Difference between service order and repair order?

Question

hi all,
pl help me in understanding the difference between a service order and  repair order.
pl tell me what is the process to create service order?
what is the process to create a repair order?
how we will know by looking into the order whether it is a service order or a repair order.
thank you,
hun

Answer 1

Hun,
Provides support for the complete Service processing lifecycle from Service Quotation creation to Billing. A service order is created if the customer has to be billed for services like utility usage, no. of pages printed (using counters etc). Service Order processing includes integrated validation of service contract price agreements and warranty entitlements.
The cycle is :
Business Scenario – Service quotation and service order management
A.     Make inquiry – Customer contacts and requests for quotation
B.     Create and communicate quotation – service rep. creates a quotation and sends it to the customer
C.     Accept the quotation
D.     Convert quotation into service order – and release the order
E.     Create and optimize assignments - The Resource Planner assigns any field service tasks to one or more of his Field Service Representatives
F.     Execute assignment, perform confirmation - The Field Service Representative performs the service assignment at the customer site and performs confirmation for the work done, materials used and so on
G.     Approve confirmation, assign costs - The Service Manager checks and approves the confirmation data and decides which costs should be billed to the customer
H.     Bill customer, perform analyses - The Service Manager triggers billing of the customer and performs analyses of the complete service order processing cycle
Where as a repair order would be created when a customer finds a defect in say a product and the requests for a repair of replacement.
The cycle is:
The business scenario
1.     Enter repair request
The customer calls the service organization to request a repair. The agent enters the repair request. The system checks whether a warranty exists.
2.     Send in defective product
The customer sends in the product using the given return material authorization number.
3.     Plan repair steps
A service representative performs the technical analysis and enters the inspection result (causes, tasks, etc.). He decides what action should be taken based on the inspection result.
4.     Create service quotation
The system calculates the price for the planned repair and required spare parts, according to the price agreements in the service contract, and the warranty costs. The agent generates a service quotation.
5.     Perform confirmation
The customer accepts the quotation. The service representative repairs the product and confirms his working times and materials used. He also documents the inspection results.
6.     Return repaired product
The service representative returns the repaired product to the customer.
7.     Create invoice
The service representative triggers customer billing, based on the confirmed time and spare parts used, and in accordance with existing warranties and specific price agreements.
8.     Analyze defect reasons
Using predefined queries and reports, the service manager analyzes the most important defect reasons.
Refer to CR700 - Service for details info.
Regards,
Julius