Define Settings for Maintenance 2 (CRS789)

You must define the general maintenance settings. These settings control a number of service and work order processing by default.

Use this instruction when you prepare the system for production. Normally, these settings are not changed when production has started.

Outcome

General maintenance settings that control a number of defaults are defined.

The settings are stored in the system parameter table (CSYPAR).

Use the settings as a basis for setting up the maintenance module.

Before you start

You must meet the starting conditions listed in Defining Maintenance Settings.

Follow These Steps

  1. Start 'Settings – Maintenance 2' (CRS789/E).

  2. Specify default services that are generated or used at specific points in the work order flow. These fields are optional.

  3. Specify the default planning meters for item/equipment records and select the default service prompt for generating new services. Press Enter to display the F panel.

  4. Select the defaults for generating new services in 'Service. Open' (MOS300).

  5. Specify an authority for service approval. This field is optional.

  6. Specify the options for function numbers, service suppression and service cost warnings.

  7. Specify the optional float options, determine how ownership is treated, and indicate whether more than 10,000 operations are allowed in the product structure. Press Enter to display the G panel.

  8. Specify whether checks are performed against planned orders to ensure that planning exists and that no overdue orders exist.

  9. Specify the rules for master scheduling. Press Enter to finish.

Parameters to Set

Program ID/Panel Field Description
(CRS789/E) 01. Default service – manual planned after removal

This field indicates the default service used to generate a work request when an equipment is removed with 'As-Built Structure. Update Removal/Inst' (MOS125) with a reason code that is defined as an unscheduled removal. This function is activated if manual re-planning is set on 'Service. Open' (MOS300/G).

(CRS789/E) 02. Default service – manual planned after install

This field indicates the default service used to generate a work request when an equipment is installed with (MOS125). This function is activated if manual re-planning is set on (MOS300/G).

(CRS789/E) 03. Default service – corrective action for complaints

This field indicates the default service used to generate a planned work order or work request when a complaint is registered in 'Complaint. Open' (MOS500).

A service is generated only if no default service is registered in/for the error code in 'Error Code 1. Open' (MOS572), or in 'Error Code 1. Connect to Position' (MOS449)

Leave this field blank if you do not plan to use complaints.

(CRS789/E) 04. Default service - overhaul

This field indicates a default service used for reporting service history in 'Equipment. Update History' (MOS290) when a component is specified into the system. This service is also used for calculating next due service date.

Define the service specified here as a general service with a blank product and service level 1. When M3 calculates the next due service, this default service is replaced by the component specific service.

Leave this field blank if you do not plan to introduce old components into the system. This function is not normally used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/E) 05. Default service – repair

See previous description.

(CRS789/E) 06. Default service – inspection

See previous description.

(CRS789/E) 09. Default meter 1

This field indicates the first planning meter used as the default when positions are created in (MOS440) if the next higher position does not have a meter. If the next higher position has a meter, the meter here is not used.

The meter specified here is also used as a default in 'Item. Open' (MMS001) when new serialized item/equipment records are created in 'Equipment/Serialized Item. Open' (MMS240).

(CRS789/E) 10. Default meter 2

This field indicates the second planning meter used as the default when positions are created in (MOS440) if the next higher position does not have a meter. If the next higher position has a meter, the meter here is not used.

The meter specified here is also used as a default in (MMS001) when new serialized item/equipment records are created in (MMS240).

(CRS789/E) 11. Default meter 3

This field indicates the third planning meter used as the default when positions are created in (MOS440) if the next higher position does not have a meter. If the next higher position has a meter, the meter here is not used.

The meter specified here is also used as a default in (MMS001) when new serialized item/equipment records are created in (MMS240).

(CRS789/E) 12. Default meter 4

This field indicates the fourth planning meter used as the default when positions are created in (MOS440) if the next higher position does not have a meter. If the next higher position has a meter, the meter here is not used.

The meter specified here is also used as a default in (MMS001) when new serialized item/equipment records are created in (MMS240).

(CRS789/E) 13. Default setting for Prompt product in (MOS300)

This field indicates the default validation when new service records are created in (MOS300).

These are the valid alternatives:

  • 0 = No validation
  • 1 = Create services against the item table
  • 2 = Create services against the equipment table
  • 3 = Create services against the position table

You can change this default on the (MOS300/P) panel.

The normal setting for plant maintenance is 2, and the normal setting for depot service is 1.

(CRS789/F) 16. Default setting Auto number structure type

This field indicates whether the field 'Stp' must be automatically assigned a number when left blank during new registration. For example, numbers such as 001 or 002.

The purpose of assigning a number is to allow the same operation and sequence numbers to be registered in a product structure. As a result, the different services and product structure create separate work orders and are not netted.

This function is normally not selected for plant maintenance.

CRS789/F) 17. Default setting Create related service

This field indicates whether a related service must be automatically created when a new service is defined.

