What is SAP PM Functional Location.

A PM Functional Location represents the system area where an object can be installed. The objects that can be installed at functional locations are called pieces of Equipment in SAP.

Eg. BICL-MWS = BICL Mechanical Workshop is a Functional Location, where several objects (Equipments) Like  Shape Machine, Lathe Machine, Drill Machine can be  installed.

Purpose of Functional Location:

* Equipment installation and monitoring.

* Execution of maintenance tasks.

* Recording of maintenance tasks.

* Data collection over long periods of time.

* Cost monitoring by area.

Criteria of Functional Location :

You should use functional locations to structure your systems if:

-You want to represent the structures of the technical systems in your company
according to functional criteria.

-Maintenance tasks have to be performed for the individual parts of your technical
system and this work must or should be recorded.

-Technical data for certain parts of your technical system has to be collected and
evaluated over a longer period of time.

-The costs of maintenance tasks have to be monitored for certain parts of your
technical system.

-You want to perform analyses regarding the influence of usage conditions on
damage susceptibility for the pieces of equipment installed.

T Code :

IL01 = Create
IL02 = Update
IL03 = Display
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IH01 = Structural Display

Beneifits of SAP Plant Maintenance Module Implementation

The following benefits you can get from sap PM Module.

1. Each and every equipment and fleet object (like compressor, Motor, Truck, Ship, Pay loader)    details and their maintenance activity you can get from the system.

2. Break down maintenance, Its causes and duration recorded into the system.(from Notification)

3.Maintenance activity like maintenance duration, planning, Operation,labor and material involvement (from maintenance order).

4. Early warning system enabled automatically before preventive maintenance (with Strategy, Task List, Material etc).

5. Easy tracking of malfunctioning, breakdown and preventive maintenance activities.

6. Equipment material and servicing costing analysis report.

7. You can maintain the equipment log sheet online.,like boiler temperature reading etc. (from measuring documents).

8. You can integrate with Quality module to monitor calibration maintenance.

NB: This above activities are presently followed in most organizations in Bangladesh. But lots of maintenance process can be done from PM. Over all your information about the maintenance is online and you can maintain paper less environment by SAP Plant Maintenance.

What is SAP Plant Maintenance Module

Plant Maintenance (PM) operates the overall maintenance business processes and functions.The Plant Maintenance module allows a maintenance organization to: Identify, document, and correct failures and degradation of any equipment  for which they have maintenance responsibility.

SAP Plant Maintenance presently Part of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Module. PM Module uses for Maintenance of Internal Assets. Another Part Customer Service (CS) uses for Customer Assets.

Plan and schedule activities to prevent or predict failures and keep assets and processes operating within design specifications. Both Corrective and Preventative maintenance processes exist in the Plant Maintenance module.

Corrective maintenance refers to the activities conducted by the Maintenance Organization to repair equipment of all forms within their area of responsibility. Preventive maintenance is a discipline that uses processes and activities that focus on the prevention of failures or performance degradation before it occurs.

Plant Maintenance is closely integrated to MM, FICO and PP Module.