mass equipment codes (mch_code) replacement

What version of IFS?

Can you offer some more illustration of the change you are hoping to make - what do the IDs and hierarchies look like before and after?

This would be a very complicated script - some parts can be done via standard business logic - for example, you could try taking a work order, reopening it, pushing it back through statuses, then try to change the object ID to the new one.

But a lot of this is outside of standard business logic and would be a big undertaking, script-wise. 

I don’t Think you can manage this in anyway in the application. Even performing updates on DB directly won’t do as mch code is part of the key in object tables. 
 

I mean you cannot change a object id in the application. You can create a new and scrap the old but not delete the old if it has any transactions connected to wo, task, cost, anything. 

next bit would be changing object Id on historical work orders after re-opening them, well if they are connected to pm actions you would not be able to do that either. 
 

one option would be to create a new site, create the things you want properly and “transfer” old records to the new site. And by transfer I mean recreate under the right information the way you wanted. Problem is EAM is seldom the only part of Ifs in use hence finance, procurement etc will likely not bother with a new site. 
 

the only option I see is performing updates on the db and here you have to be really really careful. And I am not sure how you will get around the key issue In object tables. 
 

I am very eager to hear what will happen
 

Hi,

I think this is a reoccuring issue for most EAM installations. We’ve gone so far as to make a customer adaption handling this scenario.

This customization is installed on several customers in Scandinavia.

We have also invested in IFS Asset Design to get further control of our asset hierarchy. Wether this pays off for you is really dependant on the level of change in your assets…

Best

Anders