refurbishment order means workorder for external service 
provider ,which will create just like as maintenance order 
just key is pm04

A refurbishment order is similar to a maintenance work 
order except that control key is PM04 and can only be used 
for a material with condition based value categories.
the cost of the order is settled to the material

A refurbishment order is a maintenance order using which 
the process of refurbishing damaged equipments (having a 
material and Sl No combination) can be executed.The basic 
prerequisite for refurbishment is that condition based 
valuation should have been activated.In the refurbishment 
process damaged equipments/materials are uninstalled from a 
maintenance plant and transferred to material warehouse 
using movement type 101.When a certain amount of damaged 
material have been accumulated , a refurbishment order is 
created that would act as a cost collector for the costs 
incurred in the refurbishment activity.At the end of 
refurbishment, the valuation of the material changes 
(increases) as its conditional state shifts from damaged to 
refurbished state. Once the process is over the refurbished 
equipment can be reinstalled in the maintenance plant.

A refurbished order is made against a M4 notification, 
Refurbishment notification. A refurbishment order is made 
using transaction IW81 with a settlement order generally a 
maintenance order like PM03 . A refurbishment order plans 
and make a purchase requistion for external services for 
repair of the defective piece recieved through a M4 
notification.A refurbishment order is used to repair 
repairables and rotables with a valid serial 
no.Refurbishment order is advantangeous to track the 
history of rotables and warranty claims.

Refurbishment order is renovation, 
redecoration,restoration, revamp, overhauling process for 
an particular equipment of subequipment throu a defined 
cycle in particular plant. Total cycle may differ plant to 
plant. For that make order through ik31 with Refur,. order 
master type i.e PM03 or pm04 or pm05 . Plan operation to 
get prerequisite condition of equipment & give confirmation 
as per work done activity. & close business.