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Maintenance Organization Structure
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Maintenance
Order
Notification
 There are 6 high-level activities
related to the maintenance process
 This session will focus only on
step 1 “Manage Maintenance Data”
Manage Maintenance
Master Data
Identify Maintenance
Needs
Plan and Schedule
Maintenance
Perform Maintenance
Document and Review
Maintenance
Analyze Maintenance
History
Create
Maintenance
Order
Issue
Maintenance
Order
Execute
Maintenance
OrderUpdate Technical
and Cost History
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Maintenance Organization Structure
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Example of high-level Architecture
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Organization Structure in SAP
Controlling
area
Profit centre Cost centre
Business area
Maintenance
Plant
Location
Plant
Section
Concern
Company code
Plant
Storage
location
Credit control
area
Purchasing
organisation
CO
PM
FI
PP/MM
Maintenance
Planning Plant
Planner
Groups
Work
Centre
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Organization Structure in SAP
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Organization Structure in SAP
Maintenance Organisation
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 The maintenance organization is a representation of the maintenance
structure in the company.
 Key elements of the maintenance organization:
Maintenance Plant
Maintenance Planning Plant
Maintenance Work Centers
Planner Group
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Organization Structure in SAP
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Organization Structure in SAP Plant Maintenance
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Organization Structure in SAP
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Organization Structure in SAP Plant Maintenance
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Organization Structure in SAP
• Maintenance Plant
 A physical location within the company, where maintenance is
performed
 The maintenance plant for a technical object is the plant at which it is
installed
 Maintenance plants which do not plan their own maintenance are
assigned to maintenance planning plants
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Maintenance Planning Plant
 Place in which maintenance tasks are planned and prepared
 Each maintenance plant can function as a separate planning plant
 The maintenance planning plant for a technical object is the plant in which
the maintenance tasks for the object are planned and prepared
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Concept of Plants
Maintenance Plant (“Plant”) Planning Plant
Example:
Service Operations (plant : 4409)
The maintenance planning plant of a technical object is
the plant in which the maintenance tasks for the object
are planned and prepared.
Maintenance planner groups work at the maintenance
planning plant to plan and prepare the maintenance
tasks.
The following activities are performed at the maintenance
planning plant:
· Definition of task lists
· Material planning based on bills of material in task
lists and orders
· Management and scheduling of maintenance plans
· Creation of maintenance notifications
· Execution of maintenance orders
Example:
Service Operations Head Quarters
The maintenance plant of a technical object is the plant
at which it is installed.
Planning Plant will handle the Planning Activities for
the Maintenance Plant(s) assigned to the particular
Planning Plant
One Maintenance Plant can be assigned to only one
Planning Plant
One Planning Plant can have multiple Maintenance
Plant Assigned to it
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Planner Group
Responsible for the planning and processing of maintenance for the respective
maintenance plants allocated to the planning plant
Work Centers
Define where or by whom an operation is carried out within a maintenance plant
Can represent a machine, group of machines, person, or group of people
One work center can be allocated per portal or preparation plant
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Organization Structure Configuration in SAP
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu Enterprise Structure Definition Logistics - General Define
Location
Transaction Code SPRO
2. Choose New Entries.
3. On the following screen, make the following entries:
Field Description User action and values Note
name
Plnt MGM1
Location CG001
Name City Gate Station, Sion
•Define Location
Use
The purpose of this activity is to define locations within a plant. A location
allows a plant to be classified according to spatial or situation criteria.
Procedure
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MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT
MENU PATH: Display IMG > ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE > DEFINATION >
PLANTMAINTENANCE > MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT
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MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT
MENU PATH: Display IMG > ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE > DEFINATION >
PLANTMAINTENANCE > MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT
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Assign Maintenance Planning Plant to Maintenance Plant
MENU PATH: DISPLAY IMG > ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE > ASSIGNMENT > PLANT
MAINTENANCE > ASSIGN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT TO MAINTENANCE PLANT
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Assign Maintenance Planning Plant to Maintenance Plant
MENU PATH: DISPLAY IMG > ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE > ASSIGNMENT > PLANT
MAINTENANCE > ASSIGN MAINTENANCE PLANNING PLANT TO MAINTENANCE PLANT
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DEFINE LOCATION
MENU PATH: DISPLAY IMG > ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE > DEFINATION > LOGISTICS-
GENERAL> DEFINE LOCATION
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Concept of Plants
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DEFINE PLANT SECTION
MENU PATH: Display IMG > Plant Maintenance and Customer Service >
Master Data in Plant Maintenance and Customer Service > Technical Objects>
General Data > Define Plant Sections
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DEFINE PLANNER GROUP
MENU PATH: Display IMG > Plant Maintenance and Customer Service > Master Data in
Plant Maintenance and Customer Service > Technical Objects> General Data > Define
Planner Groups
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EAM : Enterprise Asset Management

SAP EAM Maintenance organisation structure