6 Work with Message Logs

This chapter contains these topics:

You can use message logs to enter short text messages that pertain to a piece of equipment. You can also set up tickler dates or units on which you want to receive a reminder message for the equipment.

For example, you can indicate a unit meter reading, such as miles or hours, or a specific date when you want an equipment operator to receive a reminder message for the scheduled maintenance of a piece of equipment.

The system posts tickler dates and units to the AT00 automatic accounting instruction.

6.1 Entering an Equipment Message

Navigation

From Equipment/Plan Management (G13), choose Equipment Information

From Equipment Information (G1311), choose Equipment Message Log

You can enter equipment messages only from this screen. To display messages, use Equipment Search. To print messages, you must run the Maintenance Log.

To enter an equipment message

  1. On Equipment Message Log, complete the following fields:

    • Equipment Number (Item Number)

    • Message From

    Figure 6-1 Equipment Message Log screen

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  2. Enter a message.

  3. Complete the following optional fields:

    • Message Type

    • Tickler Miles/Hours

    • Tickler Date

Field Explanation
Msg Type A user defined code (system 12, type EM) that identifies the type of message, such as A for Actual Maintenance or T for Lease Terms. You use different message types for reporting and control purposes.
Tickler M/H The meter reading, in units such as miles or hours, at which you want to receive a reminder message about an asset. If you use this field, you must run the Update Message Log program on a regular basis.
Tickler Dte The date that you want to receive a reminder message about an asset.

Screen-specific information

For Equipment/Plant Maintenance:

You can associate this date with a scheduled maintenance date and include a message to the technician that performs the maintenance.

6.1.1 What You Should Know About

Tickler Miles or Hours Description
Using tickler miles or hours If you use tickler miles or hours, you must run the global Update Message Log program as often as you update meter readings.

See Update Asset Information in the JD Edwards World Fixed Assets Guide

6.2 Viewing Equipment Messages

Navigation

From Equipment/Plan Management (G13), choose Equipment Information

From Equipment Information (G1311), choose Equipment Search

If a new message exists for a piece of equipment, the system highlights the equipment number and description on Equipment Search. After you view the message, the system removes the highlighted condition.

To view equipment messages

  1. On Equipment Search, complete any of the following fields:

    • Description

    • Company

    • Responsible Business Unit

    • Location

    • Skip to Equipment Number

    • Inventory Number

    • Equipment Status

    • Category Codes 01-10

    Figure 6-2 Equipment Search screen

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  2. On Equipment Search, enter 6 in the following field to access Review Message Log for a piece of equipment:

    • Option

    Figure 6-3 Review Message Log screen

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  3. On Review Message Log, enter 1 in the following field to access View/Send Message to review the details of a message:

    • Option

Figure 6-4 View/Send Message screen

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