SAP Questions Answers on PM Equipment

Equipment
Q: How do you create a new equipment category in customising?
A: IMG>plant maintenance>master data in plant maintenance>technical objects>equipment>equipment categories>maintain equipment category.

Q: What functions are determined by the category of the equipment?
A: In the IMG transaction for defining equipment categories, reference category, change documents, alphanumerical numbering, work flow event, object information key, view profile can also define additional business views and number ranges in other transactions.

Q: What settings in customising are available to create a view profile.
A: Using the transaction in the IMG >technical objects>general data>set view profiles for technical objects the following settings are possible:
Screen group by technical object (floc, equip), Tab number, description, active tab indicator, 4 possible sub screens per tab, 18 sub screens available for choice, icons and texts.

Q: Which business views can be activated in addition to the view profile?
A: PRT’s, SD data, Config, Serialisation, Other data.

Q: What transaction is used to allow the equipment category to be installed at the functional location also what transaction is used for the usage of equipment to be defined, what other settings are possible?
A: Transaction OIEP, define installation at functional location, indicator for install. OIEH for defining usage history, mark the time segment field with an X (yes).

Q: To review changes made to an equipment over a period of time what functionality is used, what settings are made in customising?
A: Extras>action log displays changes in the master data, change documents must be activated in customising.

Bills of Materials
Q: What is the usage type for BOMs in plant maintenance, where in customising is this defined, what usage indicators are available?
A: Usage 4 is for PM, transaction OICD ‘change BOM usage’ details the usage options, production, end/design, spare parts, pm, sales and costing.

Q: What other BOM usage types are available?
A: Production, Engineering Design, Spare Parts, Sales and costing.

Q: What default item categories are predefined in the system, what customising transaction is used?
A: Transaction OICK, define item categories in customising is used, D - document item, I – PM structure element, K – class item, L – stock item, M – intra material, N – son stock item, R – variable size item and T – text item.