Best practise for external service when amount is not sure

Hi friends ,
What could be the best practise from the PM side when we want to send an equipment for external repair
and the service cost is not sure .
Also if we will create only service PR and not PO then there could be some legal problems while sending the equipment outside.
What I am thinking is to create a service PR -> PO and then setting the actual cost while invoicing .
Is it fine ?
We would prefer if we can take some print out of the external service mentioning following data through standard SAP :
1) Vendor Name
2) Our Co name .
3) Address from where the equipment is dispatched
4) Address where equipment is to be sent .
5) Contact No .
6) some Dates
Any suggestions.
Regards
AM
Edited by: Amehra on Jul 7, 2011 1:53 PM

Hi,
it is not necessary to enter the exact amount for external service in PM order ,
exact amount must be confirmed during service entry sheet ml81n
or it also be adjusted during miro ( invoicing )
and for prininting , most of the part as u said are covered in standard printing of Maintenance order, PR and PO
otherwise there must be customized PO printing in ur organisation that can be change if ur requirements does not meet
Regards,
Jitender

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