| # To define an Installation group You can define an Installation group, and the Installation group's structure, manually, or you can generate the Installation groups from the following: Service BOMs Purchase orders Sales orders Project work breakdown structure Element structures You can define an Installation group as a location for a group of serialized items. The key data include the location details and service center details of an Installation group. The other details serve only as defaults for the lower-level serialized items. Installation groups can be created in the following ways: Manually, in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session. Automatically generated by LN To create an Installation group manually Use the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session to create an Installation group. Note the following points: Ownership You must indicate who owns the Installation group. If the Installation group belongs to a business partner, select the business partner in the Sold-to Business Partner field. If your company owns the Installation group, leave the Sold-to Business Partner field empty and in the Ownership Department field, select the department that owns the Installation group. For example, this can be the work center that uses the production machine. LN derives the sold-to business partner or the department that owns the Installation group from the Sold-to Business Partners (tccom4510m000) If the Use check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session, you must enter the service area. To create an Installation For a list of serialized items that belong to Installation group, you must define an Installation. To create Installations for the Installation group, take the following steps: On the appropriate menu of the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session, click Line. The Installations (tsbsc1110m000) session starts. In the Installations (tsbsc1110m000) session, click New. Enter the Installation details. Related topics Installation group layout example. Installation groups |