FAQ: Plant Maintenance Cut-Over Activities/Tasks

Here is a list of cut-over tasks that should be considered during go-live.

Please contribute:

1. Number Ranges (manual activity, or manually created transports)

• Measurement points
• Measurement documents
• Equipment masters
• Maintenance plans
• Maintenance items
• Task lists: general, equipment and functional locations
• Notifications
• Orders
• DMS documents

2. Reports

• Create default variants for selection screens e.g. IW28/9
• Create default layouts for ALV displays e.g. IW38/9

3. Maintenance Plans

• Strategies for maintenance plans
• Create initial measurement documents which are required for counter based maintenance plans
• Schedule maintenance plans from start-date of go-live

4. Batch Programs/Interfaces

• Schedule batch reports such as IP30/CO99/KO8G, custom developed reports/programs, etc.
• Schedule batch reports with distribution lists to email data to users
  
• Schedule batch programs for interfaces

5. Master and Legacy Data

• Transfer open orders/notifications from legacy system to SAP
• If required, transfer historical data to SAP: orders, notifications, measurements, etc.
• Classes & Characteristics (you can ALE these from one system to another)
• Stock levels for maintenance spares
• Run program RI_IFLOT2IFLOS if you are using alternative labels for functional locations

6. Master and Legacy Data

• Set up local printers
• SmartForm/SAPScript fonts
• Printer settings for barcodes

7. Finance Data

• Set up labour rates via KP26
• Create cost element groups for value categories (OIK2)

8. Translations

• IMG activities
• Classes/characteristics

9. Maintenance Stock

• Print bin labels
• Check posting periods are open
• Stock levels for maintenance spares

10. Miscellaneous

• Data for non-customisable Z tables
• QuickView/ABAP Query reports
• Parameter ID settings (transaction SU3)
• Selection variable settings (transaction STVARV)
• User favorite menus (requires Z program)
• User personal lists (requires Z program)
• Workflow activities e.g. email addresses