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You can update certain equipment information globally to reduce the amount of processing time it takes to maintain current equipment information in your system and throughout your organization.
From Equipment/Plant Management (G13), enter 27
From Advanced Operations (G1331), choose Update Message Log
Run the Update Message Log program to keep tickler dates and units current in the message log. For example, if you set up a reminder message to appear at 3,000 miles for a piece of equipment, you use this update to ensure that the message appears when the equipment reaches the 3,000-mile mark.
The Update Message Log program compares tickler dates with the system date and tickler units (for example, miles or hours) to the current unit reading that you record for the corresponding piece of equipment. The program updates all the units that have reached or exceeded the tickler amounts that you post in the AT00 automatic accounting instruction. When the update is complete, the corresponding equipment number on Equipment Search is highlighted to indicate that a message exists for the equipment.
Note:
You should run this program only if you use the Tickler Miles/Hours field in the message log.When you select Update Message Log, the system submits the job directly to batch. You should update the message log frequently to keep message tickler units current. JD Edwards World recommends running Update Message Log as part of your unattended operations.
See Also:
Section 6.1, "Working with Message Logs" for more information about using tickler dates and units
From Equipment/Plant Management (G13), enter 27
From Advanced Operations (G1331), choose Build Search Word Table
You must build a search word table before you can perform a query search for equipment. For example, you might perform a query search if you need to locate the equipment master for a piece of equipment, but you do not know the equipment number. The search word table consists of possible words that you might use on a search screen to access equipment information that you need.
The Build Search Word File program scans your equipment information and creates a table of all the words found in the following places:
Item Master table (F1201):
· Equipment description fields
· Any remark fields
· Model number
· Authorization for expenditure (AFE) number
· All category code fields
Supplemental Data tables (F12090, F12092, and F12093):
· User defined codes
· Remark fields
· Narrative text
When you select Build Search Word File, the system submits the job directly to batch. You should run this update to maintain and refresh the Search Word table as you add, change, and delete equipment in your system. JD Edwards World recommends running this program as part of your unattended operations.
See Also:
Section 5.1, "Searching for Equipment Information" for more information about performing a query search to locate equipment