Plant Maintenance (PM) Flashcards
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What is the primary use of a Maintenance Plan in SAP PM?
Answer: Scheduling and automating preventive maintenance on a time or performance basis
A Maintenance Plan defines the schedule and cycle for preventive maintenance, automatically generating notifications or orders when due dates or counter thresholds are reached.
In SAP PM, which object defines the steps, materials, and resources required for a maintenance task?
Answer: Task List
A Task List (General, Equipment, or Functional Location) specifies the operations, components, and qualifications needed to carry out a maintenance task, and is referenced by maintenance plans and orders.
What typically triggers the creation of a maintenance order from a maintenance plan in SAP PM?
Answer: Scheduling the maintenance plan via IP30 or automatic deadline monitoring
Transaction IP30 (Deadline Monitoring) evaluates all active maintenance plans and automatically generates orders or notifications for items that have reached their scheduled date or counter reading.
What is the purpose of a Maintenance Item within a Maintenance Plan in SAP PM?
Answer: It links a maintenance plan to the technical object and task list to be maintained
A Maintenance Item connects a Maintenance Plan to a specific technical object (equipment or functional location) and the task list describing what work should be done.
Which SAP PM notification type is typically used to report an equipment malfunction?
Answer: M2 (Malfunction Report)
M2, the Malfunction Report, is the standard notification type used to document equipment breakdowns, capturing breakdown start/end times, cause, and required action.
What does a Counter in SAP Plant Maintenance record?
Answer: Cumulative readings such as operating hours or mileage used for performance-based maintenance
A Counter is a type of measuring point that accumulates values over time (e.g., machine hours, kilometers), enabling performance-based or counter-based maintenance scheduling.
Which SAP PM transaction code is used to schedule and call maintenance plans (deadline monitoring)?
Answer: IP30
IP30 is the Deadline Monitoring transaction that evaluates maintenance plan schedules and generates the necessary maintenance calls (orders or notifications) when they are due.