
Equipment (CS-BD/PM-EQM-FL)
Purpose
A piece of equipment is an individual object that is to be maintained independently. Each piece of equipment is managed independently in the system, so that you can:
- Manage individual data from a maintenance perspective for the object
- Perform individual maintenance tasks for the object
- Keep a record of the maintenance tasks performed for the object
- Collect and evaluate data over a long period of time for the object
Pieces of equipment can be installed and dismantled at functional locations. The usage times for a piece of equipment at a functional location are documented over the course of time.
Implementation Considerations
You should always create an equipment master record for a technical object if:
- Individual data is to be managed for the object (for example, year of construction, warranty period, usage sites)
- Maintenance tasks are to be performed for the object, either regular, planned or resulting from damage
- A record of the maintenance tasks performed for the object must be kept (for example, for insurance or compulsory annual inspection purposes)
- Technical data on the object is to be collected and evaluated over a long period of time
- The costs of maintenance tasks are to be monitored for the object
- Records of usage times at functional locations are required for the object
Integration
You can use pieces of equipment by themselves (pure object-related structuring), or in combination with the component Functional locations (function and object-related structuring).
You can create warranties in the system using the Customer Service (CS) application component.
You can also use pieces of equipment in the following application areas:
- Production Planning and Control (PP):
Production resources/tools
- Quality Management (QM):
Test equipment
- Materials Management (MM): Serialized material
- Sales and Distribution (SD):
Customer devices