SAP Software Knowledge: SAP PM Certification - Plant Maintenance Certification

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

SAP PM Certification - Plant Maintenance Certification

To find out the latest certification topics or where to attend your SAP PM Certification course at your country, refer to the SAP Education site: http://www.sap.com/services/education/index.epx

The certification test for becoming an application consultant for the SAP Plant Maintenance area is intended to provide candidates with the opportunity of proving that they have a fundamental knowledge of this particular area of the PM component as well as that they are able to apply this knowledge within a project environment.

The examination questions are based on the functionality and features of the SAP PM. The possible topics covers are:

1. Organizational Units and Master Data in Plant Maintenance

Organizational Units

- Maintenance Plant and Planning Plant
- Work Centers
- Storage Locations

Functional Locations

- Structure Indicator
- Reference Location and Functional Location
- Creation Options
- Data Transfer

Equipment

- Installation/Dismantling at Functional Locations
- Equipment Hierarchy
- Change Documentation
- Equipment Category

Material and Serial Numbers

- Serial Number Profile
- Goods Movement and Warehouse Stock
- Valuation Batches

Bills of Material (BOM)

- Assemblies
- BOM Categories
- Item Categories
- Change Documentation

Additional Functions

- Configuration
- Classification
- Measuring Points and Counters
- Partners and Addresses
- Document Link
- Status Management
- Permits and Warranties
- Data Transfer

2. Maintenance Processing

Breakdown Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Processing

- Notification Types
- Objects and Object Information
- Catalogs and Catalog Profiles
- List Viewer for Notifications and Orders
- Order Type
- Object List
- Operation List
- Relationships
- Material List
- Availability Check
- Order Release and Printing
- Material Withdrawal
- Completion Confirmation in Time
- Technical Completion Confirmation
- Technical Completion
- Action Log and Document Flow

Processing External Services

- External Services as Individual Purchase Order
- External Services with External Work Centers
- External Services with Service Entry Sheets

Processing Refurbishment Tasks

- Valuation Type and Valuation Category in the Material Master
- Refurbishment Without Serial Numbers
- Refurbishment with Serial Numbers
- Inventory Management and Controlling

Processing Maintenance Projects

- Planning and Executing Maintenance Projects
- Completion, Settlement, and Monitoring of Maintenance Projects

CATS - Cross-Application Time Sheets

- Data Entry Profile
- Data Entry Sheet
- Data Transfer

Capacity Planning

- Scheduling
- Work Center and Available Capacity
- Capacity Leveling
- Employee Assignment

3. Controlling Functions in Plant Maintenance

Plant Maintenance in the Organizational Structures of Accounting

- Budget Planning and Monitoring
- Cost Estimation
- Planned/Actual Cost Determination
- Order Settlement
- Logistics Information System (LIS)
- Plant Maintenance Information System (PMIS)
- Enhancement Options

4. Preventive Maintenance

Task List Management

- Task List Types
- Profile and User Fields
- Component Assignment
- Task List and Order

Single Cycle Plan

- Structure
- Scheduling Indicator
- Deadline Monitoring

Strategy Plan

- Maintenance Strategy
- Task List and Maintenance Strategy

Performance-Based Maintenance Planning

- Counters and Measurement Documents
- Maintenance Plan Scheduling

Maintenance Planning with Several Counters

- Cycle Sets
- Link Type