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1. MALATJI
Plant Maintenance
SAP PM Master Data Management
Masike Malatji
12/12/2011

2. Create Characteristic User Guide
Table of Contents
1. CREATE CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................. 2
2. DEFINE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES ................................................... 16
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Create Characteristics
Business Scenario
Characteristics provide object information by descriptions such as weight, length, colour,
etc. Characteristics in SAP represent the units of measure that will be used once
Measurement Points are created. Measuring Points are assigned to technical objects, that is,
Functional Locations to record measurement readings.
Characteristics for Measurement Points can be used to drive Maintenance Plans or can be
used to capture statistical operational information such as:
 Operating Hours
 Distance Travelled
 Temperature
 Air Pressure, and so forth.
Pre-requisites
 Characteristic Name/Description
 Characteristic Group
Menu Path
Use the following menu path to begin the transaction:
 Cross-Application Components Classification System Master Data CT04 -
Characteristics
Transaction Code
CT04
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B u s i n e s s P r o c e s s
Business Process Overview
This business process describes manual steps, SAP system steps, integration points with
other systems and the business roles involved. It provides a view on how the SAP system
integrates with company specific business processes.
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P r o c e d u r e
1. Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code.
SAP Easy Access
2. Click on the Cross-Application Components node.
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3. Click on the Classification System node.
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4. Click on the Master Data node.
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5. Double-click on the CT04 - Characteristics node.
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Characteristics
6. As required, complete the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Characteristic Required
Example:
PM_MILES_TRAVELLED
Reference: Characteristics - Property for describing and distinguishing between
objects, such as length, color, or weight.
7.
Click on the Create button to start creating the characteristic.
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8. Click in the Description field and enter the text description of the characteristics. For
this example, enter DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN MILES.
Create Characteristic
9.
Click in the Chars Group field to select the applicable
option.
10. Click on the required characteristic
group option. For this example, select
ZPM_MAINT Plant Maintenance Maintenance Group.
Note: There could be more characteristic groups available for any specific
organization. The ZPM_MAINT for use in plant maintenance to capture
maintenance plan related readings and ZPM_STAT for use in plant maintenance
to capture statistical information.
11.
Click in the Data Type field to categorize the characteristic.
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12. Click on the required data type option. For this example,
select NUM Numeric Format.
Note: For the purposes of this exercise, we have chosen the NUM Numeric
Format. This is used for numeric characteristics values as will be shown in the
steps below.
13. As required, complete the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Number of Chars Required
Example:
6
Reference: Number of Chars - Total number of characters that you can enter
when you assign a value to this characteristic. This figure includes the number of
decimal places.
14. As required, complete the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Decimal Places Required
Example:
0
Reference: Decimal Places - Number of decimal places which can be entered
when you assign a value to this characteristic.
15. As required, complete the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Unit of Measure Required
Example:
Reference - Unit in which a numeric characteristic value is entered.
Note: If you know the SAP abbreviation of the unit of measure you need only
enter it directly into the field.
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16. Click on the Possible Entries button to display the list of Units of Measure.
Technical (4) 261 Entries found
17. Click on the Scroll Down button to locate the required unit of measure.
18. Double-click on the required unit of measure
option. For this
example, select mile.
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Create Characteristic
19.
Click on the Save button.
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Create Characteristic
20.
Click on the Exit button to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.
Note: The name of the characteristic created is displayed on the status bar. In
this case it isPM_MILES_TRAVELLED.
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21. You have completed the transaction.
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16. Create Revisions for
User Guide
Shutdown Management
R e s u l t
You now understand how to Create a Characteristic.
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17. Create Revisions for
User Guide
Shutdown Management
Define Maintenance Strategies
The full manual contains the following as well:
 Create Work Centre
 Create Functional Location
 Create Measuring Point
 Create Task List
 Create Maintenance Item
 Create Strategy Maintenance Plan
 Schedule Maintenance Plan
 Set Maintenance Plans for Deletion
 Create Permits
 Create Revisions (usually for Shutdown Management)
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