BREAKDOWN

NOTIFICATION
CREATION
SAP PM

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Notification:This document describes how to create a PM notification for
Breakdown notification type. A notification is used to capture
technical information and assign tasks that do not involve the
tracking of costs. The user can create a maintenance order from
the PM notification.
Notification is a means , by which internal company notifications
like equipment malfunctions; breakdowns , maintenance requests
or activity reports etc are entered and manage in Plant
Maintenance.
Notification can be created on Equipment and Functional location.
Module: PM

Title:Maintaining of Master
date-Equipment
Menu Path: Logistics
Plant
Maintenance Maintenance
Processing
Notification
Create(IW21)

Transaction Code:
Create:IW21
Change:IW22
Display:IW23
Notification Type:Malfunction Report(M2)

A malfunction report describes a malfunction of an object , which

restricts the performance of that object in some way. A user can
use a malfunction report to inform the maintenance department
that a system is not functioning correctly , is not working at all.

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Select IW21 and double click on it.

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Field name
Notification
Type

Required/Opti User action and allowed

onal
values
R
Select M2 Malfunction Report

Enter your mail id first in first row

Field name
Notification

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Required/Opti User action and allowed

onal
values
R
Short description of a

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Equipment
Subject Long
Text

R
O

Breakdown

Important Note:- It is a
Breakdown to be selected.

notification
Enter the equipment number
First of all in first row write
your Mail-ID then from next
line describe the long
description about the problem.
Checked the breakdown
break

down.

Check

box

Field name

Required/Opti User action and allowed

onal
values
Malfunction
R
Date on which malfunction
Start
start
Start Malfn (T)
R
Time on which malfunction
start
Malfunction End
R
Date on which the problem
was solved
Malfunction End
R
Time at which the malfunction
Time
ended
After enter all require values , click on
to save the
notification and following message will be given by the system.

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As you will save the notification a mail alert will go to responsible
person for resolving the problem

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