Cancel Maintenance Order

Explanation

This activity is used to cancel a maintenance order.

If this activity is performed on a maintenance order in the New, Initial Scope Definition or Under Preparation status, the entire maintenance order will be cancelled. This means that all connected tasks will be cancelled and detailed data, such as, operations and execution logic structures, removed.

If the maintenance order is in either the Released or Started status, all connected tasks must be in the Cancelled status before the maintenance order can be cancelled. Furthermore, you are required to enter a valid cancellation cause when canceling these maintenance orders. History records will be generated for released/started maintenance orders that are cancelled.

Prerequisites

• A maintenance order in a status prior to Work Done or Finished must exist.
• If a cancellation cause is required, the cause must have been defined in basic data. You must have access to the cancellation cause.

System Effects

• If the maintenance order was in the Under Preparation status or an earlier status prior to canceling, all connected tasks will be cancelled, data on the order removed and the maintenance order will be deleted. The cancelled tasks can be redistributed.
• For maintenance orders that have been released or started, the maintenance order and all connected task will be cancelled and history records generated.
• If the maintenance order has the Execution Logic Structure distribution type, and an Execution Logic Structure (ELS) exists, this ELS will be removed when the maintenance order is cancelled. This effect is valid for maintenance orders that are in the following statuses: Initial Scope Definition, Under Preparation, Released and Started.

Window

Maintenance Order

Related Window Descriptions

Maintenance Order
Maintenance Order/Order

Procedure

Use the following procedure to cancel maintenance orders in the New, Initial Scope Definition or Under Preparation status:

1. Open the Maintenance Order window and query (F3) for the necessary maintenance order.
2. Right-click anywhere in the header of the window (or on the Order tab), point to Status, and then click Cancel.
3. A message appears requiring confirmation of the action. Click Yes to cancel the maintenance order.

Use the following procedure to cancel maintenance orders in the Released or Started status:

1. Open the Maintenance Order window and query (F3) for the necessary maintenance order.
2. Right-click anywhere in the header of the window (or on the Order tab), point to Status, and then click Cancel.
3. A message appears requiring confirmation of the task. Click Yes to open the Cancellation dialog box.
4. Enter the cause for cancellation in the Cause field. Use the List of Values to select a valid value.
5. Click OK.