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Regarding multiple counter based plan

Former Member
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Hi experts,

I have the following scenario,

We have several mobile equipment, That has maintenance packages based on running hours or a time based parameter:

May I know if in the below situation

1. Daily inspection

2. 3 Monthly or 250 hours

3. 6 monthly or 500 hours

4. Annually or 1000 hours

Say if I start my plan on 01-08-15

after 3 months or at 250 hours, I will have notification for both #1 and #2.

and at the point of 6 months or 500 hours:

I will get notification for #1,#2, and #3 since they are all multiples.

Similarly for annual maintenance, I will get notification for #1, #2, #3, and #4

May I know in counter based strategy can we use hierarchy level as used in IP11.

Or may I know a better way to implement this.

Thank you

Regards

Miaad

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former_member224809
Active Participant
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Dear Miaad,

We were encountered with same issue. As said by Terence there are no hierarchy like in counter based plans and we have to create maintenance plans with number of maintenance items.

Also If cycle one is 3 Mon n 1000KMs and cycle two is 6 Mon and 2000KMS, system will sum up the cycle set (3M/1000K)+ (6M/2000K) fro second call.

If you need second call for 6M/2000KMS we have to create cycle set as below

Regards,

Varun.M

Former Member
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Thank you for the confirmation.

That's a limitation I believe..

Former Member
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May I know if you have tried skipping the repeated call ?

for eg:

1. 10 hours

2. 50 hours

at 50th hour counter value,

the 5th call of #1 can be skipped ? (~50 hours)

I tried and it is not possible, may I know if its just me or everyone.

former_member224809
Active Participant
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No my friend in multiple counter that is not feasible. Since there is no hierarchy define package sequence.

Regards

Varun

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Answers (2)

Former Member
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Hi Miaad,

Based on your requirement (multiple counters: Time and Running Hours ) you have to use Multiple counter plan by creating Cycle sets.

Please check the following link to create Multiple counter plan:

Creating/Changing Maint. Cycles in MultCntr Plans - Plant Maintenance (PM) - SAP Library

MTerence
Active Contributor
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Hi Miaad,

If you maintain the Hierarchy in IP11 for Daily / 3 Mon / 6 Mon / Annually as '1', then when scheduling the maintenance plan for 6 mon, system will call Daily / 3 Mon also on the same call date.

If you have maintained the Hierarchy as Daily-1, 3 Mon-2, 6 Mon-3 and Annual - 4, then you can see the scheduling will be called separately with different call date.

You need to see which option satisfy your needs and create the Strategy & Task list with packages.

Regards

Terence

Former Member
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Thanks Maria, That is for time based plan alone.


My concern is, if it is possible for Multiple counter based plans. Because I don't see any hierarchy field in the IP11Z transaction.

MTerence
Active Contributor
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Hi Miaad,

I dont think you can do like this with single maintenance Item.

Even if you maintain multiple sets, you should have multiple maintenance items, since each cycle set sequence should be assigned to one maintenance item.

Cycle Set Sequence

1. 1 D or 24 Hr

2. 3 Mon or 250 HR

3. 6 Mon or 500 HR

4 1 Y or 1000 HR

One maintenance plan will have 4 maintenance items, assigning individual cycle set from 1 to 4. On scheduling system will as the counter.

I am not sure how much this can satisfy your requirement, and also this is kind of suggestion, you need to check and see whether this works.

Regards

Terence

Former Member
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Thanks for prompt reply.

Let's forget about the daily cycle

My requirement is:

Suppose I have an equipment with counter and following are the cycles:

3 MON or 250 HR

6 MON or 500 HR

1 YR or 1000 HR

If I use IP11Z and create three Cycle sets with above info

and three maintenance plans using the above cycle sets with IP43

Then If I start all the three plans:

at the time of Yearly maintenance due.

I will be getting all the three notification separately on the same date right?

May I know if those work according to the hierarchy method and displays only

1 YR or 1000 HR maintenance due

MTerence
Active Contributor
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Hi Miaad,

I dont think you can use Hierarchy in the counter maintenance plans.

If you use Maintenance Items for one plan also, you will have different orders / notification, it cannot be combined into one.

Also you can wait for other experts, if they have already worked.

Regards

Terence

Former Member
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Thank you once again, I was also searching and found no way to use with hierarchy method.

May I know how does a multiple counter plan has to start for an equipment that has been running.

Is there any step like "Start in Cycle" (like in time based plans) or just add the counter value and start the plan ? Since many of our equipment are around 500 hours operated.

MTerence
Active Contributor
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Hi Miaad,

When you assign the counter in the plan, it will calculate the current reading and save it.

Based on your OR or AND function system will determine whether the call can be made or not.

If you have maintained 3 Mon or 250 hr, your start date will be efficient to calculate from when the equipment is running and calculate the plan date accordingly.

In Short, you need to consider below points

1. Present Counter reading

2. OR or AND function

3. Start date

Regards

Terence