Material number usage instead of equipment...

hi all,
cs will be implemented in a company. serial number is not being used in the company. and they don' t want to create equipment master data for the materials returned by customers. there can be a problem if we just use the material number(for notification and for service order)?

HI,
you have a only one optio is..........You should track PO date/SO date/Invoice date as a warraty start date.....
if you do simple customisation..you can do it this.
first........you decide which document you want to count warranty period...
in that make a manditory field "Warranty".
Later if product comes for service....you can make logice(ABAPer) ..this field should appear in service notification...and counts the days.
hope you helpful for you..
With regards
Luckky

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Dear Praveen
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Use
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Prerequisites
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Mapping is one to one between material and customer.
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