Serviceable Item as a Functional Location (SAP Library

Serviceable Item as a Functional Location

Definition

The functional location is a logical object, whereas the piece of equipment, which is installed at a functional location, is a physical object. This physical object is considered from the perspective of its use at this functional location (for example, whether it is installed or dismantled there). You can use the installation and dismantling functions to dismantle and replace a piece of equipment at a customer's.

Functional location labels are structured hierarchically. The hierarchy for these labels is defined in each company, according to specific requirements. In this way, the hierarchies can reflect the interrelation of individual operational functions within a system.

Use

You should always use functional locations if you want to

Structure complex customer systems
Represent and trace pieces of equipment from a functional perspective

Structure

You can maintain the following data in the customer functional location master record:

Location and account assignment data

You can enter a controlling object (for example, order, contract for order processing)

Structuring and account assignment data (including the position of a functional location within the location hierarchy)
Maintenance and planning data (for example, maintenance planner group, catalog)
Installation data - that is, the pieces of equipment that are installed at or have been dismantled from the functional location
Link objects, if the functional location forms part of a network of functional locations

Furthermore, you can:

Maintain status information for the functional location
Maintain additional notes or comments for internal use
Describe the functional location in long texts
Maintain address and administrative data (for example, if the object address differs from the customer address)

You can also manage the following data for your customer location master record:

Classification data
Documents
Partners
Measuring points
Permits

You can find more information on structuring and managing functional locations in the application component Plant Maintenance (PM), under Structuring Technical Systems.