the Installation group's location address and the ZIP code/Postal code of the Installation group's sold-to address in the Distance Table by ZIP Code/Postal Code (tccom4538m000) session. LN then automatically fills the Travel Time field and the Travel Distance field.
Time Duration Unit

The unit in which the travel time is expressed. Defined in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) dynamic session.

Distance Zone

The distance zone applied to the service department that maintains and services the Installation group.

Note: This field can only be entered if, in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session, the Traveling Cost Method selected is Based on Distance Zone. As a result, the call-out charge for the configurations in the Installation group will be determined by what zone class of the service department's distance zone the configurations fall into.
Description

The name or description of the distance zone.

Call-out Charge

The call-out charge for the configurations in the Installation group.

Note: If the call-out charge is entered, then the call-out currency must be filled.
Currency

The currency for the call-out charge.

Note: If the call-out charge is entered, then the call-out currency must be filled.
Default Business Partner for Order

The business partner role that is used as the default Sold-to BP for the order.

Note: 
  • The value in this field is set to:
    • In Use-by if the value in the Owner field and In Use-by Business Partner field is specified.
    • Dealer if the value in the Owner field and dealer Business Partner field is specified.
    • Supplier if the value in the Owner field and buy-from Buy-from Business Partner field is specified.

Allowed values

Owner
In Use-by
Dealer
Supplier
In Use By
Business Partner

The business partner who uses the installation group.

Note: 
  • This field is not applicable if the value in the Owner field is not specified.
  • The In Use-by Business Partner must perform the role of Sold-to, Ship-to, Pay-by and Invoice-to business partner, if the value in the Default Business Partner for Order field is set to In Use-by.
Address

The address of the In Use-by Business Partner.

Contact Person

The contact details of the In Use-by Business Partner.

In Use-by Operator Contact

The contact details of the operator assigned to the installation at the In Use-by Business Partner location.

Primary Contact

The primary contact for the In Use-by Business Partner. LN defaults this value in the sold-to contact field.

Allowed values

In Use-by Contact
Operator Contact
Dealer
Business Partner

The business partner who is the dealer of the serialized item.

Note: The dealer business partner must perform the role of the Ship-to, Pay-by and the Invoice-to business partners, if the value in the Default Business Partner for Order field is set to Dealer.
Address

The address of the dealer of the serialized item.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the dealer Business Partner field is not specified.
Dealer Contact

The contact details of the dealer of the serialized item.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the dealer Business Partner field is not specified.
Buy-From
Buy-from Business Partner

The business partner who is the supplier of the installation group.

Note: The buy-from business partner must perform the role of the Sold-to, Ship-to, Pay-by and the Invoice-to business partner, if the value in the Default Business Partner for Order field is set to Supplier.
Address

The address of the buy-from business partner.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the buy-from Buy-from Business Partner field is not specified.
Contact Person

The contact details of the buy-from business partner.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the buy-from Buy-from Business Partner field is not specified.
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