A related service is only created if these conditions are met:

  • A default service registered in parameter 23 in Setting - Maintenance 1 (CRS788).
  • The main service requires that a component must be removed before performing the actual service. This requirement is identified by the 'Comp installed' field on (MOS300/F).

This function is normally not selected for plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 18. Default setting Completion flag MOS300/P

This field indicates whether the Completion flag on (MOS300/P) is used as the default value. If you select this parameter, each new user has this parameter selected in (MOS300/P). On (MOS300/P), you can change this parameter for individual users. This change affects each new service that the user creates. This default value is then used for the field on (MOS301/E). The actual setting for this parameter is set on (MOS301/P), and governs its actual use in (MOS070).

This parameter is normally selected for plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 19. Default setting Automatic approval in (MOS300/P)

This field indicates whether released work orders must have the status automatically set to 70. This removes the need to approve work manually before you generate it again.

You can change this setting on the (MOS300/P) panel.

This parameter is normally selected in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 20. Authority/Approval ref no for internal work

This field indicates the authority through which the maintenance organization is authorized or certified to perform maintenance work.

This function is normally used within for example the aviation industry but not in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 21. Initial characters for auto function numbering

This field indicates whether to create a function number in 'Item. Define Relations' (MMS020) and with which first character.

This function is normally not used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 22. Suppress minor service if within X days of major

This field indicates a number of days within which a small service is suppressed if a major service is due. The system considers how close the minor service is to the major service when the services are out of synchronization.

Service suppression works only if something is specified in this field.

(CRS789/F) 23. Issue warning message at what percentage of max value

This field indicates when a warning must be issued because costs related to a maintenance customer order must be issued. Warnings are issued either when the repair cost of an item is too high, with application message type 711, or when the material cost on a maintenance customer order line is too high, with application message type 712.

The maximum repair cost for an item is specified as a percentage of the cost of a new component on the customer agreement on 'Maint Agrmnt. Open' (COS410/F).

The maximum material cost is defined per agreement line on 'Maintenance Agreement. Open Line' (COS411/F).

If you specify 50 in this field, warnings are issued when the cost has reached 50% of the respective maximum values.

This function is only used when you use maintenance customer orders.

(CRS789/F) 24. Optimal float – update extra quantity in (MMS001)

This field indicates whether you can manually update the 'Extra qty' field on 'Item. Open' (MMS001/K).

The extra quantity is used in rotable optimal float calculations.

This is normally not used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 25. Optimal float – internal lead time

This field indicates the internal lead time that is used in the optimal float calculation.

The lead time is expressed in days, and covers all internal time, with the exception of the actual repair time.

This is normally not used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/F) 26. Owner field is information only

This field indicates if you can update the 'Owner' field on (MMS240/E) or (MMS235/F).

If exchange services are provided, you can change the owner through reclassification of the serialized item. Otherwise, the field is for information only.

These are the valid alternatives:

  1. If the check box is cleared, update is performed via reclassification in (MMS130).

  2. If the check box is selected, manual update is permitted.

This parameter is normally selected for plant maintenance and not selected for depot service management.

(CRS789/F) 27. Allow more than 10000 lines as sequence number in 'Product. Connect Materials/Operations' (PDS002)

This field indicates whether the operation from date in (PDS002) is used as sequence number to allow more than 10,000 operations.

If this field is selected, you must specify the same number for all operations and materials within the same service. This number must be unique for each service.

Do not change this setting once you have decided how to work and once you have started working.

This is normally not used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/G) 31. Check that planning exists

This field indicates whether a check must be done to ensure that all items that are required to have at least one planned WO have one in (MOS170).

Only items that have at least one service registered in (MOS300) without schedule code 4 and with a service level defined as greater than 1. If no planned work orders are found for such items, a planned work order is created using the service defined in parameter 2 in (CRS789).

This is normally not used in plant maintenance.

(CRS789/G) 32. Check for overdue planned WO/WO requests

This field indicates whether a check is performed to find overdue planned work orders/work order requests in (MOS170). If any are found, a message is sent to the planner responsible for the planned work. The serialized item's/equipment's operational status is also automatically set to 80-'Unserviceable' in (MMS240).

The mail is either sent to the mailbox in M3 (CRS420) or to an external mailbox. For details, see (CRS111).

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(CRS789/G) 39. Restrict regeneration of master schedule (MOS170)

This field indicates whether 'Master Schedule. Regenerate' (MOS999) is locked.

If selected, you cannot select regeneration method 3 or complete regeneration in (MOS999).

You must select this parameter after go live.

(CRS789/G) 40. Deactivate midnight time conversion (MOS170)

Select the check box to deactivate time zone conversion for midnight in (MOS170).

When selected, time that is left blank or specified as midnight upon creation is not affected by time zone conversion.

If a time is specified in the 'Start date' and 'Finish date' fields in (MOS170), the parameter is disregarded and time zone is applied.