AMC Mapping for Equipment

Question

Hi,
I have 2 scenario for AMC:
1). Payment as per visit by service provider(Vendor):
      a. Create Service PR by Maintenance Order using control key PM03
      b. Create Service PO referring PR
      c. Create SES referring service PO
      d. MIRO for payment
I am ok with this process. My problem is 2nd scenario
2). Contract is created with vendor for lump sum amount e.g. 50,000 for DG AMC and client pay the amount in advance for 1 year. Now, client can call vendor for n no. of times for services without any payment because he was paid a lump sum amt in advance. Please suggest how to map this process in PM.
Rgds,
DS

Answer 1

Dear Dinesh
Both options you have mentioned is possible
1. We are already using the option 1- i.e. create PR-PO independently of maint order but with account assignment category F. Then when ever you create Service entry, you do it against PO & issue it to maint order(account assignment cat - F-order) & give the order no. In this way you can issue it to maint order for flowing of cost to order. In this case for keeping the job history you need to create a order just before service entry. (No external control key(PM03) is required to be used for triggering PR from it.
If you want to capture the plan cost of external repair in order then also you can assign control key PM03 but at the extreme right side of this line set the reservation/ purchase requision to never so that it wont trigger a PR. Select this operation to assign external services through external service tab given below & select services quantity based on your requirement from the PO you have already created for it. By this you will get the planned cost in order. This operation you need not confirm in Iw41 but only do the SE through ML81N.
2. Other option is to trigger PR from MO & do PO & follow the standard practice of service entry.
For both the cases advance can be given to vendor based on payment terms mentioned in the PO
Shakti